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Overall, the data demonstrate that ACLY and ACSS2 are not the sole sources of acetyl-CoA in the nuclear-cytosolic compartment, and that the carnitine shuttle participates in the transit of acetyl-CoA from mitochondria to cytosol to support lipogenesis and histone acetylation