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Ma T, Ren R, Lv J, Yang R, Zheng X, Hu Y, Zhu G, Wang H. Transdifferentiation of fibroblasts into muscle cells to constitute cultured meat with tunable intramuscular fat deposition. eLife 2024; 13:RP93220. [PMID: 38771186 PMCID: PMC11108645 DOI: 10.7554/elife.93220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Current studies on cultured meat mainly focus on the muscle tissue reconstruction in vitro, but lack the formation of intramuscular fat, which is a crucial factor in determining taste, texture, and nutritional contents. Therefore, incorporating fat into cultured meat is of superior value. In this study, we employed the myogenic/lipogenic transdifferentiation of chicken fibroblasts in 3D to produce muscle mass and deposit fat into the same cells without the co-culture or mixture of different cells or fat substances. The immortalized chicken embryonic fibroblasts were implanted into the hydrogel scaffold, and the cell proliferation and myogenic transdifferentiation were conducted in 3D to produce the whole-cut meat mimics. Compared to 2D, cells grown in 3D matrix showed elevated myogenesis and collagen production. We further induced fat deposition in the transdifferentiated muscle cells and the triglyceride content could be manipulated to match and exceed the levels of chicken meat. The gene expression analysis indicated that both lineage-specific and multifunctional signalings could contribute to the generation of muscle/fat matrix. Overall, we were able to precisely modulate muscle, fat, and extracellular matrix contents according to balanced or specialized meat preferences. These findings provide new avenues for customized cultured meat production with desired intramuscular fat contents that can be tailored to meet the diverse demands of consumers.
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- Tongtong Ma
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-Grain Feed Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural UniversityTaianChina
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-Grain Feed Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural UniversityTaianChina
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanChina
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-Grain Feed Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural UniversityTaianChina
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-Grain Feed Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural UniversityTaianChina
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-Grain Feed Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural UniversityTaianChina
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanChina
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-Grain Feed Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural UniversityTaianChina
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Non-Grain Feed Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shandong Agricultural UniversityTaianChina
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Li T, Jin Y, Wu J, Ren Z. Beyond energy provider: multifunction of lipid droplets in embryonic development. Biol Res 2023; 56:38. [PMID: 37438836 DOI: 10.1186/s40659-023-00449-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023] Open
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Since the discovery, lipid droplets (LDs) have been recognized to be sites of cellular energy reserves, providing energy when necessary to sustain cellular life activities. Many studies have reported large numbers of LDs in eggs and early embryos from insects to mammals. The questions of how LDs are formed, what role they play, and what their significance is for embryonic development have been attracting the attention of researchers. Studies in recent years have revealed that in addition to providing energy for embryonic development, LDs in eggs and embryos also function to resist lipotoxicity, resist oxidative stress, inhibit bacterial infection, and provide lipid and membrane components for embryonic development. Removal of LDs from fertilized eggs or early embryos artificially leads to embryonic developmental arrest and defects. This paper reviews recent studies to explain the role and effect mechanisms of LDs in the embryonic development of several species and the genes involved in the regulation. The review contributes to understanding the embryonic development mechanism and provides new insight for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases related to embryonic developmental abnormalities.
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- Tai Li
- Key Laboratory of Agriculture Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education & Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Agriculture Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education & Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Agriculture Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education & Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, P. R. China
- Frontiers Science Center for Animal Breeding and Sustainable Production, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agriculture Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of the Ministry of Education & Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Animal Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, P. R. China.
- Frontiers Science Center for Animal Breeding and Sustainable Production, Wuhan, 430070, China.
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, China.
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Kim DH, Lee J, Lee C, Shin BJ, Ryu BY, Lee K. Short communication: In ovo injection of all-trans retinoic acid causes adipocyte hypertrophy in embryos but lost its effect in posthatch chickens. Animal 2023; 17:100750. [PMID: 36934565 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2023.100750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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The regulation of adipose deposition in broiler chickens is an important factor for production efficiency to poultry producers and health concerns to customers. Although vitamin A and its metabolite [all-trans retinoic acid (atRA)] have been used for studies on adipogenesis in mammals and avian, effects of embryonic atRA on adipose development in embryonic (E) and posthatch (D) ages in broiler chickens have not been studied yet. Different concentrations of atRA (0 M-2 μM) were injected in broiler eggs at E10, and adipose tissues were sampled at E16. Percentages of adipose tissues in chicken embryos were significantly increased in the group injected with 500 nM of atRA compared to the 0 M group (P < 0.05). In addition, the adipocyte cross-sectional area (CSA) was significantly greater by in ovo injection of 500 nM atRA compared to the injection of 0 M (P < 0.01). Moreover, in ovo atRA-injected embryos were hatched and BWs were measured at D0, D7, and D14. BWs were not different from those of the 0 M group. Percentages of adipose tissues and CSA of the in ovo atRA-injected group (500 nM) were not different from those of the 0 M group at D14. Taken together, the current study clearly showed that in ovo injection of atRA promoted adipose deposition with hypertrophy during embryonic development, but its effects were not maintained in early posthatch age in broiler chickens, implying that embryonic atRA has an important role in the regulation of adipose development in chicken embryos.
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- Dong-Hwan Kim
- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691, USA
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Ansung, Gyeonggi-Do 17546, South Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Ansung, Gyeonggi-Do 17546, South Korea
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; The Ohio State University Interdisciplinary Human Nutrition Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Zhu C, Zhang L, Heidari M, Sun S, Chang S, Xie Q, Ai Y, Dong K, Zhang H. Small RNA deep sequencing revealed microRNAs' involvement in modulating cellular senescence and immortalization state. Poult Sci 2023; 102:102474. [PMID: 36689784 PMCID: PMC9876980 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Unlike rodent cells, spontaneous immortalization of avian cells and human cells is a very rare event. According to patent publications and current literature, there are no more than 4 spontaneously immortalized chicken embryo fibroblast (CEF) cell lines established up to date. One of those cell lines is ADOL (Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory) ZS-1 cell line, which was established by continuous passaging of the CEFs derived from the specific pathogen free (SPF) 0.TVB*S1 (commonly known as rapid feathering susceptible or RFS) genetic line of chickens. The RFS genetic line of chickens was developed and has been maintained on the SPF chicken farm of USDA-ARS facility, ADOL, in East Lansing, Michigan, which is known as one of a few lines of chickens that are free of any known avian endogenous virus genes. To explore potential roles that epigenetic factors may play in modulating cellular senescence processes and spontaneous immortalization state, total RNAs extracted from samples of the RFS primary CEFs, RFS CEFs reached the 21st passage, and the ZS-1 cells were subjected to small RNA sequencing. Collectively, a total of 531 miRNAs was identified in the 3 types of samples. In contrast to the primary CEF samples, 50 miRNAs were identified with significantly differential expression only in the 21st passage samples; a different subset of 63 differentially expressed miRNAs was identified only in the ZS-1 samples; the majority of differentially expressed miRNAs identified in both the 21st passage CEF and the ZS-1 samples were more or less directionally consistent. Gene Ontology analysis results suggested that the epigenetic factor, miRNAs, plays a role in modulating the cellular senescence and spontaneous immortalization processes through various bioprocesses and key pathways including ErbB and MAPK signaling pathways. These findings provided the experimental and bioinformatic evidence for a better understanding on the epigenetic factor of miRNAs in association with cellular senescence and spontaneous immortalization process in avian cells.
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- Chen Zhu
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA,Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA,Institute of Special Wild Economic Animal and Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130112, China
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong 271018, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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- College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130062, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA.
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Sugii S, Wong CYQ, Lwin AKO, Chew LJM. Alternative fat: redefining adipocytes for biomanufacturing cultivated meat. Trends Biotechnol 2022; 41:686-700. [PMID: 36117023 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Cellular agriculture provides a potentially sustainable way of producing cultivated meat as an alternative protein source. In addition to muscle and connective tissue, fat is an important component of animal meat that contributes to taste, texture, tenderness, and nutritional profiles. However, while the biology of fat cells (adipocytes) is well studied, there is a lack of investigation on how adipocytes from agricultural species are isolated, produced, and incorporated as food constituents. Recently we compiled all protocols related to generation and analysis of adipose progenitors from bovine, porcine, chicken, other livestock and seafood species. In this review we summarize recent developments and present key scientific questions and challenges that need to be addressed in order to advance the biomanufacture of 'alternative fat'.
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- Shigeki Sugii
- Bioengineering Systems Division, Institute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging (IBB), A*STAR, 31 Biopolis Way #07-01, Singapore 138669; Current address: Cell Biology and Therapies Division, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), A*STAR, 61 Biopolis Drive #07-04 Proteos, Singapore 138673; Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, 8 College Road, Singapore 169857.
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- Bioengineering Systems Division, Institute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging (IBB), A*STAR, 31 Biopolis Way #07-01, Singapore 138669; Current address: Cell Biology and Therapies Division, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), A*STAR, 61 Biopolis Drive #07-04 Proteos, Singapore 138673
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- Bioengineering Systems Division, Institute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging (IBB), A*STAR, 31 Biopolis Way #07-01, Singapore 138669; Current address: Cell Biology and Therapies Division, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), A*STAR, 61 Biopolis Drive #07-04 Proteos, Singapore 138673
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- Bioengineering Systems Division, Institute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging (IBB), A*STAR, 31 Biopolis Way #07-01, Singapore 138669; Current address: Cell Biology and Therapies Division, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), A*STAR, 61 Biopolis Drive #07-04 Proteos, Singapore 138673
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Sugii S, Wong CYQ, Lwin AKO, Chew LJM. Reassessment of adipocyte technology for cellular agriculture of alternative fat. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2022; 21:4146-4163. [PMID: 36018497 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
Alternative proteins, such as cultivated meat, have recently attracted significant attention as novel and sustainable food. Fat tissue/cell is an important component of meat that makes organoleptic and nutritional contributions. Although adipocyte biology is relatively well investigated, there is limited focus on the specific techniques and strategies to produce cultivated fat from agricultural animals. In the assumed standard workflow, stem/progenitor cell lines are derived from tissues of animals, cultured for expansion, and differentiated into mature adipocytes. Here, we compile information from literature related to cell isolation, growth, differentiation, and analysis from bovine, porcine, chicken, other livestock, and seafood species. A diverse range of tissue sources, cell isolation methods, cell types, growth media, differentiation cocktails, and analytical methods for measuring adipogenic levels were used across species. Based on our analysis, we identify opportunities and challenges in advancing new technology era toward producing "alternative fat" that is suitable for human consumption.
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- Shigeki Sugii
- Bioengineering Systems Division, Institute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging (IBB), A*STAR, Singapore.,Program of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Bioengineering Systems Division, Institute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging (IBB), A*STAR, Singapore
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- Bioengineering Systems Division, Institute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging (IBB), A*STAR, Singapore
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- Bioengineering Systems Division, Institute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging (IBB), A*STAR, Singapore
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Kim DH, Ahn J, Suh Y, Ziouzenkova O, Lee JW, Lee K. Retinol Binding Protein 7 Promotes Adipogenesis in vitro and Regulates Expression of Genes Involved in Retinol Metabolism. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:876031. [PMID: 35493071 PMCID: PMC9047791 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.876031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Retinol is an essential nutrient in animals. Its metabolites, specifically retinoic acid (RA), are crucial for cell differentiation, including adipogenesis. Retinol binding protein 7 (Rbp7) is under the control of PPARγ, the master regulator of adipogenesis. However, the role of RBP7 in adipogenesis is unclear. Our study showed that Rbp7 was abundantly expressed in white and brown mouse adipose tissues and had a higher expression in adipocytes than in stromal vascular fraction. Rbp7 overexpression promoted 3T3-L1 preadipocyte differentiation with increased triglyceride accumulation and up-regulation of Pparγ, Fabp4, C/ebpα, and AdipoQ. Rbp7 deficient adipocytes had opposite effects of the overexpression, which were rescued by RA supplementation. Indirect assessment of relative nuclear RA levels using RAR response element (RARE)-Luc reporter assay demonstrated that Rbp7 overexpression significantly increased RARE-Luc reporter activity. Rbp7 overexpression significantly increased expression of Raldh1, responsible for RA production, and up-regulation of Lrat and Cyp26a1, involved in retinol storage and RA catabolism, respectively, in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Rbp7 deficient adipocytes had opposite effects of the overexpression of those genes involved in retinol metabolism. These data suggest that RBP7 increases transcriptional activity of RARE that may induce negative feedback responses via regulation of the gene expression for retinol homeostasis. Our data indicate critical RBP7 functions in adipocytes: regulation of transcriptional activity of RARE and adipocytes differentiation, potentially providing a new target for obesity therapy.
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- Dong-Hwan Kim
- Biotherapeutics Translational Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea
- Department of Functional Genomics, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Biotherapeutics Translational Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea
- Department of Functional Genomics, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
- *Correspondence: Jeong-Woong Lee, ; Kichoon Lee,
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- The Ohio State University Interdisciplinary Human Nutrition Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- *Correspondence: Jeong-Woong Lee, ; Kichoon Lee,
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Kim DH, Lee J, Suh Y, Ko JK, Lee K. Transdifferentiation of Myoblasts Into Adipocytes by All-Trans-Retinoic Acid in Avian. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:856881. [PMID: 35465310 PMCID: PMC9019681 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.856881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Increased adipogenesis in muscle tissues is related to metabolic syndromes and muscle weakness in humans and improvement of meat quality in animal production. With growing evidence for pro-adipogenic functions of all-trans-retinoic acid (atRA), the current study investigated whether atRA can transdifferentiate myoblasts into adipocytes using a quail myogenic cell line (QM7) and avian primary myoblasts. atRA increased cytoplasmic lipid droplet accumulation and mRNA expression for adipogenic genes in these cells. An acute induction of Pparγ expression by atRA under cycloheximide treatment indicated a direct regulation of Pparγ by atRA. In addition, the induction of Pparγ expression was mediated by retinoic acid receptors . At high levels of Pparγ by atRA, BADGE, an antagonist of Pparγ, inhibited, and rosiglitazone, an agonist of Pparγ, further enhanced atRA-induced transdifferentiation. However, at very low levels of Pparγ in the absence of atRA treatment, rosiglitazone could not induce transdifferentiation of avian myoblasts. These data suggest that the induction of Pparγ expression by atRA is an essential molecular event in myoblasts for atRA-induced transdifferentiation into adipocytes. Based on our findings, atRA can be a new transdifferentiation factor of myoblasts to adipocytes, providing a potential nutrient to enhance marbling in poultry.
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- Dong-Hwan Kim
- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- The Ohio State University Interdisciplinary Human Nutrition Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- The Ohio State University Interdisciplinary Human Nutrition Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- *Correspondence: Kichoon Lee,
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Yuen JSK, Stout AJ, Kawecki NS, Letcher SM, Theodossiou SK, Cohen JM, Barrick BM, Saad MK, Rubio NR, Pietropinto JA, DiCindio H, Zhang SW, Rowat AC, Kaplan DL. Perspectives on scaling production of adipose tissue for food applications. Biomaterials 2022; 280:121273. [PMID: 34933254 PMCID: PMC8725203 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.121273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
With rising global demand for food proteins and significant environmental impact associated with conventional animal agriculture, it is important to develop sustainable alternatives to supplement existing meat production. Since fat is an important contributor to meat flavor, recapitulating this component in meat alternatives such as plant based and cell cultured meats is important. Here, we discuss the topic of cell cultured or tissue engineered fat, growing adipocytes in vitro that could imbue meat alternatives with the complex flavor and aromas of animal meat. We outline potential paths for the large scale production of in vitro cultured fat, including adipogenic precursors during cell proliferation, methods to adipogenically differentiate cells at scale, as well as strategies for converting differentiated adipocytes into 3D cultured fat tissues. We showcase the maturation of knowledge and technology behind cell sourcing and scaled proliferation, while also highlighting that adipogenic differentiation and 3D adipose tissue formation at scale need further research. We also provide some potential solutions for achieving adipose cell differentiation and tissue formation at scale based on contemporary research and the state of the field.
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- John S K Yuen
- Biomedical Engineering Department, Tissue Engineering Resource Center, Tufts University, 4 Colby St, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Tissue Engineering Resource Center, Tufts University, 4 Colby St, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles, 410 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA; Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology, University of California Los Angeles, Terasaki Life Sciences Building, 610 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Tissue Engineering Resource Center, Tufts University, 4 Colby St, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Tissue Engineering Resource Center, Tufts University, 4 Colby St, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- W. M. Keck Science Department, Pitzer College, 925 N Mills Ave, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Tissue Engineering Resource Center, Tufts University, 4 Colby St, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Tissue Engineering Resource Center, Tufts University, 4 Colby St, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Tissue Engineering Resource Center, Tufts University, 4 Colby St, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Tissue Engineering Resource Center, Tufts University, 4 Colby St, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Tissue Engineering Resource Center, Tufts University, 4 Colby St, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Tissue Engineering Resource Center, Tufts University, 4 Colby St, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles, 410 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA; Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology, University of California Los Angeles, Terasaki Life Sciences Building, 610 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Tissue Engineering Resource Center, Tufts University, 4 Colby St, Medford, MA, 02155, USA.
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Kim DH, Lee J, Kim S, Lillehoj HS, Lee K. Hypertrophy of Adipose Tissues in Quail Embryos by in ovo Injection of All- Trans Retinoic Acid. Front Physiol 2021; 12:681562. [PMID: 34093239 PMCID: PMC8176229 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.681562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Excessive adipose accretion causes health issues in humans and decreases feed efficiency in poultry. Although vitamin A has been known to be involved in adipogenesis, effects of all-trans retinoic acid (atRA), as a metabolite of vitamin A, on embryonic adipose development have not been studied yet. Avian embryos are developing in confined egg environments, which can be directly modified to study effects of nutrients on embryonic adipogenesis. With the use of quail embryos, different concentrations of atRA (0 M to 10 μM) were injected in ovo at embryonic day (E) 9, and adipose tissues were sampled at E14. Percentages of fat pad weights in embryo weights were significantly increased in the group injected with 300 nM of atRA. Also, among three injection time points, E5, E7, or E9, E7 showed the most significant increase in weight and percentage of inguinal fat at E14. Injection of atRA at E7 increased fat cell size in E14 embryos with up-regulation of pro-adipogenic marker genes (Pparγ and Fabp4) and down-regulation of a preadipocyte marker gene (Dlk1) in adipose tissues. These data demonstrate that atRA promotes hypertrophic fat accretion in quail embryos, implying important roles of atRA in embryonic development of adipose tissues.
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- Dong-Hwan Kim
- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.,The Ohio State University Interdisciplinary Human Nutrition Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Animal Bioscience and Biotechnology Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.,The Ohio State University Interdisciplinary Human Nutrition Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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