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Greenberg AS, Coleman RA, Kraemer FB, McManaman JL, Obin MS, Puri V, Yan QW, Miyoshi H, Mashek DG. The role of lipid droplets in metabolic disease in rodents and humans. J Clin Invest 2011; 121:2102-10. [PMID: 21633178 DOI: 10.1172/jci46069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 475] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Lipid droplets (LDs) are intracellular organelles that store neutral lipids within cells. Over the last two decades there has been a dramatic growth in our understanding of LD biology and, in parallel, our understanding of the role of LDs in health and disease. In its simplest form, the LD regulates the storage and hydrolysis of neutral lipids, including triacylglycerol and/or cholesterol esters. It is becoming increasingly evident that alterations in the regulation of LD physiology and metabolism influence the risk of developing metabolic diseases such as diabetes. In this review we provide an update on the role of LD-associated proteins and LDs in metabolic disease.
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- Andrew S Greenberg
- Obesity and Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.
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Li F, Gu Y, Dong W, Li H, Zhang L, Li N, Li W, Zhang L, Song Y, Jiang L, Ye J, Li Q. Cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector, a lipid droplet-associated protein, might be involved in the differentiation of human adipocytes. FEBS J 2010; 277:4173-83. [PMID: 20945533 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2010.07806.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector (CIDE) family proteins, including cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector A (CIDEA), cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector B (CIDEB) and cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector C (CIDEC) [fat-specific protein of 27 kDa in rodent (FSP27) in rodents], were originally identified by their sequence homology to the N-terminal region of DNA fragmentation factor DFF40/45. Recent reports have revealed that CIDE family proteins play important roles in lipid metabolism. Several studies involving knockdown mice revealed that FSP27 is a lipid droplet-targeting protein that can promote the formation of lipid droplets. However, the detailed roles of human CIDEC in the differentiation of human adipocytes remain unknown. In the present study, we found that the expression of CIDEC increased during the differentiation of fetal adipose tissues, but decreased during the de-differentiation of adipocytic tumors, suggesting that the expression of CIDEC should be positively correlated with the differentiation of adipocytes. Furthermore, we verified that human CIDEC was localized on the surface of lipid droplets. Using human primary pre-adipocytes, we confirmed that the expression of CIDEC was elevated during the differentiation of pre-adipocytes, and knockdown of CIDEC in human primary pre-adipocytes resulted in differentiation defects. These data demonstrate that CIDEC is essential for the differentiation of adipose tissue. Together with regulating adipocyte lipid metabolism, CIDEC should be a potential target for regulating adipocyte differentiation and reducing fat cell mass.
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- Fanfan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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Yonezawa T, Kurata R, Kimura M, Inoko H. Which CIDE are you on? Apoptosis and energy metabolism. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2010; 7:91-100. [PMID: 20967381 DOI: 10.1039/c0mb00099j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Around 1998, cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor-alpha (DFFA)-like effector (CIDE) proteins including CIDEA, CIDEB and CIDEC/fat specific protein 27 (Fsp27) were first identified by their sequence homology with the N-terminal domain of the DNA fragmentation factor (DFF). Indeed, in vitro analysis revealed that all three CIDE proteins are involved in apoptosis. However, recent gene-targeting studies have provided novel insights into the physiological function of CIDE proteins. Mice deficient in each CIDE protein exhibit lean phenotypes, a reduction of lipid droplet size in white adipose tissue and increased metabolic rate. Thus, all CIDE proteins play an important role in energy metabolism and lipid droplet formation. More recently, a glycoproteomics approach has shown that post-translational regulation of CIDE proteins via glycosylation modulates transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta 1-dependent apoptosis. Another recent study using mouse embryonic fibroblasts derived from CIDEA-deficient mice revealed that 5'AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity is regulated by CIDEA-mediated ubiquitin-dependent proteasomal degradation via a protein interaction with the AMPK beta subunit. Even after a decade of study, the physiological roles of CIDE proteins have still not been completely elucidated. This review aims to shed light on the novel functions of CIDE proteins and their physiological roles.
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- Tomo Yonezawa
- Division of Basic Medical Science and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Bohseidai, Ishehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan.
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Min J, Zhang W, Gu Y, Hong L, Yao L, Li F, Zhao D, Feng Y, Zhang H, Li Q. CIDE-3 interacts with lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor, and overexpression increases apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma. Med Oncol 2010; 28 Suppl 1:S219-27. [PMID: 20957525 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-010-9702-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2010] [Accepted: 09/21/2010] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector-3 (CIDE-3) is a novel member of an apoptosis-inducing protein family, but its function is unknown. CIDE-3 shows a different distribution pattern in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues and normal adjacent tissues. Therefore, this work tested the hypothesis that CIDE-3 induces apoptosis in HCC cells, inhibiting oncogenesis and tumor development. We used immunohistochemistry to evaluate the expression of CIDE-3 in 82 HCC samples and 51 adjacent liver tissues. Overexpression of CIDE-3 induced apoptosis, as detected by flow cytometry, in the HCC cell line SMMC-7721, which had undetectable levels of CIDE-3 in the absence of CIDE-3 overexpression. A yeast two-hybrid system was employed to screen for proteins that interact with CIDE-3. The expression of CIDE-3 was decreased in HCC tissue, compared to adjacent normal tissues, and CIDE-3 expression and HCC differentiation were positively correlated. CIDE-3 expression levels were lower in poorly differentiated HCC tissue than in well-differentiated HCC tissue. Overexpressed CIDE-3 inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis in HCC cells. We found that lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor (LITAF) interacted with CIDE-3 in hepatic cells. This is the first demonstrated interaction between CIDE-3 and LITAF, and the first report that CIDE-3 induces apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Jie Min
- State Key Laboratory Of Cancer Biology, Department of pathology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, 710032 Xi'an, China
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Matsusue K. A physiological role for fat specific protein 27/cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector C in adipose and liver. Biol Pharm Bull 2010; 33:346-50. [PMID: 20190390 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.33.346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fat specific protein 27 (FSP27) was originally isolated by screen for genes specifically expressed in fully differentiated mouse adipocytes. FSP27 and cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector C (CIDEC), the human homologue of FSP27, belong to the CIDE family. The FSP27 in adipocytes was recently reported to be a lipid droplet (LD)-associated protein, that promotes the formation of unilocular LDs. An FSP27 knockout mouse demonstrated lean phenotypes with atrophic adipose tissue as a result of high-energy expenditure; this mouse line was also resistant to diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance. Interestingly, FSP27 was also expressed in the steatoic liver of a type II diabetes model mouse. The expression of FSP27 was markedly decreased in livers lacking the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma. Forced expression of FSP27 in hepatocytes in vitro or in vivo led to an increase of LD through increased triglyceride levels. The current status of the physiological roles of FSP27/CIDEC in adipose tissue and liver are discussed along with its significance as a factor involved in the development of metabolic disorders.
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Human adenovirus 36 decreases fatty acid oxidation and increases de novo lipogenesis in primary cultured human skeletal muscle cells by promoting Cidec/FSP27 expression. Int J Obes (Lond) 2010; 34:1355-64. [PMID: 20440297 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND It has been well documented that human adenovirus type 36 (Ad-36) is associated with obesity. However, the underlying molecular mechanism of Ad-36 inducing obesity remains unknown. We sought to investigate the effect of Ad-36 infection on Cidec, AMPK pathway and lipid metabolism in primary cultured human skeletal muscle cells. METHODS Cidec/fat-specific protein 27 (FSP27), fatty acid oxidation, AMPK signaling and the abundance of proteins involved in lipid synthesis were determined in muscle cells infected with various doses (1.9-7.6 MOI) of Ad-36 and non-lipogenic adenovirus type 2 (Ad-2) as a negative control as well as an uninfected control. Cidec/FSP27 siRNA transfection was performed in Ad-36-infected muscle cells. RESULTS Our data show that Ad-36 significantly reduced fatty acid oxidation in a dose-dependent manner (all P values are <0.01), but Ad-2 did not affect fatty acid oxidation. Ad-36 substantially increased Cidec/FSP27, ACC, sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c (SREBP-1c), SREBP-2 and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase protein abundance, but significantly reduced AMPK activity, mitochondrial mass and uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) abundance in comparison with control cells (all P values are <0.01). Oil Red O staining revealed that there was substantial fat accumulation in the Ad-36-infected muscle cells. Furthermore, Cidec/FSP27 siRNA transfection significantly reduced FSP27 expression and partially restored AMPK signaling, increased UCP3 and decreased SERBP 1c and perilipin proteins in Ad-36-infected muscle cells. Interestingly, neither Ad-36 nor Ad-2 affected peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ protein expression in muscle cells. CONCLUSION This study suggests that Ad-36 induced lipid droplets in the cultured skeletal muscle cells and this process may be mediated by promoting Cidec/FSP27 expression.
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Ito M, Nagasawa M, Hara T, Ide T, Murakami K. Differential roles of CIDEA and CIDEC in insulin-induced anti-apoptosis and lipid droplet formation in human adipocytes. J Lipid Res 2010; 51:1676-84. [PMID: 20154362 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m002147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Both insulin and the cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor-alpha-like effector (CIDE) family play important roles in apoptosis and lipid droplet formation. However, regulation of the CIDE family by insulin and the contribution of the CIDE family to insulin actions remain unclear. Here, we investigated whether insulin regulates expression of the CIDE family and which subtypes contribute to insulin-induced anti-apoptosis and lipid droplet formation in human adipocytes. Insulin decreased CIDEA and increased CIDEC but not CIDEB mRNA expression. Starvation-induced apoptosis in adipocytes was significantly inhibited when insulin decreased the CIDEA mRNA level. Small interfering RNA-mediated depletion of CIDEA inhibited starvation-induced apoptosis similarly to insulin and restored insulin deprivation-reduced adipocyte number, whereas CIDEC depletion did not. Lipid droplet size of adipocytes was increased when insulin increased the CIDEC mRNA level. In contrast, insulin-induced enlargement of lipid droplets was markedly abrogated by depletion of CIDEC but not CIDEA. Furthermore, depletion of CIDEC, but not CIDEA, significantly increased glycerol release from adipocytes. These results suggest that CIDEA and CIDEC are novel genes regulated by insulin in human adipocytes and may play key roles in the effects of insulin, such as anti-apoptosis and lipid droplet formation.
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- Minoru Ito
- Discovery Research Laboratories, Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 2399-1, Nogi, Nogi-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi 329-0114, Japan
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Svensson PA, Gummesson A, Carlsson LMS, Sjöholm K. Changes in human adipose tissue gene expression during diet-induced weight loss. JOURNAL OF NUTRIGENETICS AND NUTRIGENOMICS 2010; 3:239-50. [PMID: 21474955 DOI: 10.1159/000324360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Per-Arne Svensson
- Sahlgrenska Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Liu K, Zhou S, Kim JY, Tillison K, Majors D, Rearick D, Lee JH, Fernandez-Boyanapalli RF, Barricklow K, Houston MS, Smas CM. Functional analysis of FSP27 protein regions for lipid droplet localization, caspase-dependent apoptosis, and dimerization with CIDEA. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2009; 297:E1395-413. [PMID: 19843876 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00188.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The adipocyte-specific protein FSP27, also known as CIDEC, is one of three cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector (CIDE) proteins. The first known function for CIDEs was promotion of apoptosis upon ectopic expression in mammalian cells. Recent studies in endogenous settings demonstrated key roles for CIDEs in energy metabolism. FSP27 is a lipid droplet-associated protein whose heterologous expression enhances formation of enlarged lipid droplets and is required for unilocular lipid droplets typical of white adipocytes in vivo. Here, we delineate relationships between apoptotic function and lipid droplet localization of FSP27. We demonstrate that ectopic expression of FSP27 induces enlarged lipid droplets in multiple human cell lines, which is indicative that its mechanism involves ubiquitously present, rather than adipocyte-specific, cellular machinery. Furthermore, promotion of lipid droplet formation in HeLa cells via culture in exogenous oleic acid offsets FSP27-mediated apoptosis. Using transient cotransfections and analysis of lipid droplets in HeLa cells stably expressing FSP27, we show that FSP27 does not protect lipid droplets from action of ATGL lipase. Domain mapping with eGFP-FSP27 deletion constructs indicates that lipid droplet localization of FSP27 requires amino acids 174-192 of its CIDE C domain. The apoptotic mechanism of FSP27, which we show involves caspase-9 and mitochondrial cytochrome c, also requires this 19-amino acid region. Interaction assays determine the FSP27 CIDE C domain complexes with CIDEA, and Western blot reveals that FSP27 protein levels are reduced by coexpression of CIDEA. Overall, our findings demonstrate the function of the FSP27 CIDE C domain and/or regions thereof for apoptosis, lipid droplet localization, and CIDEA interaction.
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- Kun Liu
- Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology and Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research, The University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio 43614, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector (CIDE) family proteins, comprising three members, Cidea, Cideb, and Fsp27 (Cidec), have emerged as important regulators for various aspects of metabolism. This review summarizes our current understanding about the physiological roles of CIDE proteins, their transcriptional regulations, and their underlying mechanism in controlling the development of metabolic disorders. RECENT FINDINGS Animals with deficiency in Cidea, Cideb, and Fsp27 all display lean phenotypes with higher energy expenditure and are resistant to diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance. CIDE proteins, localized to lipid droplets and endoplasmic reticulum, control lipid metabolism in adipocytes and hepatocytes through regulating AMP-activated protein kinase stability and influencing lipogenesis or lipid droplet formation. The expression of CIDE proteins is controlled at both transcriptional and posttranslational levels and positively correlates with the development of obesity, liver steatosis, and insulin sensitivity in both rodents and humans. SUMMARY CIDE proteins are important regulators of energy homeostasis and are closely linked to the development of metabolic disorders including obesity, diabetes, and liver steatosis. They may serve as potential molecular targets for the screening of therapeutic drugs for these diseases.
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- Jingyi Gong
- Protein Science Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Nishino N, Tamori Y, Tateya S, Kawaguchi T, Shibakusa T, Mizunoya W, Inoue K, Kitazawa R, Kitazawa S, Matsuki Y, Hiramatsu R, Masubuchi S, Omachi A, Kimura K, Saito M, Amo T, Ohta S, Yamaguchi T, Osumi T, Cheng J, Fujimoto T, Nakao H, Nakao K, Aiba A, Okamura H, Fushiki T, Kasuga M. FSP27 contributes to efficient energy storage in murine white adipocytes by promoting the formation of unilocular lipid droplets. J Clin Invest 2008; 118:2808-21. [PMID: 18654663 DOI: 10.1172/jci34090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2007] [Accepted: 05/21/2008] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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White adipocytes are unique in that they contain large unilocular lipid droplets that occupy most of the cytoplasm. To identify genes involved in the maintenance of mature adipocytes, we expressed dominant-negative PPARgamma in 3T3-L1 cells and performed a microarray screen. The fat-specific protein of 27 kDa (FSP27) was strongly downregulated in this context. FSP27 expression correlated with induction of differentiation in cultured preadipocytes, and the protein localized to lipid droplets in murine white adipocytes in vivo. Ablation of FSP27 in mice resulted in the formation of multilocular lipid droplets in these cells. Furthermore, FSP27-deficient mice were protected from diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance and displayed an increased metabolic rate due to increased mitochondrial biogenesis in white adipose tissue (WAT). Depletion of FSP27 by siRNA in murine cultured white adipocytes resulted in the formation of numerous small lipid droplets, increased lipolysis, and decreased triacylglycerol storage, while expression of FSP27 in COS cells promoted the formation of large lipid droplets. Our results suggest that FSP27 contributes to efficient energy storage in WAT by promoting the formation of unilocular lipid droplets, thereby restricting lipolysis. In addition, we found that the nature of lipid accumulation in WAT appears to be associated with maintenance of energy balance and insulin sensitivity.
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- Naonobu Nishino
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Transcriptomic signature of bexarotene (rexinoid LGD1069) on mammary gland from three transgenic mouse mammary cancer models. BMC Med Genomics 2008; 1:40. [PMID: 18786257 PMCID: PMC2563021 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-1-40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2008] [Accepted: 09/11/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background The rexinoid bexarotene (LGD1069, Targretin) is a highly selective retinoid × receptor (RXR) agonist that inhibits the growth of pre-malignant and malignant breast cells. Bexarotene was shown to suppress the development of breast cancer in transgenic mice models without side effects. The chemopreventive effects of bexarotene are due to transcriptional modulation of cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. Our goal in the present study was to obtain a profile of the genes modulated by bexarotene on mammary gland from three transgenic mouse mammary cancer models in an effort to elucidate its molecular mechanism of action and for the identification of biomarkers of effectiveness. Methods Serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) was employed to profile the transcriptome of p53-null, MMTV-ErbB2, and C3(1)-SV40 mammary cells obtained from mice treated with bexarotene and their corresponding controls. Results This resulted in a dataset of approximately 360,000 transcript tags representing over 20,000 mRNAs from a total of 6 different SAGE libraries. Analysis of gene expression changes induced by bexarotene in mammary gland revealed that 89 genes were dysregulated among the three transgenic mouse mammary models. From these, 9 genes were common to the three models studied. Conclusion Analysis of the indicated core of transcripts and protein-protein interactions of this commonly modulated genes indicate two functional modules significantly affected by rexinoid bexarotene related to protein biosynthesis and bioenergetics signatures, in addition to the targeting of cancer-causing genes related with cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis.
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Magnusson B, Gummesson A, Glad CAM, Goedecke JH, Jernås M, Lystig TC, Carlsson B, Fagerberg B, Carlsson LMS, Svensson PA. Cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector C is reduced by caloric restriction and regulates adipocyte lipid metabolism. Metabolism 2008; 57:1307-13. [PMID: 18702959 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2008.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2008] [Accepted: 04/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Members of the cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector (CIDE) gene family have been shown to regulate lipid metabolism. In this article, we report that the third member of the human CIDE family, CIDEC, is down-regulated in response to a reduced caloric intake. The down-regulation was demonstrated by microarray and real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis of subcutaneous adipose tissue in 2 independent studies on obese patients undergoing treatment with a very low calorie diet. By analysis of CIDEC expression in 65 human tissues, we conclude that human CIDEC is predominantly expressed in subcutaneous adipocytes. Together, these observations led us to investigate the effect of decreased CIDEC expression in cultured 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of CIDEC resulted in an increased basal release of nonesterified fatty acids, decreased responsiveness to adrenergic stimulation of lipolysis, and increased oxidation of endogenous fatty acids. Thus, we suggest that CIDEC is a regulator of adipocyte lipid metabolism and may be important for the adipocyte to adapt to changes in energy availability.
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- Björn Magnusson
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden.
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Up-regulation of mitochondrial activity and acquirement of brown adipose tissue-like property in the white adipose tissue of fsp27 deficient mice. PLoS One 2008; 3:e2890. [PMID: 18682832 PMCID: PMC2483355 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2008] [Accepted: 07/08/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Fsp27, a member of the Cide family proteins, was shown to localize to lipid droplet and promote lipid storage in adipocytes. We aimed to understand the biological role of Fsp27 in regulating adipose tissue differentiation, insulin sensitivity and energy balance. Fsp27−/− mice and Fsp27/lep double deficient mice were generated and we examined the adiposity, whole body metabolism, BAT and WAT morphology, insulin sensitivity, mitochondrial activity, and gene expression changes in these mouse strains. Furthermore, we isolated mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) from wildtype and Fsp27−/− mice, followed by their differentiation into adipocytes in vitro. We found that Fsp27 is expressed in both brown adipose tissue (BAT) and white adipose tissue (WAT) and its levels were significantly elevated in the WAT and liver of leptin-deficient ob/ob mice. Fsp27−/− mice had increased energy expenditure, lower levels of plasma triglycerides and free fatty acids. Furthermore, Fsp27−/−and Fsp27/lep double-deficient mice are resistant to diet-induced obesity and display increased insulin sensitivity. Moreover, white adipocytes in Fsp27−/− mice have reduced triglycerides accumulation and smaller lipid droplets, while levels of mitochondrial proteins, mitochondrial size and activity are dramatically increased. We further demonstrated that BAT-specific genes and key metabolic controlling factors such as FoxC2, PPAR and PGC1α were all markedly upregulated. In contrast, factors inhibiting BAT differentiation such as Rb, p107 and RIP140 were down-regulated in the WAT of Fsp27−/− mice. Remarkably, Fsp27−/− MEFs differentiated in vitro show many brown adipocyte characteristics in the presence of the thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3). Our data thus suggest that Fsp27 acts as a novel regulator in vivo to control WAT identity, mitochondrial activity and insulin sensitivity.
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Puri V, Ranjit S, Konda S, Nicoloro SMC, Straubhaar J, Chawla A, Chouinard M, Lin C, Burkart A, Corvera S, Perugini RA, Czech MP. Cidea is associated with lipid droplets and insulin sensitivity in humans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:7833-8. [PMID: 18509062 PMCID: PMC2409392 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0802063105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 284] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2007] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Storage of energy as triglyceride in large adipose-specific lipid droplets is a fundamental need in all mammals. Efficient sequestration of fat in adipocytes also prevents fatty acid overload in skeletal muscle and liver, which can impair insulin signaling. Here we report that the Cide domain-containing protein Cidea, previously thought to be a mitochondrial protein, colocalizes around lipid droplets with perilipin, a regulator of lipolysis. Cidea-GFP greatly enhances lipid droplet size when ectopically expressed in preadipocytes or COS cells. These results explain previous findings showing that depletion of Cidea with RNAi markedly elevates lipolysis in human adipocytes. Like perilipin, Cidea and the related lipid droplet protein Cidec/FSP27 are controlled by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma). Treatment of lean or obese mice with the PPARgamma agonist rosiglitazone markedly up-regulates Cidea expression in white adipose tissue (WAT), increasing lipid deposition. Strikingly, in both omental and s.c. WAT from BMI-matched obese humans, expression of Cidea, Cidec/FSP27, and perilipin correlates positively with insulin sensitivity (HOMA-IR index). Thus, Cidea and other lipid droplet proteins define a novel, highly regulated pathway of triglyceride deposition in human WAT. The data support a model whereby failure of this pathway results in ectopic lipid accumulation, insulin resistance, and its associated comorbidities in humans.
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- Vishwajeet Puri
- *Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605; and
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- *Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605; and
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- *Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605; and
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- *Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605; and
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- *Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605; and
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- *Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605; and
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- *Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605; and
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- *Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605; and
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- *Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605; and
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- *Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605; and
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- Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655
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- *Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605; and
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Molecular evolution of Cide family proteins: novel domain formation in early vertebrates and the subsequent divergence. BMC Evol Biol 2008; 8:159. [PMID: 18500987 PMCID: PMC2426694 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-8-159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2007] [Accepted: 05/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Cide family proteins including Cidea, Cideb and Cidec/Fsp27, contain an N-terminal CIDE-N domain that shares sequence similarity to the N-terminal CAD domain (NCD) of DNA fragmentation factors Dffa/Dff45/ICAD and Dffb/Dff40/CAD, and a unique C-terminal CIDE-C domain. We have previously shown that Cide proteins are newly emerged regulators closely associated with the development of metabolic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and liver steatosis. They modulate many metabolic processes such as lipolysis, thermogenesis and TAG storage in brown adipose tissue (BAT) and white adipose tissue (WAT), as well as fatty acid oxidation and lipogenesis in the liver. Results To understand the evolutionary process of Cide proteins and provide insight into the role of Cide proteins as potential metabolic regulators in various species, we searched various databases and performed comparative genomic analysis to study the sequence conservation, genomic structure, and phylogenetic tree of the CIDE-N and CIDE-C domains of Cide proteins. As a result, we identified signature sequences for the N-terminal region of Dffa, Dffb and Cide proteins and CIDE-C domain of Cide proteins, and observed that sequences homologous to CIDE-N domain displays a wide phylogenetic distribution in species ranging from lower organisms such as hydra (Hydra vulgaris) and sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis) to mammals, whereas the CIDE-C domain exists only in vertebrates. Further analysis of their genomic structures showed that although evolution of the ancestral CIDE-N domain had undergone different intron insertions to various positions in the domain among invertebrates, the genomic structure of Cide family in vertebrates is stable with conserved intron phase. Conclusion Based on our analysis, we speculate that in early vertebrates CIDE-N domain was evolved from the duplication of NCD of Dffa. The CIDE-N domain somehow acquired the CIDE-C domain that was formed around the same time, subsequently generating the Cide protein. Subsequent duplication and evolution have led to the formation of different Cide family proteins that play unique roles in the control of metabolic pathways in different tissues.
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Adipocyte dysfunctions linking obesity to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2008; 9:367-77. [PMID: 18401346 DOI: 10.1038/nrm2391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1594] [Impact Index Per Article: 99.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Acquired resistance to the action of insulin to stimulate glucose transport in skeletal muscle is associated with obesity and promotes the development of type 2 diabetes. In skeletal muscle, insulin resistance can result from high levels of circulating fatty acids that disrupt insulin signalling pathways. However, the severity of insulin resistance varies greatly among obese people. Here we postulate that this variability might reflect differences in levels of lipid-droplet proteins that promote the sequestration of fatty acids within adipocytes in the form of triglycerides, thereby lowering exposure of skeletal muscle to the inhibitory effects of fatty acids.
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Kim JY, Liu K, Zhou S, Tillison K, Wu Y, Smas CM. Assessment of fat-specific protein 27 in the adipocyte lineage suggests a dual role for FSP27 in adipocyte metabolism and cell death. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2008; 294:E654-67. [PMID: 18198355 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00104.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fat-specific protein 27 (FSP27)/CIDEC was initially identified by its upregulation in TA1 adipogenesis and is one of three cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector (CIDE) family proapoptotic proteins. Ectopic expression of CIDEs promotes apoptosis of mammalian cells. On the other hand, FSP27 has very recently been illustrated to regulate lipid droplet size and promote lipid storage in adipocytes. Regulation of endogenous FSP27 expression is unknown. We assessed the FSP27 transcript level in the well-characterized 3T3-L1 in vitro adipocyte differentiation model and found its emergence parallels the adipocyte-enriched transcript adipocyte fatty acid binding protein and stearoyl Co-A desaturase 1. Furthermore, FSP27 is a differentiation-dependent transcript in adipogenesis of primary rodent and human preadipocytes and in brown adipogenesis. The FSP27 transcript is inversely regulated by TNF-alpha and insulin, consistent with an antilipolytic function. It is nearly abolished with a 4-h exposure of 3T3-L1 adipocytes to 10 ng/ml TNF-alpha, while treatment with 100 nM insulin increased the FSP27 transcript eightfold. In the latter case LY-294002 blocked this response, indicating involvement of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signals. Northern blot analysis of murine tissues indicated exclusive expression of FSP27 in white and brown adipose tissue; however, a dramatic upregulation occurred in the liver of ob/ob mice. Ectopic expression of murine FSP27 in 293T cells and in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes led to the appearance of key apoptotic hallmarks and cell death. However, despite the upregulation for FSP27 in adipogenesis, we failed to detect DNA laddering indicative of apoptosis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. This suggests that adipogenesis is accompanied by decreased susceptibility to the proapoptotic effects of FSP27. Overall, our findings support roles for FSP27 in cell death and in adipocyte function.
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- Ji Young Kim
- Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology, University of Toledo Health Science Campus, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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Matsusue K, Kusakabe T, Noguchi T, Takiguchi S, Suzuki T, Yamano S, Gonzalez FJ. Hepatic steatosis in leptin-deficient mice is promoted by the PPARgamma target gene Fsp27. Cell Metab 2008; 7:302-11. [PMID: 18396136 PMCID: PMC2587176 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2008.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2007] [Revised: 12/18/2007] [Accepted: 03/05/2008] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) is induced in leptin-deficient (ob/ob) mouse liver and is critical for the development of hepatic steatosis. The present study shows that fat-specific protein 27 (Fsp27) in ob/ob liver is a direct target gene of PPARgamma and can elevate hepatic triglyceride levels. FSP27 belongs to the CIDE family, composed of CIDE A, CIDE B, and FSP27/CIDE C, all of which contain a conserved CIDE-N domain. FSP27 was recently reported to be a lipid droplet-binding protein and to promote lipid accumulation in adipocytes. The Fsp27 gene was expressed at high levels in ob/ob liver and at markedly lower levels in ob/ob livers lacking PPARgamma. Forced expression of FSP27 by adenovirus in hepatocytes in vitro or in vivo led to increased triglyceride levels. Knockdown by adenovirus expressing FSP27 shRNA resulted in lower accumulation of hepatic triglycerides compared to control adenovirus-infected liver. Taken together, these results indicate that FSP27 is a direct mediator of PPARgamma-dependent hepatic steatosis.
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- Kimihiko Matsusue
- Laboratory of Metabolism, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Keller P, Petrie JT, De Rose P, Gerin I, Wright WS, Chiang SH, Nielsen AR, Fischer CP, Pedersen BK, MacDougald OA. Fat-specific protein 27 regulates storage of triacylglycerol. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:14355-65. [PMID: 18334488 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m708323200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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FSP27 (fat-specific protein 27) is a member of the cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor-alpha-like effector (CIDE) family. Although Cidea and Cideb were initially characterized as activators of apoptosis, recent studies have demonstrated important metabolic roles for these proteins. In this study, we investigated the function of another member of this family, FSP27 (Cidec), in apoptosis and adipocyte metabolism. Although overexpression of FSP27 is sufficient to increase apoptosis of 293T and 3T3-L1 cells, more physiological levels of expression stimulate spontaneous lipid accumulation in several cell types without induction of adipocyte genes. Increased triacylglycerol is likely due to decreased beta-oxidation of nonesterified fatty acids. Altered flux of fatty acids into triacylglycerol may be a direct effect of FSP27 function, which is localized to lipid droplets in 293T cells and 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Stable knockdown of FSP27 during adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 cells substantially decreases lipid droplet size, increases mitochondrial and lipid droplet number, and modestly increases glucose uptake and lipolysis. Expression of FSP27 in subcutaneous adipose tissue of a human diabetes cohort decreases with total fat mass but is not associated with measures of insulin resistance (e.g. homeostasis model assessment). Together, these data indicate that FSP27 binds to lipid droplets and regulates their enlargement.
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- Pernille Keller
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Molecular cloning, chromosomal location and expression pattern of porcine CIDEa and CIDEc. Mol Biol Rep 2008; 36:575-82. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-008-9216-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2007] [Accepted: 02/11/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Puri V, Virbasius JV, Guilherme A, Czech MP. RNAi screens reveal novel metabolic regulators: RIP140, MAP4k4 and the lipid droplet associated fat specific protein (FSP) 27. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2008; 192:103-15. [PMID: 18171433 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2007.01786.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Adipose tissue modulates whole body metabolism and insulin sensitivity by controlling circulating lipid levels and producing molecules that can regulate fatty acid metabolism in such tissues as muscle and liver. We have developed RNA interference (RNAi) screens to identify genes in cultured adipocytes that regulate insulin signalling and key metabolic pathways. These short interfering RNA (siRNA)-based screens identified the transcriptional corepressor receptor interacting protein 140 (RIP140) (J Clin Invest 116: 125, 2006) and the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP4k4) (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103: 2087, 2006) as negative regulators of insulin-responsive hexose uptake and oxidative metabolism. Gene expression profiling revealed that RIP140 depletion upregulates the expression of clusters of genes in the pathways of glucose uptake, glycolysis, tricarboxylic acid cycle, fatty acid oxidation, mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative phosphorylation. RIP140-null mice resist weight gain on a high-fat diet and display enhanced glucose tolerance. MAP4k4 depletion in adipocytes increases many of the RIP140-sensitive genes, increases adipogenesis and mediates some actions of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). Remarkably, another hit in our RNAi screens was fat specific protein 27 (FSP27), a highly expressed isoform of Cidea. We discovered that FSP27 unexpectedly associates specifically with lipid droplets and regulates fat storage. We conclude that RIP140, MAP4k4 and the novel lipid droplet protein FSP27 are powerful regulators of adipose tissue metabolism and are potential therapeutic targets for controlling metabolic disease. The discovery of these novel proteins validates the power of RNAi screening for discovery of new therapeutic approaches to type 2 diabetes and obesity.
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- V Puri
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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Chan S, Lin SC, Li P. Regulation of Cidea protein stability by the ubiquitin-mediated proteasomal degradation pathway. Biochem J 2007; 408:259-66. [PMID: 17711404 PMCID: PMC2267341 DOI: 10.1042/bj20070690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cidea, one of three members of the CIDE (cell-death-inducing DNA-fragmentation-factor-45-like effector) family of proteins, is highly enriched in brown adipose tissue, in which it plays a critical role in adaptive thermogenesis and fat accumulation. Cidea-null mice have increased energy expenditure with resistance to high-fat-diet-induced obesity and diabetes. However, little is known as to how the Cidea protein is regulated. In the present study we show that Cidea is a short-lived protein as measured by cycloheximide-based protein chase experiments in different cell lines or in differentiated brown adipocytes. Proteasome inhibitors specifically increased the stability of both transfected and endogenous Cidea protein. Furthermore, Cidea protein was found to be polyubiquitinated when overexpressed in different culture cells as well as in differentiated mature brown adipocytes. Extensive mutational analysis of individual lysine residues revealed that ubiquitinated lysine residues are located in the N-terminal region of Cidea, as alteration of these lysine residues to alanine (N-5KA mutant) renders Cidea much more stable when compared with wild-type or C-terminal lysine-less mutant (C-5KA). Furthermore, K23 (Lys23) within the N-terminus of the Cidea was identified as the major contributor to its polyubiquitination signal and the protein instability. Taken together, the results of our study demonstrated that the ubiquitin-proteasome system confers an important post-translational modification that controls the protein stability of Cidea.
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- Siu Chiu Chan
- *Department of Biology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- †Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Cell Biology and Tumor Cell Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Fujian 361005, People's Republic of China
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- *Department of Biology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- ‡Protein Science Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Li D, Da L, Tang H, Li T, Zhao M. CpG methylation plays a vital role in determining tissue- and cell-specific expression of the human cell-death-inducing DFF45-like effector A gene through the regulation of Sp1/Sp3 binding. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 36:330-41. [PMID: 18033804 PMCID: PMC2248752 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm1028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Cell-death-inducing DFF45-like effector A (CIDE-A) belongs to a family of proapoptotic proteins, the expression of which is highly restricted in human tissues and cells. Here, the core region of the human CIDE-A promoter was characterized. Surprisingly, two Sp1/Sp3-binding sites, rather than tissue-specific transcription factors, were found to be required for the promoter activity. Although the ubiquitously expressed Sp1 and Sp3 were crucial, they alone could not adequately regulate the specific expression of CIDE-A. We found that the expression of CIDE-A was further regulated by CpG methylation of the promoter region. By performing bisulfite sequencing, we observed dense CpG methylation of the promoter region in tissues and cells with low or no expression of CIDE-A but not in tissues with high level of CIDE-A expression. In vitro methylation of this region showed significantly reduced transcriptional activity. Treatment of CIDE-A-negative cells with 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine demethylated the CpG sites; this opened the closed chromatin conformation and markedly enhanced the binding affinity of Sp1/Sp3 to the promoter in vivo, thereby restoring CIDE-A expression. These data indicated that CpG methylation plays a crucial role in establishing and maintaining tissue- and cell-specific transcription of the CIDE-A gene through the regulation of Sp1/Sp3 binding.
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- Dong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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Seki K, Koshi R, Sugano N, Masutani S, Yoshinuma N, Ito K. Microarray analysis of bisphenol A-induced changes in gene expression in human oral epithelial cells. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2007; 39:879-84. [PMID: 17989879 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2007.00351.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Bisphenol A (BPA) is a common ingredient in dental materials. However, its potential adverse effects on the oral cavity are unknown. The purpose of this study is to identify the genes responding to BPA in a human oral epithelial cell line using DNA microarray. Of the 10,368 genes examined, changes in mRNA levels were detected in seven genes: five were up-regulated and two were down-regulated. The expression levels of the calcium channel, voltage-dependent, L-type, alpha 1C subunit (CACNA1C), cell death activator CIDE-3 (CIDE-3), haptoglobin-related protein (HPR), importin 4 (IPO4), and POU domain, class 2 and transcription factor 3 (POU2F3) were significantly up-regulated in the cells exposed to 100 mM BPA. The spermatogenesis-associated, serine-rich 2 (SPATS2) and HSPC049 protein (HSPC049) were significantly down-regulated. The detailed knowledge of the changes in gene expression obtained using microarray technology will provide a basis for further elucidating the molecular mechanisms of the toxic effects of BPA in the oral cavity.
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- Keisuke Seki
- General Practice Residency, Nihon University School of Dentistry Dental Hospital, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan
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Puri V, Konda S, Ranjit S, Aouadi M, Chawla A, Chouinard M, Chakladar A, Czech MP. Fat-specific protein 27, a novel lipid droplet protein that enhances triglyceride storage. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:34213-8. [PMID: 17884815 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m707404200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Fat-specific protein (FSP)27/Cidec is most highly expressed in white and brown adipose tissues and increases in abundance by over 50-fold during adipogenesis. However, its function in adipocytes has remained elusive since its discovery over 15 years ago. Here we demonstrate that FSP27/Cidec localizes to lipid droplets in cultured adipocytes and functions to promote lipid accumulation. Ectopically expressed FSP27-GFP surrounds lipid droplets in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and colocalizes with the known lipid droplet protein perilipin. Immunostaining of endogenous FSP27 in 3T3-L1 adipocytes also confirmed its presence on lipid droplets. FSP27-GFP expression also markedly increases lipid droplet size and enhances accumulation of total neutral lipids in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes as well as other cell types such as COS cells. Conversely, RNA interference-based FSP27/Cidec depletion in mature adipocytes significantly stimulates lipolysis and reduces the size of lipid droplets. These data reveal FSP27/Cidec as a novel adipocyte lipid droplet protein that negatively regulates lipolysis and promotes triglyceride accumulation.
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- Vishwajeet Puri
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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Kelder B, Berryman DE, Clark R, Li A, List EO, Kopchick JJ. CIDE-A gene expression is decreased in white adipose tissue of growth hormone receptor/binding protein gene disrupted mice and with high-fat feeding of normal mice. Growth Horm IGF Res 2007; 17:346-351. [PMID: 17544797 DOI: 10.1016/j.ghir.2007.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2007] [Revised: 03/30/2007] [Accepted: 04/05/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Growth hormone's (GH) lipolytic activity in white adipose tissue (WAT) results in decreased body fat in giant GH transgenic mice and increased subcutaneous fat in dwarf growth hormone receptor/binding protein gene-disrupted mice (GHR -/-). We therefore hypothesized that GH action would affect expression of CIDE-A (cell-death-inducing DFF45-like effector-A), a protein found in white adipose tissue (WAT) and involved in lipid metabolism. CIDE-A RNA levels were determined in subcutaneous, retroperitoneal and epididymal adipose tissue isolated from wild-type and GHR -/- mice. The adipose tissue was also analyzed for adipocyte size. We determined that the lack of GH action has depot-specific effects on the levels of CIDE-A RNA and affected adipocyte cell size. CIDE-A expression is significantly reduced in GHR -/- subcutaneous fat compared to wild-type but is not altered in retroperitoneal or epididymal fat. Likewise, adipocytes are significantly enlarged in GHR -/- subcutaneous adipose tissue relative wild-type mice. A high-fat diet also influenced the level of CIDE-A RNA in mouse adipose tissue. The high-fat diet significantly reduced CIDE-A expression in wild-type subcutaneous fat but did not alter CIDE-A expression in subcutaneous fat of GHR -/- mice. The diet also reduced CIDE-A expression in wild-type retroperitoneal fat but the levels of CIDE-A in epididymal fat were unchanged. In contrast, the high-fat diet reduced CIDE-A expression in both retroperitoneal and epididymal fat of GHR -/- mice. These data demonstrate that CIDE-A levels are reduced in two different mouse models of obesity and this reduction may contribute to altered lipid metabolism.
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- Bruce Kelder
- Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA.
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Bolduc C, Yoshioka M, St-Amand J. Transcriptomic characterization of the long-term dihydrotestosterone effects in adipose tissue. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2007; 15:1107-32. [PMID: 17495187 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.623] [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] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the long-term transcriptomic effects of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in adipose tissue. Fat distribution is regulated by sexual hormones. It is still unclear if androgens are promoting or reducing intra-abdominal fat accumulation. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Retroperitoneal adipose tissue were isolated from each group of gonadectomized (GDX) C57BL6 male mice treated with vehicle or DHT for 21 days. Serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) was performed to generate approximately 150,000 SAGE tags from each sample. RESULTS Among the numerous genes regulated by DHT, transcripts involved in glycolysis, such as aldolase 1 A isoform and pyruvate kinase muscle as well as lipogenic transcripts, such as malic enzyme supernatant and ELOVL family member 6 elongation of long chain fatty acids were down-regulated by androgen supplementation. In contrast, transcripts involved in lipolysis and fatty acid oxidation, such as carboxylesterase 3, acetyl-coenzyme A acyltransferase 1, 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase B and enoyl-coenzyme A hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl coenzyme A dehydrogenase were up-regulated by DHT. Pro-apoptotic transcripts such as cell death-inducing DFFA-like effector c, BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa-interacting protein 1 NIP3 and -interacting protein 3-like were up-regulated by DHT, whereas transcripts involved in promotion of cell cycle such as cyclin D2 were down-regulated by DHT. DISCUSSION These results suggest that chronic androgen treatment may help to improve metabolic profile by regulating various critical pathways involved in adipose tissue physiology. In addition, several genes associated with a healthier metabolic profile, such as adiponectin and CD36 antigen, were up-regulated by 21 days of DHT treatment.
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- Carl Bolduc
- Functional Genomics Laboratory, Molecular Endocrinology and Oncology Research Center, Laval University Medical Center, 2705 Boulevard Laurier, Quebec City, Quebec, G1V 4G2 Canada
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Kelder B, Boyce K, Kriete A, Clark R, Berryman DE, Nagatomi S, List EO, Braughler M, Kopchick JJ. CIDE-A is expressed in liver of old mice and in type 2 diabetic mouse liver exhibiting steatosis. COMPARATIVE HEPATOLOGY 2007; 6:4. [PMID: 17472743 PMCID: PMC1868770 DOI: 10.1186/1476-5926-6-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2006] [Accepted: 05/01/2007] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Background Increased levels of circulating fatty acids caused by insulin resistance and increased adipocyte lipolysis can accumulate within the liver resulting in steatosis. This steatosis sensitizes the liver to inflammation and further injury which can lead to liver dysfunction. We performed microarray analysis on normal mouse liver tissue at different ages and type 2 diabetic liver exhibiting steatosis to identify differentially expressed genes involved in lipid accumulation and liver dysfunction. Results Microarray analysis identified CIDE-A as the most differentially expressed gene as a function of age. Mice fed a high fat diet developed hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia and liver steatosis, all features of the human metabolic syndrome. Increased CIDE-A expression was observed in type 2 diabetic liver and the elevated CIDE-A expression could be reversed by weight loss and normalization of plasma insulin. Also, CIDE-A expression was found to be correlated with hepatic lipid accumulation. Conclusion The corresponding increase in CIDE-A expression with hyperinsulinemia and liver steatosis suggests a novel pathway for lipid accumulation in the liver.
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- Bruce Kelder
- Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
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- Clinical Data Inc, Newton, MA 02458, USA
- Immune Tolerance Network, Pittsburgh, PA 15238, USA
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- Clinical Data Inc, Newton, MA 02458, USA
- Drexel University and Coriell Bioinformatics Initiative, School of Biomedical Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
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- School of Human and Consumer Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
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- Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
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- Clinical Data Inc, Newton, MA 02458, USA
- Rheogene, Norristown, PA 19403, USA
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- Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
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Viswakarma N, Yu S, Naik S, Kashireddy P, Matsumoto K, Sarkar J, Surapureddi S, Jia Y, Rao MS, Reddy JK. Transcriptional regulation of Cidea, mitochondrial cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor alpha-like effector A, in mouse liver by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha and gamma. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:18613-18624. [PMID: 17462989 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m701983200] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cidea (cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor alpha-like effector A), a member of a novel family of proapoptotic proteins, is expressed abundantly in the brown adipose tissue of the mouse. Although Cidea mRNA is not detectable in the mouse liver, we now show that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) alpha ligands Wy-14,643 and ciprofibrate increase the Cidea mRNA level in a PPARalpha-dependent manner, whereas Cidea induction in liver by PPARgamma overexpression is PPARalpha independent. Increase in Cidea mRNA content in liver did not alter the expression of uncoupling protein 1 (Ucp1) gene, which regulates thermogenesis, lipolysis, and conservation of energy. Although Cidea is considered to be a proapoptotic factor, Cidea induction in liver did not result in increased apoptosis. To elucidate the mechanism by which PPARalpha and PPARgamma regulate Cidea gene expression in the liver, we analyzed the promoter region of the Cidea gene. Three putative peroxisome proliferator response elements (PPREs) are found in the Cidea gene promoter. Transactivation, gel-shift, and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays indicated that the proximal PPRE in Cidea gene (Cidea-PPRE1 at -680/-668) is functional for both PPARalpha and -gamma. We conclude that Cidea is a novel target gene for both PPARalpha and -gamma in the liver where these two transcription factors utilize the same PPRE region for dual regulation. The induction of Cidea in liver with these PPARalpha and -gamma agonists suggests a possible role for Cidea in energy metabolism and a less likely role in hepatocyte apoptosis.
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- Navin Viswakarma
- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3008
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3008
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3008
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3008
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3008
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3008
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3008
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3008
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3008
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3008.
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Zhao D, Zhang F, Chen G, Li H, Ma Y, Li Q. The CIDE genes might serve as novel targets for therapeutic intervention of obesity. Med Hypotheses 2007; 69:461-2. [PMID: 17363181 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2006] [Accepted: 12/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Iwahana H, Yakymovych I, Dubrovska A, Hellman U, Souchelnytskyi S. Glycoproteome profiling of transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) signaling: Nonglycosylated cell death-inducing DFF-like effector A inhibits TGFβ1-dependent apoptosis. Proteomics 2006; 6:6168-80. [PMID: 17080483 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200600384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Transforming growth factor-beta (TGFbeta) is a potent regulator of cell growth, differentiation, and apoptosis. TGFbeta binds to specific serine/threonine kinase receptors, which leads to activation of Smad-dependent and Smad-independent signaling pathways. O-Glycosylation is a dynamic PTM which has been observed in many regulatory proteins, but has not been studied in the context of TGFbeta signaling. To explore the effect of TGFbeta1 on protein O-glycosylation in human breast epithelial cells, we performed analyses of proteins which were affinity purified with Helix pomatia agglutinin (HPA). HPA lectin allowed enrichment of proteins containing GalNAc and GlcNAc linked to serine and threonine residues. Using 2-DE and MALDI-TOF-MS, we identified 21 HPA-precipitated proteins, which were affected by treatment of cells with TGFbeta1. Among these proteins, regulators of cell survival, apoptosis, trafficking, and RNA processing were identified. We found that TGFbeta1 inhibited the appearance of cell death-inducing DFF-like effector A (CIDE-A) in 2-D gels with HPA-precipitated proteins. CIDE-A is a cell death activator which promotes DNA fragmentation. We observed that TGFbeta1 did not affect expression of CIDE-A, but inhibited its glycosylation. We found that deglycosylation of CIDE-A correlated with enhanced nuclear export of the protein, and that high level of nonglycosylated CIDE-A inhibited TGFbeta1-dependent cell death. Thus, inhibition of the glycosylation of CIDE-A may be a mechanism to protect cells from apoptosis.
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- Hiroyuki Iwahana
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Bohn E, Bechtold O, Zahir N, Frick JS, Reimann J, Jilge B, Autenrieth IB. Host gene expression in the colon of gnotobiotic interleukin-2-deficient mice colonized with commensal colitogenic or noncolitogenic bacterial strains: common patterns and bacteria strain specific signatures. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2006; 12:853-62. [PMID: 16954804 DOI: 10.1097/01.mib.0000231574.73559.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Specific pathogen-free (SPF), but not germfree (GF), interleukin (IL)-2-deficient (IL-2-/-) mice develop inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) at 10 to 15 weeks of age. Gnotobiotic IL-2-/- mice monocolonized with E. coli mpk develop IBD at 25 to 33 weeks of age but not B. vulgatus mpk, E. coli Nissle 1917, or mice cocolonized with both E. coli mpk and B. vulgatus. METHODS To determine genes regulated by these commensal bacteria, host gene expression in the colon of 8-week-old IL-2-/- mice was compared by using microarrays and semiquantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Colonization with E. coli mpk/B. vulgatus or SPF microbiota altered the gene expression profile more profoundly than monocolonization with either B. vulgatus, E. coli mpk or E. coli Nissle indicating that the complexity of the gene expression pattern is influenced by the diversity of the microbiota. RESULTS A small but distinct group of genes could be defined which might be associated with colitis development. Thus, 8 week old E. coli mpk IL-2-/- mice rone to colitis compared to E. coli Nissle, B. vulgatus and E. coli mpk/B. vulgatus IL-2-/- mice displayed a lower expression of the anti-inflammatory RegIII family genes such as RegIII[gamma] and pancreatitis associated protein (PAP) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-[gamma] regulated genes such as adipsin and adiponectin. CONCLUSION The increased expression of these genes in B. vulgatus colonized mice might be associated with prevention of E. coli mpk triggered colitis in E. coli mpkM/B. vulgatus IL-2-/- mice.
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- Erwin Bohn
- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen, Germany.
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Da L, Li D, Yokoyama K, Li T, Zhao M. Dual promoters control the cell-specific expression of the human cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector B gene. Biochem J 2006; 393:779-88. [PMID: 16248853 PMCID: PMC1360731 DOI: 10.1042/bj20051027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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CIDE-B [cell death-inducing DFF45 (DNA fragmentation factor 45)-like effector B] is a member of the CIDE family of apoptosis-inducing factors. The highly restricted pattern of expression of CIDE-B in the liver and spleen suggests that a mechanism exists for the tissue- and cell-specific regulation of transcription of this gene. We have analysed the promoters of the human CIDE-B gene, particularly the mechanism of cell-specific transcription. Expression of CIDE-B is driven by two promoters which are responsible for the synthesis of two types of transcript, and Sp1 and Sp3 are key regulators of basal transcription from both the upstream and the internal promoter, as indicated by EMSAs (electrophoretic mobility-shift assays) and site-directed mutagenesis. Bisulphite sequencing analysis demonstrated that the upstream promoter was hypermethylated in cells that did not express the long transcript of CIDE-B, but was hypomethylated in cells that expressed this transcript. Furthermore, methylation of this region in vitro reduced the promoter activity to approximately 5% of the control. Thus methylation at CpG sites in the upstream promoter region appeared to be important for cell-specific synthesis of the long transcript. By contrast, HNF4alpha (hepatocyte nuclear factor-4alpha) bound to the internal promoter and enhanced its activity. Moreover, the short transcript of CIDE-B gene was expressed in cells which do not normally express this transcript upon introduction of exogenous HNF4alpha, demonstrating the involvement of HNF4alpha in the cell-specific synthesis of the short transcript. Thus our analysis revealed a novel mechanism for the cell-specific transcription of the human CIDE-B gene, which involves epigenetic and genetic control at separate respective promoters.
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- Liang Da
- *State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- *State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- *State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- *State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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- Sheng-Cai Lin
- Department of Biochemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Shi X, Cao S, Mitsuhashi M, Xiang Z, Ma X. Genome-wide analysis of molecular changes in IL-12-induced control of mammary carcinoma via IFN-gamma-independent mechanisms. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 172:4111-22. [PMID: 15034023 PMCID: PMC2956987 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.7.4111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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IL-12 is a major activator of tumor-killing NK cells and CTL. IFN-gamma mediates most of the well-known immunological activities of IL-12. In this study, we report IFN-gamma-independent activities induced by therapeutic application of rIL-12 in restricting tumor growth and metastasis in the 4T1 murine mammary carcinoma model. IFN-gamma-deficient mice carrying 4T1 tumor exhibit no gross defect in the number of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes but have exaggerated angiogenesis in the tumor. Administration of IL-12 is able to constrict blood vessels in the tumor in the absence of IFN-gamma, and retains certain therapeutic efficacy even when applied late during tumor progression. IL-12 exposure in vivo does not irreversibly alter the immunogenicity of the tumor. Finally, global gene expression analysis of primary tumors reveals IL-12-induced molecular patterns and changes, implicating a number of novel genes potentially important for IFN-gamma-independent immune responses against the tumor, for IL-12-mediated antiproliferation, antimetastasis, and antiangiogenesis activities.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Chemokines/biosynthesis
- Chemokines/genetics
- Female
- Gene Expression Profiling/methods
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/immunology
- Growth Inhibitors/administration & dosage
- Growth Inhibitors/therapeutic use
- Interferon-gamma/deficiency
- Interferon-gamma/genetics
- Interferon-gamma/physiology
- Interleukin-12/administration & dosage
- Interleukin-12/therapeutic use
- Lung Neoplasms/genetics
- Lung Neoplasms/immunology
- Lung Neoplasms/prevention & control
- Lung Neoplasms/secondary
- Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating/immunology
- Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating/pathology
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/genetics
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/immunology
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/prevention & control
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Knockout
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/immunology
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/prevention & control
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis/methods
- Recombinant Proteins/administration & dosage
- Recombinant Proteins/therapeutic use
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- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Xiaojing Ma, Department of, Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 1300, York Avenue, New York, NY 10021.
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Bayascas JR, Yuste VJ, Solé C, Sánchez-López I, Segura MF, Perera R, Comella JX. Characterization of splice variants of human caspase-activated DNase with CIDE-N structure and function. FEBS Lett 2004; 566:234-40. [PMID: 15147901 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.04.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2004] [Accepted: 04/21/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Internucleosomal DNA fragmentation is an apoptotic event that depends on the activity of different nucleases. Among them, the DNA fragmentation factor B, better known as caspase-activated DNase (CAD), is mainly responsible for this DNA fragmentation in dying cells. CAD is an endonuclease that is chaperoned and inhibited by inhibitor of CAD (ICAD). Activation of CAD needs the cleavage of ICAD by activated caspase-3. During the characterization of the staurosporine-induced apoptotic process in human neuroblastoma cell lines, we have found three novel splice variants of CAD. In all three messengers, the open reading frame is truncated after the second exon of the CAD gene. This truncated open reading frame codifies the CAD protein amino terminal part corresponding to the cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector-N (CIDE-N) domain. We have detected these splicing variants in human tissues and in peripheral white blood cells from 10 unrelated individuals, and their products have been showed to be expressed in certain mouse tissues. We demonstrate that these truncated forms of CAD are soluble proteins that interact with ICAD. We also provided evidences that these CIDE-N forms of CAD promote apoptosis in a caspase-dependent manner.
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- José R Bayascas
- Grup de Senyalització Cel.lular i Apoptosi, Departament de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Universitat de Lleida, 25008 Lleida, Spain
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