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Gustafson B, Hammarstedt A, Andersson CX, Smith U. Inflamed adipose tissue: a culprit underlying the metabolic syndrome and atherosclerosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2007; 27:2276-83. [PMID: 17823366 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.107.147835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 311] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The metabolic syndrome is associated with a dysregulated adipose tissue; in part a consequence of adipose cell enlargement and the associated infiltration of macrophages. Adipose cell enlargement leads to a proinflammatory state in the cells with reduced secretion of adiponectin and with increased secretion of several cytokines and chemokines including interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, and MCP-1. MCP-1 has been shown to play an important role for the associated recruitment of macrophages into the adipose tissue. The increased release of cytokines leads to an impaired differentiation of the preadipocytes with reduced lipid accumulation and induction of adiponectin, thus promoting ectopic lipid storage. In particular tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha, but also IL-6, has been shown to induce these effects in preadipocytes and this is associated with an increased Wnt signaling maintaining the cells in an undifferentiated and proinflammatory state. The proinflammatory state in the adipose tissue also leads to a local insulin resistance including an impaired inhibitory effect of insulin on FFA release. The insulin resistance further supports the proinflammatory state because insulin, by itself, is both antilipolytic and antiinflammatory by antagonizing cytokine-induced activation of STAT signaling.
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- Birgit Gustafson
- The Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
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Hishida T, Naito K, Osada S, Nishizuka M, Imagawa M. peg10, an imprinted gene, plays a crucial role in adipocyte differentiation. FEBS Lett 2007; 581:4272-8. [PMID: 17707377 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.07.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2007] [Accepted: 07/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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An imprinted gene, paternally expressed gene (peg) 10, was isolated as one of the genes expressed early in adipogenesis. The expression of peg10 was elevated after the addition of inducers, and was detected in adipocyte differentiable 3T3-L1 cells, but not observed in the non-adipogenic cell line NIH-3T3. Moreover, the knockdown of peg10 by RNA interference (RNAi) inhibited the differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells into lipid-laden adipocytes. Interestingly, peg10 RNAi-treatment reduced the expressions of C/EBPbeta and C/EBPdelta, and inhibited mitotic clonal expansion. These findings strongly indicate that peg10 plays a crucial role at the immediate early stage of adipocyte differentiation.
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- Tomoaki Hishida
- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8603, Japan
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Bezy O, Vernochet C, Gesta S, Farmer SR, Kahn CR. TRB3 blocks adipocyte differentiation through the inhibition of C/EBPbeta transcriptional activity. Mol Cell Biol 2007; 27:6818-31. [PMID: 17646392 PMCID: PMC2099230 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00375-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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TRB3 has been implicated in the regulation of several biological processes in mammalian cells through its ability to influence Akt and other signaling pathways. In this study, we investigated the role of TRB3 in regulating adipogenesis and the activity of adipogenic transcription factors. We find that TRB3 is expressed in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, and this expression is transiently suppressed during the initial days of differentiation concomitant with induction of C/EBPbeta. This event appears to be a prerequisite for adipogenesis. Overexpression of TRB3 blocks differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells at a step downstream of C/EBPbeta. Ectopic expression of TRB3 in mouse fibroblasts also inhibits the C/EBPbeta-dependent induction of PPARgamma2 and blocks their differentiation into adipocytes. This inhibition of preadipocyte differentiation by TRB3 appears to be the result of two complementary effects. First, TRB3 inhibits extracellular signal-regulated kinase activity, which prevents the phosphorylation of regulatory sites on C/EBPbeta. Second, TRB3 directly interacts with the DR1 domain of C/EBPbeta in the nucleus, further inhibiting both its ability to bind its response element and its ability to transactivate the C/EBPalpha and a-FABP promoters. Thus, TRB3 is an important negative regulator of adipogenesis that acts at an early step in the differentiation cascade to block the C/EBPbeta proadipogenic function.
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- Olivier Bezy
- Section on Obesity and Hormone Action, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Li X, Kim JW, Grønborg M, Urlaub H, Lane MD, Tang QQ. Role of cdk2 in the sequential phosphorylation/activation of C/EBPbeta during adipocyte differentiation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:11597-602. [PMID: 17601773 PMCID: PMC1913868 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0703771104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Upon induction of differentiation, growth-arrested (G(1) phase) 3T3-L1 preadipocytes express CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-beta (C/EBPbeta), initiating a transcriptional cascade. C/EBPbeta immediately undergoes a priming phosphorylation (on Thr(188)) by MAPK/ERK. However, the acquisition of DNA binding and transactivation capacity of C/EBPbeta is delayed until further phosphorylation (on Ser(184) or Thr(179)) by GSK3beta occurs. Phosphorylation by glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK3beta) induces S phase entry and thereby mitotic clonal expansion (MCE), a requirement for terminal differentiation. Because MAPK activity is down-regulated before S phase is completed, we sought to identify the kinase that maintains C/EBPbeta in the primed phosphorylated state throughout S phase and MCE. We show here that cdk2/cyclinA, whose expression is activated at the onset of S phase, functions in this capacity. Ex vivo and in vitro experiments show that cdk2/cyclinA catalyzes this delayed priming phosphorylation. Mass spectrometric analysis revealed that cdk2/cyclinA phosphorylates C/EBPbeta on Thr(188) and is required for phosphorylation (on Ser(184) or Thr(179)) of C/EBPbeta by GSK3beta and maintenance of DNA binding activity. Suppression of cdk2 activity by RNA interference or pharmacologic inhibitor disrupts subsequent events in the differentiation program. Thus, MAPK and cdk2/cyclinA act sequentially to maintain Thr(188) of C/EBPbeta in the primed phosphorylated state during MCE and thereby progression of terminal differentiation.
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- Xi Li
- *Department of Biological Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical School, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China
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- *Department of Biological Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Research Center for Chronic Metabolic Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-752, Korea; and
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- Department of Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Gottingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Gottingen, Germany
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- *Department of Biological Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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- *Department of Biological Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical School, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China
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Cooke PS, Holsberger DR, Cimafranca MA, Meling DD, Beals CM, Nakayama K, Nakayama KI, Kiyokawa H. The F box protein S phase kinase-associated protein 2 regulates adipose mass and adipocyte number in vivo. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2007; 15:1400-8. [PMID: 17557977 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The etiology of some obesity may involve adipocyte hyperplasia. However, the role of adipocyte number in establishing adipose mass is unclear. Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27 regulates activity of cyclin/cyclin-dependent kinase complexes responsible for cell cycle progression. This protein is critical for establishing adult adipocyte number, and p27 knockout increases adult adipocyte number. The SCF (for Skp1-Cullin-F-box protein) complex targets proteins such as p27 for ubiquitin-proteosome degradation; the F box protein S phase kinase-associated protein 2 (Skp2), a component of the SCF complex, specifically recognizes p27 for degradation. We used Skp2 knockout (Skp2(-/-)) mice to test whether Skp2 loss decreased adipose mass and adipocyte number. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES We measured body weight, adipose mass, adipocyte diameter and number, and glucose tolerance in wild-type (WT), Skp2(-/-), and p27(-/-)Skp2(-/-) mice. Mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs) from WT and Skp2(-/-) fetuses were differentiated to determine whether Skp2 directly affected adipogenesis. RESULTS Skp2(-/-) mice had a 50% decrease in both subcutaneous and visceral fat pad mass and adipocyte number; these decreases exceeded those in body weight, kidney, or muscle. To test the hypothesis that Skp2 effects on adipocyte number involved p27 accumulation, we used p27(-/-)Skp2(-/-) double knockout mice. The Skp2(-/-) decrements in adipocyte number and fat pad mass were totally reversed in p27(-/-)Skp2(-/-) mice. Adipogenesis was inhibited in MEFs from Skp2(-/-) vs. WT mice, and this inhibition was absent in MEFs from p27(-/-)Skp2(-/-) mice. DISCUSSION Our results indicate that Skp2 regulates adipogenesis and ultimate adipocyte number in vivo; thus, Skp2 may contribute to obesity involving adipocyte hyperplasia.
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- Paul S Cooke
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, 2001 South Lincoln Ave, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61802, USA.
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Zhou H, Yang X, Wang N, Zhang Y, Cai G. Tigogenin inhibits adipocytic differentiation and induces osteoblastic differentiation in mouse bone marrow stromal cells. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2007; 270:17-22. [PMID: 17363141 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2007.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2006] [Revised: 12/12/2006] [Accepted: 01/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We investigated the effect of tigogenin on adipocytic and osteoblastic differentiation in mouse bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs). Tigogenin enhanced the proliferation of BMSCs significantly. Tigogenin treatment reduced the adipogenic induction of lipid accumulation, visfatin secretion, and the expressions of peroxisome proliferation-activated receptor (PPAR)gamma2 and adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (ap)2. Moreover, tigogenin had no effect on the mitotic clonal expansion. On the other hand, tigogenin significantly elevated alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and the expressions of Cbfa1, collagen type I (COL I) and osteocalcin (OCN), as well as the content of matrix calcium in BMSCs. Further, SB-203580 antagonized the tigogenin-promoted osteogenesis. These observations suggested that tigogenin may modulate differentiation of BMSCs to cause a lineage shift away from the adipocytes and toward the osteoblasts, which is at least mediated by inhibition of PPARgamma and via p38 MAPK pathway, and is a potential drug preventing the development of osteoporosis and the related disorders.
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- Hua Zhou
- Life Science Division, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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Auld CA, Fernandes KM, Morrison RF. Skp2-mediated p27(Kip1) degradation during S/G2 phase progression of adipocyte hyperplasia. J Cell Physiol 2007; 211:101-11. [PMID: 17096381 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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p27(Kip1), an important regulator of Cdk2 activity and G1/S transition, is tightly regulated in a cell-type and condition-specific manner to integrate mitogenic and differentiation signals governing cell cycle progression. We show that p27 protein levels progressively declined from mid-G1 through late-G2 phase as density-arrested 3T3-L1 preadipocytes synchronously reentered the cell cycle during early stages of adipocyte differentiation. This dramatic fall in p27 protein accumulation was due, at least in part, to a decrease in protein stability. Specific inhibitors of the 26S proteasome were shown to completely block the decrease in p27 protein levels throughout G1, increase the abundance of ubiquitylated p27 protein, and inhibit G1/S transition resulting in G1 arrest. It is further demonstrated that p27 was phosphorylated on threonine 187 during S phase progression by Cdk2 and that phosphorylated p27 was polyubiquitylated and degraded. Furthermore, we demonstrate that Skp2 and Cks1 dramatically increased during S/G2 phase progression concomitantly with the maximal fall in p27 protein. Complete knockdown of Skp2 with RNA interference partially prevented p27 degradation equivalent to that observed with Cdk2 blockade suggesting that the SCF(Skp2) E3 ligase and other proteasome-dependent mechanisms contribute to p27 degradation during preadipocyte replication. Interestingly, Skp2-mediated p27 degradation was not essential for G1/S or S/G2 transition as preadipocytes shifted from quiescence to proliferation during adipocyte hyperplasia. Finally, evidence is presented suggesting that elevated p27 protein in the absence of Skp2 was neutralized by sequestration of p27 protein into Cyclin D1/Cdk4 complexes.
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- Corinth A Auld
- Department of Nutrition, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, USA
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Bollag WB. Differentiation of Human Keratinocytes Requires the Vitamin D Receptor and Its Coactivators. J Invest Dermatol 2007; 127:748-50. [PMID: 17363957 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 exerts its effects by binding to the vitamin D receptor (VDR), which regulates transcription of target genes by recruiting various coactivators. Bikle and colleagues examined the role of several coactivators in human epidermal keratinocytes and found that, although these coactivators differentially associate with the VDR in proliferating versus differentiating keratinocytes, each is required for both early and late differentiation.
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- Wendy B Bollag
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Department of Medicine (Dermatology), Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA.
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Cernkovich ER, Deng J, Hua K, Harp JB. Midkine is an autocrine activator of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 in 3T3-L1 cells. Endocrinology 2007; 148:1598-604. [PMID: 17204554 DOI: 10.1210/en.2006-1106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mitotic clonal expansion is believed to be necessary for 3T3-L1 adipocyte formation. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), a mitogenic signaling protein, is activated through tyrosine phosphorylation during the proliferative phases of adipogenesis. We hypothesize that this signaling protein plays a key role in mitotic clonal expansion and differentiation. Here we determined that the adipocyte differentiation cocktail containing isobutylmethylxanthine, dexamethasone, and insulin (MDI) induced STAT3 tyrosine phosphorylation indirectly through the synthesis of an autocrine/paracrine factor. We further determined that the factor has heparin binding properties and identified the factor as midkine, a pleiotrophic growth factor previously associated with neuronal development and oncogenesis. Recombinant midkine induced STAT3 tyrosine phosphorylation in a time- and dose-dependent manner and stimulated the proliferation of postconfluent 3T3-L1 cells. Midkine neutralizing antibodies inhibited differentiation-induced STAT3 tyrosine phosphorylation as well as adipogenesis. These results show that MDI-induced synthesis and release of midkine explains the delayed activation of STAT3 during adipogenesis and that the midkine-STAT3 signaling pathway plays a necessary role in mitotic clonal expansion and differentiation.
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- Erin R Cernkovich
- Department of Nutrition, CB 7461 McGavran Greenberg Hall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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Yanagiya T, Tanabe A, Hotta K. Gap-junctional communication is required for mitotic clonal expansion during adipogenesis. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2007; 15:572-82. [PMID: 17372306 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Gap-junctional communication (GJC) plays critical roles in cell growth and differentiation. Several studies have demonstrated the involvement of GJC in myogenesis and osteogenesis; however, the role of GJC in adipogenesis has not been fully studied. Thus, we investigated the role of GJC in adipogenesis. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were differentiated in the presence of gap junction inhibitor, 18-alpha-glycyrrhetinic acid (AGA), and accumulation of cytoplasmic triglycerides was measured. 3T3-L1 cells were transfected with 100 nM small interfering RNA duplexes targeting connexin (Cx) 43. The mRNA levels of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein (C/EBP) alpha, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, glucose transporter 4, C/EBPbeta, and Cx43 were measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction. The protein levels of C/EBPbeta were quantitated by Western blotting. The cell proliferation was measured by counting cell numbers, and DNA synthesis was measured by bromodeoxyuridine incorporation. RESULTS AGA inhibited adipocyte differentiation dose-dependently. The lipid accumulation and the mRNA levels of C/EBPalpha, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, and glucose transporter 4 were markedly reduced in AGA-treated adipocytes. The mRNA levels of C/EBPbeta did not decrease; however, C/EBPbeta [liver-enriched transcriptional activator protein (LAP)] expression and the C/EBPbeta (LAP)-to-C/EBP [liver-enriched transcriptional inhibitory protein (LIP)] ratio were reduced by AGA treatment. The increase in both cell number and DNA synthesis, which occurs during mitotic clonal expansion, was reduced by AGA in a dose-dependent fashion. The major component of gap junctions in 3T3-L1 cells was Cx43. Down-regulation of Cx43 using small interfering RNA reduced the expression of C/EBPbeta (LAP) and inhibited adipogenesis. DISCUSSION Our data suggest that GJC plays some important roles in adipogenesis through inhibiting mitotic clonal expansion and modulating C/EBPbeta (LAP) expression.
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- Takahiro Yanagiya
- Laboratory for Obesity, Research Group for Disease-Causing Mechanism, SNP Research Center, RIKEN, 1-7-22, Suehiro, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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Avram MM, Avram AS, James WD. Subcutaneous fat in normal and diseased states. J Am Acad Dermatol 2007; 56:472-92. [PMID: 17317490 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2005] [Revised: 05/10/2006] [Accepted: 06/19/2006] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The quest for effective strategies to treat obesity has propelled fat research into an exploration of the molecular processes that drive adipocyte formation, and hence body fat mass. The development of obesity is dependent on the coordinated interplay of adipocyte hypertrophy (increased fat cell size), adipocyte hyperplasia (increased fat cell number), and angiogenesis. Evidence suggests that adipocyte hyperplasia, or adipogenesis, occurs throughout life, both in response to normal cell turnover as well as in response to the need for additional fat mass stores that arises when caloric intake exceeds nutritional requirements. Adipogenesis involves two major events-the recruitment and proliferation of adipocyte precursor cells, called preadipocytes, followed by the subsequent conversion of preadipocytes, or differentiation, into mature fat cells. In vitro studies using experimental and primary preadipocyte cell lines have uncovered the mechanisms that drive the adipogenic process, a tightly controlled sequence of events guided by the strict temporal regulation of multiple inhibitory and stimulatory signaling events involving regulators of cell-cycle functions and differentiation factors. This article reviews the current understanding of adipogenesis with emphasis on the various stages of adipocyte development; on key hormonal, nutritional, paracrine, and neuronal control signals; as well as on the components involved in cell-cell or cell-matrix interactions that are pivotal in regulating fat cell formation. Special consideration is given to clinical applications derived from adipogenesis research with impact on medical, surgical and cosmetic fields.
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- Mathew M Avram
- Massachusetts General Hospital Dermatology Laser and Cosmetic Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Liu L, Clipstone NA. Prostaglandin F2alpha inhibits adipocyte differentiation via a G alpha q-calcium-calcineurin-dependent signaling pathway. J Cell Biochem 2007; 100:161-73. [PMID: 16888802 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) is a potent physiological inhibitor of adipocyte differentiation, however the specific signaling pathways and molecular mechanisms involved in mediating its anti-adipogenic effects are not well understood. In the current study, we now provide evidence that PGF2alpha inhibits adipocyte differentiation via a signaling pathway that requires heterotrimeric G-protein G alpha q subunits, the elevation of the intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i), and the activation of the Ca2+/calmodulin-regulated serine/threonine phosphatase calcineurin. We show that while this pathway acts to inhibit an early step in the adipogenic cascade, it does not interfere with the initial mitotic clonal expansion phase of adipogenesis, nor does it affect either the expression, DNA binding activity or differentiation-induced phosphorylation of the early transcription factor C/EBPbeta. Instead, we find that PGF2alpha inhibits adipocyte differentiation via a calcineurin-dependent mechanism that acts to prevent the expression of the critical pro-adipogenic transcription factors PPARgamma and C/EBPalpha. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the inhibitory effects of PGF2alpha on both the expression of PPARgamma and C/EBPalpha and subsequent adipogenesis can be attenuated by treatment of preadipocytes with the histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor trichostatin A. Taken together, these results indicate that PGF2alpha inhibits adipocyte differentiation via a G alpha q-Ca2+-calcineurin-dependent signaling pathway that acts to block expression of PPARgamma and C/EBPalpha by a mechanism that appears to involves an HDAC-sensitive step.
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- Li Liu
- Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
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Kim JW, Tang QQ, Li X, Lane MD. Effect of phosphorylation and S-S bond-induced dimerization on DNA binding and transcriptional activation by C/EBPbeta. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:1800-4. [PMID: 17264204 PMCID: PMC1794285 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0611137104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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CCAAT enhancer binding protein beta (C/EBPbeta) plays an essential role in the cascade that triggers adipocyte differentiation. C/EBPbeta activates transcription of C/EBPalpha and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma, transcriptional activators of genes that give rise to the adipocyte phenotype. Sequential phosphorylation of C/EBPbeta/liver activating protein (LAP) on Thr(188) by MAPK and on Ser(184) or Thr(179) by glycogen synthase kinase beta (GSK3beta) is required for acquisition of DNA binding activity and transcriptional activation. To investigate how phosphorylation and dimerization of C/EBPbeta/LAP alter these activities, wild-type (Wt) and mutant rC/EBPbetas were prepared and purified to assess DNA binding and transcription in cell-free systems. rC/EBPbeta/LAP, phosphorylated by MAPK and GSK3beta in vitro, produced a >100-fold increase in DNA binding activity. Mutation of the phosphorylation to Glu increased DNA binding activity. Using a cell-free transcription system with nuclear extract from 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and rC/EBPbeta/LAP, only doubly phosphorylated rC/EBPbeta/LAP (by MAPK and GSK3beta) activated transcription driven by Wt C/EBPalpha, 422/aP2, and SCD1 promoters. Oxidation-induced dimerization of doubly phosphorylated Wt rC/EBPbeta/LAP increased DNA binding, whereas unphosphorylated Wt rC/EBPbeta/LAP lacked DNA binding activity. Mutation of the C-terminal Cys(296) adjacent to the leucine zipper and Cys(143) just upstream of the DNA binding domain eliminated phosphorylation-, oxidation-, and dimerization-dependent DNA binding activity, whereas mutation of Cys(201) within the basic DNA binding domain had little effect on DNA binding. These findings indicate that dual phosphorylation of C/EBPbeta/LAP caused a conformational change that facilitates S-S bond formation and dimerization, rendering the basic region accessible to the C/EBP regulatory element.
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- Jae-woo Kim
- *Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Research Center for Chronic Metabolic Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea; and
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- *Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, Fudan University Shanghai Medical School, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China
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- *Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, Fudan University Shanghai Medical School, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China
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- *Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Huang P, Senga T, Hamaguchi M. A novel role of phospho-beta-catenin in microtubule regrowth at centrosome. Oncogene 2007; 26:4357-71. [PMID: 17260019 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Beta-catenin is a biologically important molecule playing critical roles in both cell adhesion and transcriptional regulation in the Wnt pathway. Here, we show that phospho-beta-catenin (phosphorylated at Ser33/37/Thr41), which is reported to be degraded immediately after its phosphorylation, accumulated in the centrosome. Whereas phospho-mimicking mutant, S33/37/T41E-beta-catenin, could localize to the centrosome, S33A-beta-catenin that lacks the phosphorylation site lost its localization to the centrosome. Phospho-beta-catenin localized mainly to mother centrosome during the interphase and was recruited to daughter centrosome in M-phase. Depletion of beta-catenin with small interfering RNA or inhibition of its phosphorylation by LiCl treatment caused disruption of radial microtubule (MT) array and retardation of the MT regrowth during the recovery from nocodazole treatment. In addition, these treatments increased the frequency of mono-astral MT reorganization. Furthermore, overexpression of the nonphosphorylatable beta-catenin, but not the phospho-mimicking beta-catenin, markedly disrupted radial MT array and repressed the MT regrowth. In contrast, phospho-mimicking beta-catenin localized to both of the duplicated centrosomes with aberrant larger and denser radial MTs array formation. In addition, some of the cells overexpressing phospho-mimicking beta-catenin had multiple centrosomes. Taken together, this study demonstrates a novel role of phospho-beta-catenin in MT organization at the centrosomes.
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- P Huang
- Department of Oncology, Division of Cancer Biology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa ku, Nagoya, Japan
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Kim JW, Monila H, Pandey A, Lane MD. Upstream stimulatory factors regulate the C/EBP alpha gene during differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 354:517-21. [PMID: 17239350 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2006] [Accepted: 01/02/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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During adipocyte differentiation, CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (C/EBPalpha) functions as a pleiotropic transcriptional activator of numerous adipocyte genes. The promoter of the C/EBPalpha gene has an E-box upstream of C/EBP binding site. Deletion or mutation of the E-box decreases promoter activity, suggesting that the E-box participates in the regulation of C/EBPalpha expression. Protein binding to the E-box during the adipocyte differentiation is increased as indicated by EMSA and UV cross-linking. Purification of the E-box binding proteins from differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes, showed that USF and AP-4 are associated with the E-box. Supershift analysis showed that USF1 and USF2 bind to this element as heterodimers, whereas the addition of anti-AP-4 antibody enhanced the binding complex, suggesting that AP-4 negatively regulates the promoter activity. The expression of AP-4 is reciprocally regulated with USF-1 during adipocyte differentiation. These findings suggest that USF-1 and 2 play roles in C/EBPalpha expression, whereas the AP-4 represses it.
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- Jae-woo Kim
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Kim KA, Kim JH, Wang Y, Sul HS. Pref-1 (preadipocyte factor 1) activates the MEK/extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway to inhibit adipocyte differentiation. Mol Cell Biol 2007; 27:2294-308. [PMID: 17210639 PMCID: PMC1820487 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.02207-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Preadipocyte factor 1 (Pref-1) is found in preadipocytes but is absent in adipocytes. Pref-1 is made as a transmembrane protein but is cleaved to generate a biologically active soluble form. Although Pref-1 inhibition of adipogenesis has been well studied in vitro and in vivo, the signaling pathway for Pref-1 is not known. Here, by using purified soluble Pref-1 in Pref-1 null mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEF), we show that Pref-1 increases MEK/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Compared to wild-type MEF, differentiation of Pref-1 null MEF into adipocytes is enhanced, as judged by lipid accumulation and adipocyte marker expression. Both wild-type and Pref-1 null MEF show a transient burst of ERK phosphorylation upon addition of adipogenic agents. Wild-type MEF show a significant, albeit lower, second increase in ERK phosphorylation peaking at day 2. This ERK phosphorylation, corresponding to Pref-1 abundance, is absent during differentiation of Pref-1 null MEF. Prevention of this second increase in ERK1/2 phosphorylation in wild-type MEF by the MEK inhibitor PD98059 or by transient depletion of ERK1/2 via small interfering RNA-enhanced adipocyte differentiation. Furthermore, treatment of Pref-1 null MEF with Pref-1 restores this ERK phosphorylation, resulting in inhibition of adipocyte differentiation primarily by preventing peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma2 induction. However, in the presence of PD98059 or depletion of ERK1/2, exogenous Pref-1 cannot inhibit adipocyte differentiation in Pref-1 null MEF. We conclude that Pref-1 activates MEK/ERK signaling, which is required for Pref-1 inhibition of adipogenesis.
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- Kyung-Ah Kim
- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Auld CA, Caccia CD, Morrison RF. Hormonal induction of adipogenesis induces Skp2 expression through PI3K and MAPK pathways. J Cell Biochem 2007; 100:204-16. [PMID: 16924675 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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We have previously shown that the F-box protein, S-phase kinase-associated protein (Skp2) plays a mechanistic role in targeting the cell-cycle inhibitor, p27 for degradation by the 26S proteasome during early stages of 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation. Here, we demonstrate that protein levels of Skp2 and its accessory protein, Cks1 increased as density-arrested preadipocytes re-entered the cell cycle during clonal expansion, decreased with differentiation-induced growth arrest, and became refractory to hormonal stimulation following the onset of terminal adipocyte differentiation. Component analysis revealed that while maximal Skp2/Cks1 protein accumulation required the complete differentiation cocktail, that insulin was principally involved. Skp2 mRNA accumulation was found to precede the increase in Skp2 protein and succeed the activation of Akt and Erk1/2, mediators of phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signal transduction pathways, respectively. Using specific inhibitors, we found that while activation of both pathways was required for maximal expression, PI3K signaling was primarily responsible for the increase in Skp2/Cks1 accumulation. The increase in Skp2 mRNA was notable 4 h following hormonal stimulation, plateaued by 12 h during mid-G1 phase progression, and occurred without change to mRNA stability. We further demonstrate that luciferase activity, originating from a pGL3 vector containing 2.4 kb of the Skp2 promoter, increased 2.5-fold with hormonal stimulation. This increase in promoter activity was markedly suppressed following PI3K and MAPK blockade. Deletion studies indicate that responsive elements were located within the proximal Skp2 promoter. These data demonstrate that Skp2 is transcriptionally regulated by PI3K and MAPK pathways as 3T3-L1 preadipocytes transition from quiescence to proliferation during adipocyte hyperplasia.
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- Corinth A Auld
- Department of Nutrition, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, USA
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Sakai T, Sakaue H, Nakamura T, Okada M, Matsuki Y, Watanabe E, Hiramatsu R, Nakayama K, Nakayama KI, Kasuga M. Skp2 Controls Adipocyte Proliferation during the Development of Obesity. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:2038-46. [PMID: 17082193 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m608144200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The increase in the mass of adipose tissue during the development of obesity can arise through an increase in cell size, an increase in cell number, or both. Here we show that long term maintenance of C57BL/6 mice on a high fat diet (for approximately 25 weeks) induces an initial increase in adipocyte size followed by an increase in adipocyte number in white adipose tissue. The latter effect was found to be accompanied by up-regulation of expression of the gene for the F-box protein Skp2 as well as by downregulation of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27(Kip1), a principal target of the SCF(Skp2) ubiquitin ligase, in white adipose tissue. Ablation of Skp2 protected mice from the development of obesity induced either by a high fat diet or by the lethal yellow agouti (A(y)) mutation, and this protective action was due to inhibition of the increase in adipocyte number without an effect on adipocyte hypertrophy. The reduction in the number of adipocyte caused by Skp2 ablation also inhibited the development of obesity-related insulin resistance in the A(y) mutant mice, although the reduced number of beta cells and reduced level of insulin secretion in Skp2-deficient mice resulted in glucose intolerance. Our observations thus indicate that Skp2 controls adipocyte proliferation during the development of obesity.
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- Tamon Sakai
- Department of Clinical Molecular Medicine, Division of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, USA
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Auld CA, Morrison RF. Evidence for cytosolic p27(Kip1) ubiquitylation and degradation during adipocyte hyperplasia. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2006; 14:2136-44. [PMID: 17189539 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2006.250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Subcellular localization has been shown to play an important role in determining activity and accumulation of p27 protein during cell cycle progression. The purpose of this study was to examine p27 localization and ubiquitylation in relation to E3 ligase expression during adipocyte hyperplasia. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES This study used the murine 3T3-L1 preadipocyte model to examine p27 regulation during synchronous cell cycle progression. Cell lysates were isolated over time after hormonal stimulation, fractionated to cytosolic and nuclear compartments, and immunoblotted for relative protein determinations. RESULTS Data presented in this study show that p27 was present in the cytosol and nucleus in density-arrested preadipocytes and that abundance in both compartments decreased in a phase-specific manner as preadipocytes synchronously re-entered the cell cycle during early phases of adipocyte differentiation. Blocking CRM1-mediated nuclear export did not prevent degradation, nor did it cause nuclear accumulation of p27, suggesting that distinct mechanisms mediating cytosolic and nuclear p27 degradation were involved. Treating preadipocytes with a potent and specific proteasome inhibitor during hormonal stimulation prevented Skp2 accumulation and p27(187) phosphorylation, which are essential events for SCF(Skp2) E3 ligase activity and nuclear p27 ubiquitylation during S/G(2) phase progression. Proteasome blockade also resulted in the first evidence of cytosolic p27 ubiquitylation during late G(1) phase as preadipocytes undergo the transition from quiescence to proliferation. DISCUSSION These data are consistent with the postulate that p27 is ubiquitylated and targeted for degradation by the 26S proteasome in a phase-specific manner by distinct ubiquitin E3 ligases localized to the cytosol and nucleus during adipocyte hyperplasia.
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- Corinth A Auld
- Department of Nutrition, 318 Stone Building, UNC Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA
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Kim HK, Della-Fera M, Lin J, Baile CA. Docosahexaenoic acid inhibits adipocyte differentiation and induces apoptosis in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. J Nutr 2006; 136:2965-9. [PMID: 17116704 DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.12.2965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6), a (n-3) fatty acid in fish oil, has been shown to decrease body fat and fat accumulation in rodents. We investigated the direct effect of DHA on cell growth, differentiation, apoptosis, and lipolysis using 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Cells were treated with 25-200 mumol/L DHA containing 0.2 mmol/L alpha-tocopherol or bovine serum albumin vehicle as a control. Proliferation of preconfluent preadipocytes was not affected by the DHA treatment. When added to postconfluent preadipocytes, all concentrations of DHA inhibited differentiation-associated mitotic clonal expansion (P < 0.01). Postconfluent preadipocytes demonstrated apoptosis after 48 h with 100 mumol/L DHA and after 24 and 48 h with 200 mumol/L DHA (P < 0.01). Differentiation was examined by Oil Red O staining and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH) activity after DHA treatment for 6 d. DHA decreased mean droplet size and percent lipid area in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.01). GPDH activity was also decreased by DHA treatment (P < 0.01). In fully differentiated adipocytes, DHA increased basal lipolysis compared with the control (P < 0.01). These results demonstrate that DHA may exert its antiobesity effect by inhibiting differentiation to adipocytes, inducing apoptosis in postconfluent preadipocytes and promoting lipolysis.
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- Hye-Kyeong Kim
- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, and 3Department of Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
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Chavey C, Boucher J, Monthouël-Kartmann MN, Sage EH, Castan-Laurell I, Valet P, Tartare-Deckert S, Van Obberghen E. Regulation of secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine during adipose conversion and adipose tissue hyperplasia. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2006; 14:1890-7. [PMID: 17135603 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2006.220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the regulation of secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) expression and its role in adipose tissue. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES We studied the regulation of SPARC expression in transgenic mice expressing the human beta3 and alpha2 adrenergic receptors on a murine beta3 adrenergic receptor null background that became obese under a high-fat diet mainly as a result of adipose tissue hyperplasia. Furthermore, we analyzed its expression in human adipose tissue and its regulation during adipocyte differentiation. RESULTS SPARC protein in adipose tissue was increased in obese transgenic mice compared with control mice, indicating that SPARC expression was associated with adipose tissue hyperplasia. Both SPARC mRNA and protein were detected in human adipose tissue. Comparing adipocytes and vascular stroma, we found that SPARC expression was mainly associated with the adipocyte fraction. Consistent with this, SPARC transcript increased during differentiation of human primary preadipocytes. 3T3-L1 preadipocytes showed an increase in SPARC expression in differentiated cells but with biphasic expression during the process. After induction in committed cells, SPARC mRNA and protein levels declined as differentiation began and returned to elevated levels in fully differentiated adipocytes. DISCUSSION SPARC expression correlated with adipose tissue hyperplasia and adipogenesis. Therefore, SPARC seems to play a role in adipose tissue physiology as it is involved in growth and differentiation.
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- Carine Chavey
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U145, IFR 50, Avenue de Valombrose, 06107 Nice Cedex 2, France.
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Li X, Huang HY, Chen JG, Jiang L, Liu HL, Liu DG, Song TJ, He Q, Ma CG, Ma D, Song HY, Tang QQ. Lactacystin inhibits 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation through induction of CHOP-10 expression. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 350:1-6. [PMID: 16996026 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.08.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2006] [Accepted: 08/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hormonal induction triggers a cascade leading to the expression of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein(C/EBP)alpha and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma, C/EBPalpha, and PPARgamma turns on series of adipocyte genes that give rise to the adipocyte phenotype. Previous findings indicate that C/EBPbeta, a transcriptional activator of the C/EBPalpha and PPARgamma genes, is rapidly expressed after induction, but lacks DNA-binding activity and therefore cannot activate transcription of the C/EBPalpha and PPARgamma genes early in the differentiation program. Acquisition of DNA-binding activity of C/EBPbeta occurs when CHOP-10, a dominant-negative form of C/EBP family members, is down-regulated and becomes hyperphosphorylated as preadipocytes traverse the G1-S checkpoint of mitotic clonal expansion. Evidences are presented in this report that lactacystin, a proteasome inhibitor, up-regulated the CHOP-10 expression, blocked the DNA-binding activity of C/EBPbeta, and subsequently inhibited MCE as well as adipocyte differentiation.
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- Xi Li
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, Fudan University Shanghai Medical School, P.O. Box 238, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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Newell FS, Su H, Tornqvist H, Whitehead JP, Prins JB, Hutley LJ. Characterization of the transcriptional and functional effects of fibroblast growth factor-1 on human preadipocyte differentiation. FASEB J 2006; 20:2615-7. [PMID: 17068114 DOI: 10.1096/fj.05-5710fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We recently established that fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-1 promotes adipogenesis of primary human preadipocytes (phPA). In the current report, we have characterized the adipogenic effects of FGF-1 in phPA and also in a human PA strain derived from an individual with Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome (SGBS PA), which exhibit an intrinsic capacity to differentiate with high efficiency. In further studies, we compared these models with the well-characterized murine 3T3-L1 preadipocyte cell line (3T3-L1 PA). FGF-1 up-regulated the adipogenic program in phPA, with increased expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma in confluent PA prior to induction of differentiation and increased expression of adipocyte markers during differentiation. Moreover, phPA differentiated in the presence of FGF-1 were more insulin responsive and secreted increased levels of adiponectin. FGF-1 treatment of SGBS PA further enhanced differentiation. For the most part, the adipogenic program in phPA paralleled that observed in 3T3-L1 PA; however, we found no evidence of mitotic clonal expansion in the phPA. Finally, we investigated a role for extracellular regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) in adipogenesis of phPA. FGF-1 induced robust phosphorylation of ERK1/2 in early differentiation and inhibition of ERK1/2 activity significantly reduced phPA differentiation. These data suggest that FGF-1 treated phPA represent a valuable in vitro model for the study of adipogenesis and insulin action and indicate that ERK1/2 activation is necessary for human adipogenesis in the absence of mitotic clonal expansion.
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- Felicity S Newell
- Centre for Diabetes and Endocrine Research, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Farmer SR. Transcriptional control of adipocyte formation. Cell Metab 2006; 4:263-73. [PMID: 17011499 PMCID: PMC1958996 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2006.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1386] [Impact Index Per Article: 77.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2006] [Revised: 06/24/2006] [Accepted: 07/07/2006] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A detailed understanding of the processes governing adipose tissue formation will be instrumental in combating the obesity epidemic. Much progress has been made in the last two decades in defining transcriptional events controlling the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into adipocytes. A complex network of transcription factors and cell-cycle regulators, in concert with specific transcriptional coactivators and corepressors, respond to extracellular stimuli to activate or repress adipocyte differentiation. This review summarizes advances in this field, which constitute a framework for potential antiobesity strategies.
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- Stephen R Farmer
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA.
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Liu X, Jefcoate C. 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and epidermal growth factor cooperatively suppress peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma1 stimulation and restore focal adhesion complexes during adipogenesis: selective contributions of Src, Rho, and Erk distinguish these overlapping processes in C3H10T1/2 cells. Mol Pharmacol 2006; 70:1902-15. [PMID: 16971554 DOI: 10.1124/mol.106.026534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Stimulation of PPARgamma1 and adipogenesis in multipotential C3H10T1/2 cells by the combination of dexamethasone and 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (DM) is suppressed by 2,3,7,8 tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (TCDD) (10 nM). This suppression requires sustained activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk)1/2. We show that it arises from an effect of TCDD on epidermal growth factor (EGF) signaling. DM initiates an early loss of cell adhesion that is reversed by this TCDD/EGF synergy. Src kinase activity was completely essential for adhesion restoration, sustained Erk activation, and suppression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)gamma1. MEK/Erk activity did not contribute, however, to TCDD-induced adhesion. Stimulation of adhesion may therefore precede elevation of Erk. Adhesion is produced by interaction of alphabeta integrins with extracellular matrix proteins and subsequent Src-mediated phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK, Tyr576/577) and paxillin (Tyr118). TCDD enhanced the steady state Src-mediated phosphorylation of FAK but not of paxillin. Protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTPase) inhibition by orthovanadate (OVA) showed that this Src activity is highly restricted by PTPases. Partial inhibition of PTPases by OVA mimicked TCDD in producing EGF- and Src-dependent effects on cell adhesion and PPARgamma1 suppression. TCDD may therefore induce a protein that enhances Src effectiveness at adhesion sites. Rho kinase (ROCK) inhibition blocked TCDD/EGF stimulation of clustered focal adhesion complexes without affecting either sustained Erk activation or suppression of PPARgamma1. Thus, this ROCK-mediated clustering of integrin complexes is not needed for the effects of TCDD on Erk and PPARgamma1. A minimal cholesterol depletion with beta-methylcyclodextrin attenuated TCDD effects on PPARgamma1 and Erk activation. TCDD intervention is therefore linked to extracellular proteins. It indicates that TCDD-enhanced stimulation of EGF signaling to Erk may derive from the initial alphabeta integrin complexes.
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- Xueqing Liu
- Department of Pharmacology, Medical Science Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1300 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Huang C, Zhang Y, Gong Z, Sheng X, Li Z, Zhang W, Qin Y. Berberine inhibits 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation through the PPARγ pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 348:571-8. [PMID: 16890192 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.07.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2006] [Accepted: 07/18/2006] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Berberine (BBR), a compound purified from Cortidis rhizoma, reduces serum cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL-cholesterol of hypercholesterolemic patients and high fat diet fed animals, and increases hepatic LDLR mRNA and protein levels through a post-transcriptional mechanism. BBR also enhances the hypoglycemic action of insulin in diabetic animal models. Here, we show that BBR inhibits the differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes induced by DM and suppresses the mitotic clonal expansion of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Gene expression analysis and Western blot analysis reveal that the BBR inhibits the mRNA and protein levels of adipogenesis related transcription factors PPARgamma and C/EBPalpha and their upstream regulator, C/EBPbeta. Reporter gene assays demonstrate that the full-length PPARgamma and alpha transcription activities are inhibited by BBR. Using real-time PCR, we have also found that the PPAR target genes that are involved in adipocyte differentiation, such as aP2, CD36, ACO, LPL, and other adipocyte markers, are suppressed by BBR. These studies suggest that BBR works on multiple molecular targets as an inhibitor of PPARgamma and alpha, and is a potential weight reducing, hypolipidemic, and hypoglycemic drug.
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- Cheng Huang
- Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Graduate School of CAS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 294 Tai Yuan Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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Bowers RR, Kim JW, Otto TC, Lane MD. Stable stem cell commitment to the adipocyte lineage by inhibition of DNA methylation: role of the BMP-4 gene. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:13022-7. [PMID: 16916928 PMCID: PMC1559746 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0605789103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Previous studies showed that exposure of C3H10T1/2 stem cells to bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP-4) produced cells that convert into adipocytes at high frequency when treated with differentiation inducers. In the present investigation, an independent approach shows that BMP-4 is required for stable commitment of pluripotent stem cells to the adipocyte lineage. Exposure of proliferating 10T1/2 stem cells to 5-azacytidine, a potent DNA methylation inhibitor, gave rise to a subpopulation of cells that can be cloned and that have the capacity to undergo conversion into adipocytes upon treatment with terminal differentiation inducers. Detailed studies performed with a cloned committed subline, the A33 line, verified stable adipocyte lineage determination in the absence of exogenous BMP-4. Remarkably, this cell line expresses and secretes BMP-4 during proliferation in the same time window that exogenous BMP-4 must be added to naïve 10T1/2 cells to induce maximal adipocyte commitment. Furthermore, exposure of A33 cells to noggin, a naturally occurring BMP-4-binding antagonist, during this critical time window blocks subsequent differentiation. The role of BMP-4 in adipocyte lineage commitment is further strengthened by gene expression profiling of proliferating 10T1/2 stem cells and A33 preadipocytes. These findings revealed changes in the molecular circuitry, specifically coordinated changes in the expression of members of the BMP-4 signaling pathway, that distinguish A33 preadipocytes from uncommitted parental 10T1/2 stem cells. Together, these studies provide compelling evidence for the participation of BMP-4 in adipocyte lineage determination.
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- Robert R. Bowers
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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Wang Y, Sul HS. Ectodomain shedding of preadipocyte factor 1 (Pref-1) by tumor necrosis factor alpha converting enzyme (TACE) and inhibition of adipocyte differentiation. Mol Cell Biol 2006; 26:5421-35. [PMID: 16809777 PMCID: PMC1592724 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.02437-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2005] [Revised: 02/02/2006] [Accepted: 04/20/2006] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Preadipocyte factor 1 (Pref-1), an epidermal growth factor repeat containing transmembrane protein found in the preadipocytes, inhibits adipocyte differentiation in vitro and in vivo. Here, we examined the processing of membrane form of Pref-1A to release the 50-kDa soluble form that inhibits adipocyte differentiation. The ectodomain cleavage of Pref-1 is markedly enhanced by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The basal and stimulated cleavage is inhibited by the broad metalloproteinase inhibitor GM6001, a fact that suggests that cleavage of membrane Pref-1A is dependent on a metalloproteinase. Next, we showed that release of soluble Pref-1A is inhibited by TAPI-0 and by a tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3, TIMP-3, that can inhibit tumor necrosis factor alpha converting enzyme (TACE), but not by TIMP-1 or TIMP-2. On the other hand, overexpression of TACE increases Pref-1 cleavage to produce the 50-kDa soluble form. Furthermore, this cleavage was not detected in cells with TACE mutation or with TACE small interfering RNA. TACE-mediated shedding of Pref-1 ectodomain inhibits adipocyte differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells and in Pref-1-null mouse embryo fibroblasts transduced with Pref-1A. Identification of TACE as the major protease responsible for conversion of membrane-bound Pref-1 to the biologically active diffusible form provides a new insight into Pref-1 function in adipocyte differentiation.
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- Yuhui Wang
- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Auld CA, Hopkins RG, Fernandes KM, Morrison RF. Novel effect of helenalin on Akt signaling and Skp2 expression in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 346:314-20. [PMID: 16750815 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.05.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2006] [Accepted: 05/19/2006] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We have previously shown that the F-box protein, Skp2, is highly regulated during preadipocyte proliferation and plays a mechanistic role in p27 degradation during cell cycle progression. Data presented here demonstrate that the anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic phytochemical, helenalin is a potent inhibitor of periodic Skp2 protein accumulation during early phases of 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation. Furthermore, helenalin was shown to completely block p27 degradation, cyclin A accumulation, and G(1)/S transition resulting in G(1) arrest. Helenalin was also shown to block Skp2 mRNA accumulation in a concentration-dependent manner and to completely suppress hormonally induced Skp2 promoter activity suggesting transcriptional mechanisms were involved. Examination of signaling events previously determined to be important for Skp2 upregulation during adipogenesis revealed impaired Akt phosphorylation immediately preceding the inhibitory effect of helenalin on Skp2 mRNA accumulation. These studies demonstrate a novel effect of helenalin on Skp2 regulation and growth factor receptor signaling during early stages of adipocyte differentiation.
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- Corinth A Auld
- Department of Nutrition, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA
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Kong J, Li YC. Molecular mechanism of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 inhibition of adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2006; 290:E916-24. [PMID: 16368784 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00410.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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We have investigated the molecular mechanism whereby 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3] inhibits adipogenesis in vitro. 1,25(OH)2D3 blocks 3T3-L1 cell differentiation into adipocytes in a dose-dependent manner; however, the inhibition is ineffective 24-48 h after the differentiation is initiated, suggesting that 1,25(OH)2D3 inhibits only the early events of the adipogenic program. Treatment of 3T3-L1 cells with 1,25(OH)2D3 does not block the mitotic clonal expansion or C/EBPbeta induction; rather, 1,25(OH)2D3 blocks the expression of C/EBPalpha, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma), sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1, and other downstream adipocyte markers. The inhibition by 1,25(OH)2D3 is reversible, since removal of 1,25(OH)2D3 from the medium restores the adipogenic process with only a temporal delay. Interestingly, although the vitamin D receptor (VDR) protein is barely detectable in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, its levels are dramatically increased during the early phase of adipogenesis, peaking at 4-8 h and subsiding afterward throughout the rest of the differentiation program; 1,25(OH)2D3 treatment appears to stabilize the VDR protein levels. Consistently, adenovirus-mediated overexpression of human (h) VDR in 3T3-L1 cells completely blocks the adipogenic program, confirming that VDR is inhibitory. Inhibition of adipocyte differentiation by 1,25(OH)2D3 is ameliorated by troglitazone, a specific PPARgamma antagonist; conversely, hVDR partially suppresses the transacting activity of PPARgamma but not of C/EBPbeta or C/EBPalpha. Moreover, 1,25(OH)2D3 markedly suppresses C/EBPalpha and PPARgamma mRNA levels in mouse epididymal fat tissue culture. Taken together, these data indicate that the blockade of 3T3-L1 cell differentiation by 1,25(OH)2D3 occurs at the postclonal expansion stages and involves direct suppression of C/EBPalpha and PPARgamma upregulation, antagonization of PPARgamma activity, and stabilization of the inhibitory VDR protein.
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- Juan Kong
- Dept. of Medicine, Univ. of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Gustafson B, Smith U. Cytokines Promote Wnt Signaling and Inflammation and Impair the Normal Differentiation and Lipid Accumulation in 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:9507-16. [PMID: 16464856 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m512077200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Obesity with enlarged fat cells is associated with high local concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) in the adipose tissue. We examined the effects of this inflammatory state on 3T3-L1 preadipocyte development and differentiation to mature adipose cells. Both IL-6 and TNFalpha impaired the normal differentiation pattern and lipid accumulation. However, IL-6 allowed a normal early induction of differentiation with inhibition of Wnt10b and Pref-1, whereas expression of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha, in contrast to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, was markedly reduced. TNFalpha also allowed a normal early induction of differentiation, whereas the terminal differentiation to adipose cells was completely prevented. However, both cytokines induced an inflammatory phenotype of the cells but with different profiles. Remarkably, both IL-6 and TNFalpha maintained and augmented the canonical Wnt signaling associated with low axin and high low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRD), Dishevelled, and beta-catenin levels. TNFalpha, but not IL-6, activated Wnt10b expression, whereas IL-6 increased the apparent phosphorylation of Dishevelled. Thus, both IL-6 and TNFalpha prevent the normal development of preadipocytes to fully differentiated adipose cells and, instead, promote an inflammatory phenotype of the adipocytes. These results provide an explanation as to why obesity and diabetes are associated with both local and systemic inflammation, insulin resistance, and ectopic lipid accumulation.
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- Birgit Gustafson
- Lundberg Laboratory for Diabetes Research, Department of Internal Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg SE-413 45, Sweden
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Mantena SR, Kannan A, Cheon YP, Li Q, Johnson PF, Bagchi IC, Bagchi MK. C/EBPbeta is a critical mediator of steroid hormone-regulated cell proliferation and differentiation in the uterine epithelium and stroma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:1870-5. [PMID: 16439483 PMCID: PMC1413629 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0507261103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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During early pregnancy, steroid hormones estrogen (E) and progesterone (P) regulate a complex series of interactions between the implanting embryo and the uterus by controlling the proliferation and differentiation of uterine epithelium and stroma in a timely manner. To identify the steroid-regulated genes that control these functions, we performed messenger RNA profiling of mouse uterine tissues at the time of implantation. Our analysis revealed that the expression of the transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta (C/EBPbeta) is rapidly induced in the pregnant uterus at the time of blastocyst attachment. The expression of C/EBPbeta increased further during the decidualization phase of pregnancy and was localized in the proliferating as well as the decidualized stromal cells surrounding the implanted embryo. Administration of E or P to ovariectomized females induced C/EBPbeta expression in both uterine epithelium and stroma, showing a dual regulation of this gene by these hormones. The female C/EBPbeta-null mice are infertile. We, therefore, assessed steroid-hormone-dependent responses in the uteri of these mice. We observed that E-induced proliferation of uterine epithelial cells is markedly compromised in the absence of C/EBPbeta. Most strikingly, there was a complete lack of response of the C/EBPbeta-deficient uteri to an artificial deciduogenic stimulus, indicating a critical role of this transcription factor in regulating the decidualization program. Further analysis revealed defects in steroid-induced stromal cell proliferation and differentiation in C/EBPbeta-null uteri. Collectively, our studies established that C/EBPbeta is a key mediator of steroid responsiveness of the epithelium and stroma in the mouse uterus.
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- *Departments of Veterinary Biosciences and
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- Laboratory of Protein Dynamics and Signaling, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801; and
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Suh JM, Gao X, McKay J, McKay R, Salo Z, Graff JM. Hedgehog signaling plays a conserved role in inhibiting fat formation. Cell Metab 2006; 3:25-34. [PMID: 16399502 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2005.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2005] [Revised: 10/10/2005] [Accepted: 11/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hedgehog (Hh) signals regulate invertebrate and vertebrate development, yet the role of the cascade in adipose development was undefined. To analyze a potential function, we turned to Drosophila and mammalian models. Fat-body-specific transgenic activation of Hh signaling inhibits fly fat formation. Conversely, fat-body-specific Hh blockade stimulated fly fat formation. In mammalian models, sufficiency and necessity tests showed that Hh signaling also inhibits mammalian adipogenesis. Hh signals elicit this function early in adipogenesis, upstream of PPARgamma, potentially diverting preadipocytes as well as multipotent mesenchymal prescursors away from adipogenesis and toward osteogenesis. Hh may elicit these effects by inducing the expression of antiadipogenic transcription factors such as Gata2. These data support the notion that Hh signaling plays a conserved role, from invertebrates to vertebrates, in inhibiting fat formation and highlighting the potential of the Hh pathway as a therapeutic target for osteoporosis, lipodystrophy, diabetes, and obesity.
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- Jae Myoung Suh
- Center for Developmental Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6000 Harry Hines Boulevard, NB5 118, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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Hackl H, Burkard TR, Sturn A, Rubio R, Schleiffer A, Tian S, Quackenbush J, Eisenhaber F, Trajanoski Z. Molecular processes during fat cell development revealed by gene expression profiling and functional annotation. Genome Biol 2005; 6:R108. [PMID: 16420668 PMCID: PMC1414107 DOI: 10.1186/gb-2005-6-13-r108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2005] [Revised: 08/23/2005] [Accepted: 11/08/2005] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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In-depth bioinformatics analyses of expressed sequence tags found to be differentially expressed during differentiation of 3T3-L1 pre-adipocyte cells were combined with de novo functional annotation and mapping onto known pathways to generate a molecular atlas of fat-cell development. Background Large-scale transcription profiling of cell models and model organisms can identify novel molecular components involved in fat cell development. Detailed characterization of the sequences of identified gene products has not been done and global mechanisms have not been investigated. We evaluated the extent to which molecular processes can be revealed by expression profiling and functional annotation of genes that are differentially expressed during fat cell development. Results Mouse microarrays with more than 27,000 elements were developed, and transcriptional profiles of 3T3-L1 cells (pre-adipocyte cells) were monitored during differentiation. In total, 780 differentially expressed expressed sequence tags (ESTs) were subjected to in-depth bioinformatics analyses. The analysis of 3'-untranslated region sequences from 395 ESTs showed that 71% of the differentially expressed genes could be regulated by microRNAs. A molecular atlas of fat cell development was then constructed by de novo functional annotation on a sequence segment/domain-wise basis of 659 protein sequences, and subsequent mapping onto known pathways, possible cellular roles, and subcellular localizations. Key enzymes in 27 out of 36 investigated metabolic pathways were regulated at the transcriptional level, typically at the rate-limiting steps in these pathways. Also, coexpressed genes rarely shared consensus transcription-factor binding sites, and were typically not clustered in adjacent chromosomal regions, but were instead widely dispersed throughout the genome. Conclusions Large-scale transcription profiling in conjunction with sophisticated bioinformatics analyses can provide not only a list of novel players in a particular setting but also a global view on biological processes and molecular networks.
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- Hubert Hackl
- Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics and Christian Doppler Laboratory for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics and Christian Doppler Laboratory for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria
- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Dr Bohr-Gasse 7, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics and Christian Doppler Laboratory for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115
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- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Dr Bohr-Gasse 7, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Dr Bohr-Gasse 7, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115
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- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Dr Bohr-Gasse 7, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics and Christian Doppler Laboratory for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 14, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Sarruf DA, Iankova I, Abella A, Assou S, Miard S, Fajas L. Cyclin D3 promotes adipogenesis through activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:9985-95. [PMID: 16260612 PMCID: PMC1280250 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.22.9985-9995.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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In addition to their role in cell cycle progression, new data reveal an emerging role of D-type cyclins in transcriptional regulation and cellular differentiation processes. Using 3T3-L1 cell lines to study adipogenesis, we observed an up-regulation of cyclin D3 expression throughout the differentiation process. Surprisingly, cyclin D3 was only minimally expressed during the initial stages of adipogenesis, when mitotic division is prevalent. This seemingly paradoxical expression led us to investigate a potential cell cycle-independent role for cyclin D3 during adipogenesis. We show here a direct interaction between cyclin D3 and the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma). Our experiments reveal cyclin D3 acts as a ligand-dependent PPARgamma coactivator, which, together with its cyclin-dependent kinase partner, phosphorylates the A-B domain of the nuclear receptor. Overexpression and knockdown studies with cyclin D3 had marked effects on PPARgamma activity and subsequently on adipogenesis. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays confirm the participation of cyclin D3 in the regulation of PPARgamma target genes. We show that cyclin D3 mutant mice are protected from diet-induced obesity, display smaller adipocytes, have reduced adipogenic gene expression, and are insulin sensitive. Our results indicate that cyclin D3 is an important factor governing adipogenesis and obesity.
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- David A Sarruf
- INSERM, Equipe Avenir, U540, 60, rue de Navacelles, F34090 Montpellier, France
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Huang H, Lane MD, Tang QQ. Effect of serum on the down-regulation of CHOP-10 during differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 338:1185-8. [PMID: 16256946 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.10.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2005] [Accepted: 10/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hormonal induction of growth-arrested 3T3-L1 preadipocytes in medium containing fetal bovine serum (FBS) triggers a signaling cascade that culminates in adipogenesis. The transcription factor, C/EBPbeta, is expressed early in this differentiation program, but lacks DNA-binding activity until much later as the preadipocytes traverse the G(1)-S checkpoint of mitotic clonal expansion. Dominant-negative CHOP-10 is initially expressed by growth-arrested preadipocytes and sequesters/inactivates C/EBPbeta by heterodimerization with its leucine zipper. After a lag period, CHOP-10 undergoes down-regulation releasing C/EBPbeta from inhibitory constraint allowing transactivation of the C/EBPalpha and PPARgamma genes, transcription factors required for terminal differentiation. We verify that following induction of differentiation in FBS-containing medium, CHOP-10 undergoes down-regulation and differentiation occurs normally. However, when differentiation is induced in calf serum-containing medium, CHOP-10 is not down-regulated resulting in delayed and incomplete differentiation. Under these conditions the expression of C/EBPalpha and PPARgamma and the accumulation of cytoplasmic triglyceride are attenuated. It appears that a factor(s) present in FBS is required to affect the down-regulation of CHOP-10 necessary for successful terminal differentiation.
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- Haiyan Huang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, Fu Dan University, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China
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Cell culture models have been developed to study commitment and subsequent differentiation of preadipocytes into adipocytes. Bone morphogenetic protein 4 commits mesenchymal stem cells to the adipose lineage. Other factors, including Wnt signaling, cell density, and cell shape, play a role in lineage commitment. Following commitment to the adipose lineage, growth-arrested preadipocytes can differentiate to adipocytes by treatment with insulin-like growth factor 1, glucocorticoid and an agent that increases cAMP level. This process is characterized by a rapid and transient increase in CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP) beta and synchronous re-entry into the cell cycle. Acquisition of DNA-binding by C/EBPbeta occurs after the transcription factor becomes phosphorylated. The cells enter a growth-arrested state and begin terminal differentiation. C/EBPalpha, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, and adipocyte determination, and differentiation-dependent factor 1 coordinate the expression of genes that create and maintain the adipocyte phenotype.
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- Tamara C Otto
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Scimè A, Grenier G, Huh MS, Gillespie MA, Bevilacqua L, Harper ME, Rudnicki MA. Rb and p107 regulate preadipocyte differentiation into white versus brown fat through repression of PGC-1alpha. Cell Metab 2005; 2:283-95. [PMID: 16271529 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2005.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2005] [Revised: 06/28/2005] [Accepted: 10/11/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The Rb family, Rb, p107, and p130, play important roles in cell cycle control and cellular differentiation, and Rb has been suggested to regulate adipocyte differentiation. We report here that mice lacking p107 displayed a uniform replacement of white adipose tissue (WAT) with brown adipose tissue (BAT). Mutant WAT depots contained mutilocular adipocytes that expressed elevated levels of PGC-1alpha and UCP-1 typical of BAT. WAT from p107-/- mice contained markedly elevated numbers of adipogenic precursors that displayed downregulated expression of pRb. Consistent with the hypothesis that pRb is required for adult adipocyte differentiation, Cre-mediated deletion of Rb in adult primary preadipocytes blocked their differentiation into white adipocytes. Importantly, pRb was observed to bind the PGC-1alpha promoter and repress transcription. Therefore, p107 and pRb regulate PGC-1alpha expression to control the switch between white and brown adipocyte differentiation from a common pool of presumptive adult progenitors in fat tissue.
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- Anthony Scimè
- Molecular Medicine Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada
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Kortum RL, Costanzo DL, Haferbier J, Schreiner SJ, Razidlo GL, Wu MH, Volle DJ, Mori T, Sakaue H, Chaika NV, Chaika OV, Lewis RE. The molecular scaffold kinase suppressor of Ras 1 (KSR1) regulates adipogenesis. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:7592-604. [PMID: 16107706 PMCID: PMC1190290 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.17.7592-7604.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways are implicated in the regulation of cell differentiation, although their precise roles in many differentiation programs remain elusive. The Raf/MEK/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinase cascade has been proposed to both promote and inhibit adipogenesis. Here, we titrate expression of the molecular scaffold kinase suppressor of Ras 1 (KSR1) to regulate signaling through the Raf/MEK/ERK/p90 ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK) kinase cascade and show how it determines adipogenic potential. Deletion of KSR1 prevents adipogenesis in vitro, which can be rescued by introduction of low levels of KSR1. Appropriate levels of KSR1 coordinate ERK and RSK activation with C/EBPbeta synthesis leading to the phosphorylation and stabilization of C/EBPbeta at the precise moment it is required within the adipogenic program. Elevated levels of KSR1 expression, previously shown to enhance cell proliferation, promote high, sustained ERK activation that phosphorylates and inhibits peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, inhibiting adipogenesis. Titration of KSR1 expression reveals how a molecular scaffold can modulate the intensity and duration of signaling emanating from a single pathway to dictate cell fate.
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- Robert L Kortum
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 68198-7696, USA
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Grohmann M, Stewart C, Welsh G, Hunt L, Tavaré J, Holly J, Shield J, Sabin M, Crowne E. Site-specific differences of insulin action in adipose tissue derived from normal prepubertal children. Exp Cell Res 2005; 308:469-78. [PMID: 15936753 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2005.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2005] [Revised: 05/03/2005] [Accepted: 05/06/2005] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Body fat distribution determines obesity-related morbidity in adults but little is known of the aetiology or pathophysiology in children. This study investigates differences in insulin-mediated metabolism in primary cell cultures of subcutaneous and visceral preadipocytes derived from prepubertal children. The impact of differentiation and responses to TNFalpha exposure was also investigated. Proliferation rates were greater in subcutaneous versus visceral preadipocytes (41 h3 versus 69 h4; P=0.008). Insulin caused a dose-dependent increase in GSK-3 phosphorylation and an increase in MAPK phosphorylation over time, with increased sensitivity in subcutaneous preadipocytes. Post-differentiation, dose-dependent increases in GSK-3 phosphorylation were maintained, while MAPK phosphorylation was identical in both subtypes. No changes were observed in insulin receptor abundance pre-/post-differentiation. GLUT4 abundance was significantly increased in visceral versus subcutaneous adipocytes by 76(4)%; P=0.03), coincidental with increased insulin-stimulated 2-deoxy-glucose transport (+150(26)% versus +79(10)%; P=0.014) and further elevated by acute exposure to TNFalpha (+230(52)%; P=0.019 versus +123(24)%; P=0.025, respectively). TNFalpha also significantly increased basal glucose transport rates (+44(14)%; P=0.006 versus +34(11)%; P=0.007) and GLUT1 localisation to the plasma membrane. These data establish site-specific differences in subcutaneous and visceral fat cells from children. Responses to insulin varied with differentiation and TNFalpha exposure in the two depots, consistent with parallel changes in GLUT1/4 abundance and localisation.
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- Malcolm Grohmann
- Department of Surgery, University of Bristol, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, UK
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Liu J, DeYoung SM, Zhang M, Zhang M, Cheng A, Saltiel AR. Changes in integrin expression during adipocyte differentiation. Cell Metab 2005; 2:165-77. [PMID: 16154099 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2005.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2005] [Revised: 07/15/2005] [Accepted: 08/16/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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3T3-L1 preadipocytes require cAMP for maximal differentiation. Microarray analysis reveals that the integrins alpha5 and alpha6 are coordinately regulated by cAMP. alpha5 expression is gradually diminished during adipogenesis, whereas alpha6 is increased. Overexpression of alpha5 in preadipocytes results in enhanced proliferation and attenuated differentiation. Conversely, alpha6 overexpression is without effect. The GTPase Rac is normally inhibited during differentiation. However, overexpression of integrin alpha5 increases Rac activity. Constitutively active but not dominant-negative Rac inhibits differentiation when overexpressed in preadipocytes, implying its role downstream of alpha5 integrin in maintaining preadipocytes in an undifferentiated state. Moreover, alpha6 integrin is critically involved in clustering growth-arrested preadipocytes on basement membrane Matrigel. Perturbation of such clustering enhances Rho activity and promotes growth-arrested preadipocytes to reenter the cell cycle. These findings demonstrate a role for integrin alpha6 in connecting morphogenesis with signaling processes leading to terminal differentiation.
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- Jun Liu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Cho YC, Zheng W, Yamamoto M, Liu X, Hanlon PR, Jefcoate CR. Differentiation of pluripotent C3H10T1/2 cells rapidly elevates CYP1B1 through a novel process that overcomes a loss of Ah Receptor. Arch Biochem Biophys 2005; 439:139-53. [PMID: 15967407 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2005.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2004] [Revised: 04/19/2005] [Accepted: 04/26/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Stimulation of C3H10T1/2 cells by an adipogenic hormonal mixture (IDM) consisting of insulin (I), dexamethasone (D), and methylisobutylxanthine (M) substantially induces cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1B1 expression. This stimulation represents up to 40% of the level produced by maximum activation of the arylhydrocarbon receptor (AhR) with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). Dexamethasone and methylisobutylxanthine in combination produced near maximum elevation of CYP1B1 along with a subsequent decline in AhR that paralleled the rise in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorgamma1 (PPARgamma1). Inhibitors of AhR activity, which block TCDD induction, did not affect this increase of CYP1B1 expression, which was, therefore, independent of AhR activity. These responses were unaffected by inhibition of DNA synthesis, which was required for PPARgamma1 induction and terminal differentiation. Induction of CYP1B1 mRNA was paralleled by increased CYP1B1 promoter-luciferase reporter activity. The initial 0.8kb of promoter region, which was sufficient for 24h near maximum stimulation, did not contain either the key AhR-responsive elements that mediate the TCDD response or CREB and SF1 elements that mediate cAMP stimulation of rat CYP1B1 in steroidogenic cells. This reporter response to IDM stimulation, but not to TCDD, was maintained in AhR-null fibroblasts. CYP1B1 expression, unlike TCDD induction, was stimulated by IDM in only about half the cells. CYP1B1 expression partially overlapped with PPARgamma expression, which was also inversely related in clonal sub-lines. CYP1B1 expression may, therefore, represent an early stage of differentiation that requires factors associated with DNA synthesis to subsequently generate PPARgamma1.
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- Young C Cho
- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706, USA
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- M Daniel Lane
- Department of Biological Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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Tang QQ, Grønborg M, Huang H, Kim JW, Otto TC, Pandey A, Lane MD. Sequential phosphorylation of CCAAT enhancer-binding protein beta by MAPK and glycogen synthase kinase 3beta is required for adipogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:9766-71. [PMID: 15985551 PMCID: PMC1175002 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0503891102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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CCAAT enhancer-binding protein (C/EBP)beta, C/EBPalpha, and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR)gamma act in a cascade where C/EBPbeta activates expression of C/EBPalpha and PPARgamma, which then function as pleiotropic activators of genes that produce the adipocyte phenotype. When growth-arrested 3T3-L1 preadipocytes are induced to differentiate, C/EBPbeta is rapidly expressed but still lacks DNA-binding activity. After a long (14-hour) lag, glycogen synthase kinase 3beta enters the nucleus, which correlates with hyperphosphorylation of C/EBPbeta and acquisition of DNA-binding activity. Concurrently, 3T3-L1 preadipocytes synchronously enter S phase and undergo mitotic clonal expansion, a prerequisite for terminal differentiation. Ex vivo and in vitro experiments with C/EBPbeta show that phosphorylation of Thr-188 by mitogen-activating protein kinase "primes" C/EBPbeta for subsequent phosphorylation on Ser-184 and Thr-179 by glycogen synthase kinase 3beta, acquisition of DNA-binding function, and transactivation of the C/EBPalpha and PPARgamma genes. The delayed transactivation of the C/EBPalpha and PPARgamma genes by C/EBPbeta appears necessary to allow mitotic clonal expansion, which would otherwise be prevented, because C/EBPalpha and PPARgamma are antimitotic.
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- Qi-Qun Tang
- Departments of Pediatrics (Division of Endocrinology), McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Bae EJ, Kim SG. Enhanced CCAAT/Enhancer-Binding Protein β-Liver-Enriched Inhibitory Protein Production by Oltipraz, Which Accompanies CUG Repeat-Binding Protein-1 (CUGBP1) RNA-Binding Protein Activation, Leads to Inhibition of Preadipocyte Differentiation. Mol Pharmacol 2005; 68:660-9. [PMID: 15961673 DOI: 10.1124/mol.105.012997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein (C/EBP) beta-isoforms liver-enriched activator protein (LAP) and truncated dominant-negative liver-enriched inhibitory protein (LIP) differentially regulate adipogenesis. We previously demonstrated that oltipraz (5-[2-pyrazinyl]-4-methyl-1,2-dithiol-3-thione), a cancer-chemopreventive agent, promotes C/EBPbeta-LAP activation in hepatocytes. This study investigated whether oltipraz affects adipocyte differentiation and, if so, the molecular basis for the alterations in adipogenesis. The expression of LIP notably increased 6 to 48 h after oltipraz treatment of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, whereas that of LAP was minimally changed. Oltipraz treatment approximately 3-fold elevated the ratio of LIP to LAP. Immunoblot, gel-shift, and Southwestern analyses revealed that oltipraz enhanced the levels of nuclear LIP and LAP and their binding to the C/EBP-binding site. Cotransfection of predipocytes with the plasmid encoding LIP interfered with LAP-mediated luciferase expression, confirming the inhibitory role of LIP in gene expression. Likewise, LAP-mediated luciferase gene transactivation was inhibited by oltipraz, as was observed by cotransfection of a dominant-negative mutant form of C/EBP. Oltipraz enhanced cytoplasmic translocation and RNA binding of CUG repeat-binding protein-1 (CUGBP1) but not calreticulin, another RNA-binding protein that interacts with C/EBPbeta mRNA. When 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were induced to differentiate by exposure to 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine, dexamethasone, and insulin, oltipraz markedly inhibited hormone-induced adipocyte differentiation. In primary cultured rat preadipocytes, oltipraz enhanced LIP production and inhibited adipocyte differentiation. In conclusion, oltipraz inhibits adipogenesis by promoting LIP production and activation, and the enhanced LIP production accompanies cytoplasmic translocation of CUGBP1 and its binding to the GC-rich region of C/EBPbeta mRNA. Our finding holds significance in that adipogenesis can be pharmacologically controlled by LIP production.
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- Eun Ju Bae
- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Sillim-dong, Kwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, South Korea
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Kanazawa A, Tsukada S, Kamiyama M, Yanagimoto T, Nakajima M, Maeda S. Wnt5b partially inhibits canonical Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway and promotes adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 330:505-10. [PMID: 15796911 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2005] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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To elucidate the functional roles of Wnt5b in adipogenesis, we characterized gene expression profiles in Wnt5b overexpressing 3T3-L1 cells using microarray analysis. Of the approximately 20,000 genes screened, we found that 85 genes were up-regulated and 211 genes were down-regulated in 3T3-L1 cells overexpressing Wnt5b. Among the genes regulated by Wnt5b, the expressions of insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C), and WNT1 inducible signaling pathway protein 1 (WISP-1), which were known to be up-regulated by Wnt1/beta-catenin signaling, were decreased in the Wnt5b overexpressing cells. This result was subsequently confirmed by real-time quantitative RT-PCR (IGF-1; 0.74+/-0.08 and 0.56+/-0.08, WISP-1; 0.71+/-0.03 and 0.56+/-0.08, and VEGF-C; 0.67+/-0.01 and 0.80+/-0.07, mean+/-SEM, compared with the control at zero and two days after induction of differentiation, respectively). We also found that Wnt5b overexpression in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes was able to partially prevent the inhibitory effect of Wnt3a on adipogenesis. Furthermore, the overexpression of Wnt5b was able to inhibit Wnt3a-induced activation of the canonical Wnt/beta-catenin pathway as evidenced by the reduced translocation of beta-catenin into the nucleus. These findings indicate that Wnt5b may promote adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells, at least in part, by antagonizing the canonical Wnt/beta-catenin pathway.
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- Akio Kanazawa
- Laboratory for Diabetic Nephropathy, SNP Research Center, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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Pinent M, Bladé MC, Salvadó MJ, Arola L, Hackl H, Quackenbush J, Trajanoski Z, Ardévol A. Grape-seed derived procyanidins interfere with adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 cells at the onset of differentiation. Int J Obes (Lond) 2005; 29:934-41. [PMID: 15917849 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Our group's previous results on the effects of a grape seed procyanidin extract (GSPE) on adipose metabolism showed that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) plays a central role in the lipolytic effects of GSPE on adipocytes. Since PPARgamma2 is a main regulator of the differentiation process of adipocytes, we investigated whether GSPE affects the adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 cells. DESIGN We performed a time point screening by treating 3T3-L1 cells with GSPE during the differentiation process for 24 h. MEASUREMENTS Differentiation markers and differential gene expression due to GSPE treatment (using the microarray technique). RESULTS Twenty four hour-GSPE treatment at the onset of differentiation reduces adipose-specific markers and maintains the expression of preadipocyte marker preadipocyte factor-1 (Pref-1) significantly elevated. These effects were not found in other time points. Microarray analysis of gene expression after GSPE treatment at the early stage of differentiation showed a modified gene expression profile in which cell cycle and growth-related genes were downregulated by GSPE. CONCLUSION These results suggest that GSPE affects adipogenesis, mainly at the induction of differentiation, and that procyanidins may have a new role in which they impede the formation of adipose cells.
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- M Pinent
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain
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Gantt K, Cherry J, Tenney R, Karschner V, Pekala PH. An early event in adipogenesis, the nuclear selection of the CCAAT enhancer-binding protein {beta} (C/EBP{beta}) mRNA by HuR and its translocation to the cytosol. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:24768-74. [PMID: 15863502 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m502011200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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HuR is a ligand for nuclear mRNAs containing adenylate-uridylate-rich elements in the 3'-untranslated region. Once bound to the mRNA, HuR is recognized by adapter proteins that then facilitate nuclear export of the complex. In the cytosol, HuR is thought to function to control stability and translation of its ligand message. In the 3T3-L1 cells HuR is constitutively expressed and localized predominantly to the nucleus in the preadipocytes. However, within 30 min of exposure to the differentiation stimulus the HuR content in the cytosol increases, consistent with HuR regulating the availability of relevant mRNAs for translation. Using in vitro RNA gel shifts, we have demonstrated that the CCAAT enhancer-binding protein beta (C/EBPbeta) message is a ligand for HuR. Within 2 h of initiation of the differentiation process, HuR complexes containing C/EBPbeta mRNA could be isolated from the cytosolic compartment. Importantly, the process appears to be highly selective, as cyclin D1, which contains a putative HuR binding site and is expressed on the same time frame as C/EBPbeta, was not found in the immunoprecipitated messenger ribonucleoprotein complexes. The proximity of this event to adipogenic stimuli and the importance of C/EBPbeta to the differentiation process have led us to hypothesize a role for HuR in the regulation of the onset of adipogenesis. In support of this hypothesis, small interfering RNA suppression of HuR protein content resulted in an inhibition of C/EBPbeta protein expression and an attenuation of the differentiation process.
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- Kira Gantt
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858-4354, USA
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Masaki M, Kurisaki T, Shirakawa K, Sehara-Fujisawa A. Role of meltrin {alpha} (ADAM12) in obesity induced by high- fat diet. Endocrinology 2005; 146:1752-63. [PMID: 15637293 DOI: 10.1210/en.2004-1082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Meltrin alpha is a member of the metalloprotease-disintegrin (ADAM) family. In this paper we demonstrate that meltrin alpha is involved in the development of white adipose tissue. Compared with wild-type mice, meltrin alpha(-/-) mice displayed moderate resistance to weight gain induced by a high-fat diet, mainly because of an impaired increase in the number of adipocytes. There was no obvious difference in adipocyte size between wild-type and meltrin alpha(-/-) mice, suggesting normal maturation of adipocytes of the latter under a high-fat diet. Embryonic fibroblasts and stromal-vascular cells lacking meltrin alpha exhibited impaired cell proliferation upon adipogenic stimulation, which was accompanied by moderate defects in adipose differentiation. Addition of culture medium conditioned with wild-type cells in an early phase of adipose differentiation did not restore the defects in the meltrin alpha(-/-) cells. These results uncover the involvement of meltrin alpha in the development of obesity and in adipogenic cell proliferation.
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- Megumi Masaki
- Department of Growth Regulation, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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