Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) are essential requirements for overall protein turnover, signalling and energy balance, and dysregulation of their metabolic pathway has been associated with many pathophysiological events. Despite the importance of BCAA in human health, our understanding of their metabolic regulation is limited. Here, we present evidence that G protein-coupled oestrogen receptor (GPER) activation inhibits the key BCAA metabolic regulatory enzyme branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase complex (BCKDH) by phosphorylating S293. Inhibition of BCKDH results in leucine, isoleucine and valine accumulation in cells. Interestingly, GPER did not alter the levels of the kinase BCKDK and the phosphatase PPM1K, which regulate BCKDH activity, but activated MAPK signalling. Using gene silencing, we identified that JNK intercedes GPER-mediated BCKDH inhibition. Together, our results demonstrate that GPER inhibits BCAA metabolism through JNK signalling.
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