Metabolic enzymes aldo-2 and pdhb-1 as potential epigenetic regulators during C. elegans embryogenesis

Abstract

The intersection of metabolic processes and epigenetic regulation during embryogenesis is crucial yet not fully understood. Through a candidate RNAi screen in Caenorhabditis elegans , we identified metabolic enzymes ALDO-2 and PDHB-1 as potential epigenetic regulators. Mild alteration of the chromatin remodeler LET-418 /Mi2 activity rescues embryonic lethality induced by suppressing aldo-2 or pdhb-1 , suggesting a critical role for glucose and pyruvate metabolism in chromatin remodeling during embryogenesis. Given the conservation of central metabolic pathways and chromatin modifiers across species, our findings lay the foundation for future mechanistic investigations into the interplay between epigenetics and metabolism during development and upon disease.