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Chang Y, Guo R, Gu T, Zong Y, Sun H, Xu W, Chen L, Tian Y, Li G, Lu L, Zeng T. Integrated transcriptome and microbiome analyses of residual feed intake in ducks during high production period. Poult Sci 2024; 103:103726. [PMID: 38636203 PMCID: PMC11031780 DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.103726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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Residual feed intake (RFI) is a crucial parameter for assessing the feeding efficiency of poultry. Minimizing RFI can enhance feed utilization and reduce costs. In this study, 315 healthy female ducks were individually housed in cages. Growth performance was monitored during the high laying period, from 290 to 325 d of age. The cecal transcriptome and microbiome of 12 ducks with high RFI and 12 with low residual feed intake (LRFI) were analyzed. Regarding growth performance, the LRFI group exhibited significantly lower RFI, feed conversion ratio (FCR), and feed intake (Fi) compared to the HRFI group (p < 0.01). However, there were no significant differences observed in body weight (BW), body weight gain (BWG), and egg mass (EML) between the groups (p > 0.05). Microbiome analysis demonstrated that RFI impacted gut microbial abundance, particularly affecting metabolism and disease-related microorganisms such as Romboutsia, Enterococcus, and Megamonas funiformis. Transcriptome analysis revealed that varying RFI changed the expression of genes related to glucose metabolism and lipid metabolism, including APOA1, G6PC1, PCK1, and PLIN1. The integrated analysis indicated that host genes were closely linked to the microbiota and primarily function in lipid metabolism, which may enhance feeding efficiency by influencing metabolism and maintaining gut homeostasis.
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- Yuguang Chang
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products; Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Resources (Poultry) Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products; Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Resources (Poultry) Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China; College of Animal Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products; Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Resources (Poultry) Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products; Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Resources (Poultry) Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products; Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Resources (Poultry) Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 430064, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products; Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Resources (Poultry) Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products; Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Resources (Poultry) Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products; Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Resources (Poultry) Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products; Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Resources (Poultry) Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products; Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Resources (Poultry) Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products; Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Resources (Poultry) Evaluation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China.
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Kang J, Chung A, Suresh S, Bonzi LC, Sourisse JM, Ramirez‐Calero S, Romeo D, Petit‐Marty N, Pegueroles C, Schunter C. Long non-coding RNAs mediate fish gene expression in response to ocean acidification. Evol Appl 2024; 17:e13655. [PMID: 38357358 PMCID: PMC10866067 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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The majority of the transcribed genome does not have coding potential but these non-coding transcripts play crucial roles in transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of protein-coding genes. Regulation of gene expression is important in shaping an organism's response to environmental changes, ultimately impacting their survival and persistence as population or species face global change. However, the roles of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), when confronted with environmental changes, remain largely unclear. To explore the potential role of lncRNAs in fish exposed to ocean acidification (OA), we analyzed publicly available brain RNA-seq data from a coral reef fish Acanthochromis polyacanthus. We annotated the lncRNAs in its genome and examined the expression changes of intergenic lncRNAs (lincRNAs) between A. polyacanthus samples from a natural CO2 seep and a nearby control site. We identified 4728 lncRNAs, including 3272 lincRNAs in this species. Remarkably, 93.03% of these lincRNAs were species-specific. Among the 125 highly expressed lincRNAs and 403 differentially expressed lincRNAs in response to elevated CO2, we observed that lincRNAs were either neighboring or potentially trans-regulating differentially expressed coding genes associated with pH regulation, neural signal transduction, and ion transport, which are known to be important in the response to OA in fish. In summary, lncRNAs may facilitate fish acclimation and mediate the responses of fish to OA by modulating the expression of crucial coding genes, which offers insight into the regulatory mechanisms underlying fish responses to environmental changes.
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- Jingliang Kang
- Swire Institute of Marine Science, School of Biological SciencesThe University of Hong KongPokfulamHong Kong SAR
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- Swire Institute of Marine Science, School of Biological SciencesThe University of Hong KongPokfulamHong Kong SAR
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- Swire Institute of Marine Science, School of Biological SciencesThe University of Hong KongPokfulamHong Kong SAR
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- Swire Institute of Marine Science, School of Biological SciencesThe University of Hong KongPokfulamHong Kong SAR
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- Swire Institute of Marine Science, School of Biological SciencesThe University of Hong KongPokfulamHong Kong SAR
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- Swire Institute of Marine Science, School of Biological SciencesThe University of Hong KongPokfulamHong Kong SAR
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- Swire Institute of Marine Science, School of Biological SciencesThe University of Hong KongPokfulamHong Kong SAR
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- Swire Institute of Marine Science, School of Biological SciencesThe University of Hong KongPokfulamHong Kong SAR
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, Institute for Research on Biodiversity (IRBio)University of BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
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- Swire Institute of Marine Science, School of Biological SciencesThe University of Hong KongPokfulamHong Kong SAR
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution and Department of ChemistryCity University of Hong KongHong Kong SARChina
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Taylor AH, Konje JC, Ayakannu T. Identification of Potentially Novel Molecular Targets of Endometrial Cancer Using a Non-Biased Proteomic Approach. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4665. [PMID: 37760635 PMCID: PMC10527058 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15184665] [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: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The present study was aimed at identifying novel proteins in endometrial cancer (EC), employing proteomic analysis of tissues obtained after surgery. A differential MS-based proteomic analysis was conducted from whole tissues dissected from biopsies from post-menopausal women, histologically confirmed as endometrial cancer (two endometrioid and two serous; n = 4) or normal atrophic endometrium (n = 4), providing 888 differentially expressed proteins with 246 of these previously documented elsewhere as expressed in EC and 372 proteins not previously demonstrated to be expressed in EC but associated with other types of cancer. Additionally, 33 proteins not recorded previously in PubMed as being expressed in any forms of cancer were also identified, with only 26 of these proteins having a publication associated with their expression patterns or putative functions. The putative functions of the 26 proteins (GRN, APP, HEXA, CST3, CAD, QARS, SIAE, WARS, MYH8, CLTB, GOLIM4, SCARB2, BOD1L1, C14orf142, C9orf142, CCDC13, CNPY4, FAM169A, HN1L, PIGT, PLCL1, PMFBP1, SARS2, SCPEP1, SLC25A24 and ZC3H4) in other tissues point towards and provide a basis for further investigation of these previously unrecognised novel EC proteins. The developmental biology, disease, extracellular matrix, homeostatic, immune, metabolic (both RNA and protein), programmed cell death, signal transduction, molecular transport, transcriptional networks and as yet uncharacterised pathways indicate that these proteins are potentially involved in endometrial carcinogenesis and thus may be important in EC diagnosis, prognostication and treatment and thus are worthy of further investigation.
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- Anthony H. Taylor
- Reproductive Sciences Section, Department of Cancer Studies & Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; (A.H.T.); (J.C.K.)
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
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- Reproductive Sciences Section, Department of Cancer Studies & Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; (A.H.T.); (J.C.K.)
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
- Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Al Rayyan, Doha P.O. Box 24144, Qatar
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- Reproductive Sciences Section, Department of Cancer Studies & Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; (A.H.T.); (J.C.K.)
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia
- Sunway Medical Centre, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia
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Vámos A, Arianti R, Vinnai BÁ, Alrifai R, Shaw A, Póliska S, Guba A, Csősz É, Csomós I, Mocsár G, Lányi C, Balajthy Z, Fésüs L, Kristóf E. Corrigendum: Human abdominal subcutaneous-derived active beige adipocytes carrying FTO rs1421085 obesity-risk alleles exert lower thermogenic capacity. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1249909. [PMID: 37711854 PMCID: PMC10499436 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1249909] [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: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1155673.].
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- Attila Vámos
- Laboratory of Cell Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
- Doctoral School of Molecular Cell and Immune Biology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Cell Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
- Universitas Muhammadiyah Bangka Belitung, Pangkalanbaru, Indonesia
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- Laboratory of Cell Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
- Doctoral School of Molecular Cell and Immune Biology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Cell Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
- Doctoral School of Molecular Cell and Immune Biology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Cell Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Genomic Medicine and Bioinformatics Core Facility, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Doctoral School of Molecular Cell and Immune Biology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
- Proteomics Core Facility, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Proteomics Core Facility, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Cell Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Cell Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Cell Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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The Characterization and Differential Analysis of m 6A Methylation in Hycole Rabbit Muscle and Adipose Tissue and Prediction of Regulatory Mechanism about Intramuscular Fat. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13030446. [PMID: 36766336 PMCID: PMC9913852 DOI: 10.3390/ani13030446] [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: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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N6-methyladenosine (m6A) widely participates in various life processes of animals, including disease, memory, growth and development, etc. However, there is no report on m6A regulating intramuscular fat deposition in rabbits. In this study, m6A modification of Hycole rabbit muscle and adipose tissues were detected by MeRIP-Seq. In this case, 3 methylases and 12 genes modified by m6A were found to be significantly different between muscle and adipose tissues. At the same time, we found 3 methylases can regulate the expression of 12 genes in different ways and the function of 12 genes is related to fat deposition base on existing studies. 12 genes were modified by m6A methylase in rabbit muscle and adipose tissues. These results suggest that 3 methylases may regulate the expression of 12 genes through different pathways. In addition, the analysis of results showed that 6 of the 12 genes regulated eight signaling pathways, which regulated intramuscular fat deposition. RT-qPCR was used to validate the sequencing results and found the expression results of RT-qPCR and sequencing results are consistent. In summary, METTL4, ZC3H13 and IGF2BP2 regulated intramuscular fat by m6A modified gene/signaling pathways. Our work provided a new molecular basis and a new way to produce rabbit meat with good taste.
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Jung YH, Wang HLV, Ruiz D, Bixler BJ, Linsenbaum H, Xiang JF, Forestier S, Shafik AM, Jin P, Corces VG. Recruitment of CTCF to an Fto enhancer is responsible for transgenerational inheritance of BPA-induced obesity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2214988119. [PMID: 36469784 PMCID: PMC9897486 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2214988119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The mechanisms by which environmentally-induced epiphenotypes are transmitted transgenerationally in mammals are poorly understood. Here we show that exposure of pregnant mouse females to bisphenol A (BPA) results in obesity in the F2 progeny due to increased food intake. This epiphenotype can be transmitted up to the F6 generation. Analysis of chromatin accessibility in sperm of the F1-F6 generations reveals alterations at sites containing binding motifs for CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) at two cis-regulatory elements (CREs) of the Fto gene that correlate with transmission of obesity. These CREs show increased interactions in sperm of obese mice with the Irx3 and Irx5 genes, which are involved in the differentiation of appetite-controlling neurons. Deletion of the CTCF site in Fto results in mice that have normal food intake and fail to become obese when ancestrally exposed to BPA. The results suggest that epigenetic alterations of Fto can lead to the same phenotypes as genetic variants.
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- Yoon Hee Jung
- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA30322
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA30322
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA30322
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA30322
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA30322
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA30322
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA30322
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA30322
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA30322
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA30322
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Tu J, Tang M, Li G, Chen L, Huang Y. Molecular Typing Based on Oxidative Stress Genes and Establishment of Prognostic Characteristics of 7 Genes in Lung Adenocarcinoma. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:9683819. [PMID: 36148413 PMCID: PMC9485712 DOI: 10.1155/2022/9683819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Oxidative stress could maintain different biological processes in human cancer. However, the effect of oxidative stress on lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) should be studied. This study analyzed the expression and clinical importance of oxidative stress in LUAD in detail. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) were employed for obtaining LUAD expression profiles. Based on oxidative stress-related genes, molecular subtypes substantially correlated with the LUAD prognosis were discovered with ConsensusClusterPlus. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) among subtypes were found using the Limma software package. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator- (Lasso-) Cox analysis was employed to create the polygenic risk model. RiskScore and clinically relevant features were used to create nomograms. By utilizing oxidative stress-related genes and reliable clustering, stable molecular subtypes were first discovered. The prognosis, clinical characteristics, route characteristics, and immunological characteristics of these three molecular subtypes were all different. Subsequently, by using differential expression genes among molecular subtypes and Lasso, 7 main genes linked with the oxidative stress phenotype were discovered. A prognostic risk model was also built on the basis of major genes associated with the oxidative stress phenotype. The model demonstrated a high level of resilience and was unaffected by clinical-pathological features. It played a stable predictive role in independent datasets. Ultimately, to improve the prognosis model and survival prediction, RiskScore (RS) was combined with clinicopathological variables, and a decision tree model was used. The model exhibited a high prediction accuracy as well as the ability to predict survival. This research found that oxidative stress-related genes have a major involvement in the onset and progression of LUAD and that they may influence LUAD susceptibility to immunotherapy and standard chemotherapy. Furthermore, the identified risk models for 7 genes linked with oxidative stress exhibited could assist clinical treatment decisions and prognosis prediction. The classifier could be used as a molecular diagnostic tool for assessing LUAD patients' prognosis risk.
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- Jing Tu
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chongqing General Hospital, No. 118, Xingguang Avenue, Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing 401147, China
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- Department of Oncology, Chongqing General Hospital, No. 118, Xingguang Avenue, Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing 401147, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chongqing General Hospital, No. 118, Xingguang Avenue, Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing 401147, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Chongqing General Hospital, No. 118, Xingguang Avenue, Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing 401147, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chongqing General Hospital, No. 118, Xingguang Avenue, Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing 401147, China
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Bai N, Lu X, Jin L, Alimujiang M, Ma J, Hu F, Xu Y, Sun J, Xu J, Zhang R, Han J, Hu C, Yang Y. CLSTN3 gene variant associates with obesity risk and contributes to dysfunction in white adipose tissue. Mol Metab 2022; 63:101531. [PMID: 35753632 PMCID: PMC9254126 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2022.101531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Objective White adipose tissue (WAT) possesses the remarkable remodeling capacity, and maladaptation of this ability contributes to the development of obesity and associated comorbidities. Calsyntenin-3 (CLSTN3) is a transmembrane protein that promotes synapse development in brain. Even though this gene has been reported to be associated with adipose tissue, its role in the regulation of WAT function is unknown yet. We aim to further assess the expression pattern of CLSTN3 gene in human adipose tissue, and investigate its regulatory impact on WAT function. Methods In our study, we observed the expression pattern of Clstn3/CLSTN3 gene in mouse and human WAT. Genetic association study and expression quantitative trait loci analysis were combined to identify the phenotypic effect of CLSTN3 gene variant in humans. This was followed by mouse experiments using adeno-associated virus-mediated human CLSTN3 overexpression in inguinal WAT. We investigated the effect of CLSTN3 on WAT function and overall metabolic homeostasis, as well as the possible underlying molecular mechanism. Results We observed that CLSTN3 gene was routinely expressed in human WAT and predominantly enriched in adipocyte fraction. Furthermore, we identified that the variant rs7296261 in the CLSTN3 locus was associated with a high risk of obesity, and its risk allele was linked to an increase in CLSTN3 expression in human WAT. Overexpression of CLSTN3 in inguinal WAT of mice resulted in diet-induced local dysfunctional expansion, liver steatosis, and systemic metabolic deficiency. In vivo and ex vivo lipolysis assays demonstrated that CLSTN3 overexpression attenuated catecholamine-stimulated lipolysis. Mechanistically, CLSTN3 could interact with amyloid precursor protein (APP) in WAT and increase APP accumulation in mitochondria, which in turn impaired adipose mitochondrial function and promoted obesity. Conclusion Taken together, we provide the evidence for a novel role of CLSTN3 in modulating WAT function, thereby reinforcing the fact that targeting CLSTN3 may be a potential approach for the treatment of obesity and associated metabolic diseases. CLSTN3 is expressed in the adipocyte fraction of human adipose tissue and mainly localizes to the plasma membrane. SNP rs7296261 in human CLSTN3 locus is associated with obesity risk. Overexpression of CLSTN3 leads to adipose tissue dysfunction in mice. CLSTN3 can attenuate catecholamine-stimulated lipolysis. CLSTN3 overexpression increases mitochondrial APP localization of mouse adipose tissue.
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- Ningning Bai
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Key Clinical Center for Metabolic Disease, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Key Clinical Center for Metabolic Disease, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Key Clinical Center for Metabolic Disease, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Key Clinical Center for Metabolic Disease, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Key Clinical Center for Metabolic Disease, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Key Clinical Center for Metabolic Disease, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Key Clinical Center for Metabolic Disease, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Key Clinical Center for Metabolic Disease, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Key Clinical Center for Metabolic Disease, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Key Clinical Center for Metabolic Disease, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Key Clinical Center for Metabolic Disease, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Key Clinical Center for Metabolic Disease, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai, China.
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IRX5 promotes adipogenesis of hMSCs by repressing glycolysis. Cell Death Dis 2022; 8:204. [PMID: 35428362 PMCID: PMC9012830 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-022-00986-7] [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: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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AbstractIroquois homeobox transcription factor 5 (IRX5) plays a pivotal role in extramedullary adipogenesis, but little is known about the effects of IRX5 on adipogenesis of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). In this study, we aimed to determine the effect of IRX5 on hMSCs adipogenesis. By means of qPCR analysis, we determined that IRX5 expression was elevated during adipogenic commitment of hMSCs. The biologic role of IRX5 was further investigated by employing a gain/loss-of-function strategy using an in vitro lentivirus-based system. IRX5 overexpression promoted adipogenesis whereas IRX5 knockdown reduced the adipogenic phenotype. RNA-seq and metabolomics revealed that IRX5 overexpression repressed glycolysis. Dual-luciferase assay results showed that IRX5 overexpression transcriptionally activates peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator (PGC-1α). Metformin and PGC-1α inhibitor reversed IRX5-induced adipogenesis and glycolytic inhibition. Collectively, IRX5 facilitates adipogenic differentiation of hMSCs by transcriptionally regulating PGC-1α and inhibiting glycolysis, revealing a potential target to control bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) fate decision and bone homeostasis.
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Ma Y, Chen G, Yi J, Li Q, Tan Z, Fan W, Luo X, He Z, Si Z, Li J. IRX3 plays an important role in the pathogenesis of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease by regulating hepatic lipid metabolism. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:895593. [PMID: 35957832 PMCID: PMC9360787 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.895593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) affects approximately a quarter of the global population. Identification of the key genes and pathways involved in hepatic lipid metabolism is of the utmost importance for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of MAFLD. In this study, differentially expressed genes were identified through whole-genome transcriptional analysis of liver tissue from MAFLD patients and healthy controls, and a series of lipid metabolism-related molecules and pathways were obtained through pathway analysis. Subsequently, we focused on Iroquois homeobox protein 3 (IRX3), one of 13 transcription factors that were screened from the 331 differentially expressed genes. The transcription factor IRX3 was significantly decreased in the liver tissue of patients with MAFLD when compared with healthy controls. Pearson's correlation analysis showed that the expression levels of IRX3 in liver tissue were negatively correlated with serum total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and uric acid levels. The overexpression and interference of IRX3 induced the increased and decreased lipid droplet accumulation in vitro, respectively. Moreover, interference of IRX3 expression increased mitochondrial fragmentation and reduced the activity of the mitochondrial respiratory chain complex IV. In summary, the study demonstrated that IRX3 regulated hepatic lipid metabolism of MAFLD, and also revealed the effect of IRX3 on mitochondria might be an important mechanism by which IRX3 regulated hepatic lipid metabolism of MAFLD.
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- Yongqiang Ma
- Department of Liver Transplant, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Liver Transplant, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
- Transplant Medical Research Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Liver Transplant, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Liver Transplant, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
- Transplant Medical Research Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Changsha, Changsha, China
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- Department of Liver Transplant, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Liver Transplant, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Liver Transplant, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
- Transplant Medical Research Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Liver Transplant, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
- Transplant Medical Research Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- *Correspondence: Jiequn Li,
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Zhu Q, An YA, Scherer PE. Mitochondrial regulation and white adipose tissue homeostasis. Trends Cell Biol 2021; 32:351-364. [PMID: 34810062 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2021.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The important role of mitochondria in the regulation of white adipose tissue (WAT) remodeling and energy balance is increasingly appreciated. The remarkable heterogeneity of the adipose tissue stroma provides a cellular basis to enable adipose tissue plasticity in response to various metabolic stimuli. Regulating mitochondrial function at the cellular level in adipocytes, in adipose progenitor cells (APCs), and in adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs) has a profound impact on adipose homeostasis. Moreover, mitochondria facilitate the cell-to-cell communication within WAT, as well as the crosstalk with other organs, such as the liver, the heart, and the pancreas. A better understanding of mitochondrial regulation in the diverse adipose tissue cell types allows us to develop more specific and efficient approaches to improve adipose function and achieve improvements in overall metabolic health.
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- Qingzhang Zhu
- Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Department of Cell Biology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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Dou Z, Son JE, Hui CC. Irx3 and Irx5 - Novel Regulatory Factors of Postnatal Hypothalamic Neurogenesis. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:763856. [PMID: 34795556 PMCID: PMC8593166 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.763856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The hypothalamus is a brain region that exhibits highly conserved anatomy across vertebrate species and functions as a central regulatory hub for many physiological processes such as energy homeostasis and circadian rhythm. Neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus are largely responsible for sensing of peripheral signals such as leptin and insulin, and are critical for the regulation of food intake and energy expenditure. While these neurons are mainly born during embryogenesis, accumulating evidence have demonstrated that neurogenesis also occurs in postnatal-adult mouse hypothalamus, particularly in the first two postnatal weeks. This second wave of active neurogenesis contributes to the remodeling of hypothalamic neuronal populations and regulation of energy homeostasis including hypothalamic leptin sensing. Radial glia cell types, such as tanycytes, are known to act as neuronal progenitors in the postnatal mouse hypothalamus. Our recent study unveiled a previously unreported radial glia-like neural stem cell (RGL-NSC) population that actively contributes to neurogenesis in the postnatal mouse hypothalamus. We also identified Irx3 and Irx5, which encode Iroquois homeodomain-containing transcription factors, as genetic determinants regulating the neurogenic property of these RGL-NSCs. These findings are significant as IRX3 and IRX5 have been implicated in FTO-associated obesity in humans, illustrating the importance of postnatal hypothalamic neurogenesis in energy homeostasis and obesity. In this review, we summarize current knowledge regarding postnatal-adult hypothalamic neurogenesis and highlight recent findings on the radial glia-like cells that contribute to the remodeling of postnatal mouse hypothalamus. We will discuss characteristics of the RGL-NSCs and potential actions of Irx3 and Irx5 in the regulation of neural stem cells in the postnatal-adult mouse brain. Understanding the behavior and regulation of neural stem cells in the postnatal-adult hypothalamus will provide novel mechanistic insights in the control of hypothalamic remodeling and energy homeostasis.
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- Zhengchao Dou
- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Herrada AA, Olate-Briones A, Rojas A, Liu C, Escobedo N, Piesche M. Adipose tissue macrophages as a therapeutic target in obesity-associated diseases. Obes Rev 2021; 22:e13200. [PMID: 33426811 DOI: 10.1111/obr.13200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Obesity is an increasing problem in developed and developing countries. Individuals with obesity have a higher risk of several diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, increased risk of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, infertility, degenerative disorders, and also certain types of cancer. Adipose tissue (AT) is considered an extremely active endocrine organ, and the expansion of AT is accompanied by the infiltration of different types of immune cells, which induces a state of low-grade, chronic inflammation and metabolic dysregulation. Even though the exact mechanism of this low-grade inflammation is not fully understood, there is clear evidence that AT-infiltrating macrophages (ATMs) play a significant role in the pro-inflammatory state and dysregulated metabolism. ATMs represent the most abundant class of leukocytes in AT, constituting 5% of the cells in AT in individuals with normal weight. However, this percentage dramatically increases up to 50% in individuals with obesity, suggesting an important role of ATMs in obesity and its associated complications. In this review, we discuss current knowledge of the function of ATMs during steady-state and obesity and analyze its contribution to different obesity-associated diseases, highlighting the potential therapeutic target of ATMs in these pathological conditions.
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- Andrés A Herrada
- Lymphatic vasculature and inflammation research laboratory, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca, Chile
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- Lymphatic vasculature and inflammation research laboratory, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca, Chile
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- Biomedical Research Laboratories, Medicine Faculty, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Lymphatic vasculature and inflammation research laboratory, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca, Chile
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- Biomedical Research Laboratories, Medicine Faculty, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile
- Oncology Center, Medicine Faculty, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile
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Son JE, Dou Z, Kim KH, Wanggou S, Cha VSB, Mo R, Zhang X, Chen X, Ketela T, Li X, Huang X, Hui CC. Irx3 and Irx5 in Ins2-Cre + cells regulate hypothalamic postnatal neurogenesis and leptin response. Nat Metab 2021; 3:701-713. [PMID: 33859429 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-021-00382-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Obesity is mainly due to excessive food intake. IRX3 and IRX5 have been suggested as determinants of obesity in connection with the intronic variants of FTO, but how these genes contribute to obesity via changes in food intake remains unclear. Here, we show that mice doubly heterozygous for Irx3 and Irx5 mutations exhibit lower food intake with enhanced hypothalamic leptin response. By lineage tracing and single-cell RNA sequencing using the Ins2-Cre system, we identify a previously unreported radial glia-like neural stem cell population with high Irx3 and Irx5 expression in early postnatal hypothalamus and demonstrate that reduced dosage of Irx3 and Irx5 promotes neurogenesis in postnatal hypothalamus leading to elevated numbers of leptin-sensing arcuate neurons. Furthermore, we find that mice with deletion of Irx3 in these cells also exhibit a similar food intake and hypothalamic phenotype. Our results illustrate that Irx3 and Irx5 play a regulatory role in hypothalamic postnatal neurogenesis and leptin response.
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- Joe Eun Son
- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute and Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Genomics Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Dungan WC, Garrett MR, Welch BA, Lawson WJ, Himel AR, Dungey A, Vick KD, Grayson BE. Whole genome transcriptome analysis of the stomach resected in human vertical sleeve gastrectomy: cutting more than calories. Physiol Genomics 2021; 53:193-205. [PMID: 33870723 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00082.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) is a surgical weight loss procedure that resects 80% of the stomach, creating a tube linking the esophagus to the duodenum. Because of the efficacy and relative simplicity of VSG, it is preferred in the United States, with VSG currently at >61% of bariatric surgeries performed. Surprisingly, there has never been a complete molecular characterization of the human stomach greater curvature's fundus and corpus. Here we compare and contrast the molecular makeup of these regions. We performed a prospective cohort study to obtain gastric tissue samples from patients undergoing elective VSG. Paired fundus and corpus samples were obtained. Whole genome transcriptome analysis was performed by RNA sequencing (N = 10), with key findings validated by qPCR (N = 24). Participants were primarily female (95.8%) and White (79.15%). Mean body mass index, body weight, and age were 46.1 kg/m2, 121.6 kg, and 43.29 yr, respectively. Overall, 432 gene transcripts were significantly different between the fundus and the corpus (P < 0.05). A significant correlation was found between the RNA sequencing dataset and qPCR validation, demonstrating robust gene expression differences between the fundus and the corpus. Significant genes included progastricsin, acidic chitinase, and gastokine 1 and 2 in both the fundus and the corpus. Of the very highly expressed genes in both regions, 87% were present in both the stomach's fundus and corpus, indicating substantial overlap. Despite significant overlap in the greater curvature gene signature, regional differences exist within the fundus and the corpus. Given that the mechanism of VSG is partly unresolved, the potential that the resected tissue may express genes that influence long-term body weight regulation is unknown and could influence VSG outcomes.
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- William C Dungan
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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Guo Y, Wang Q, Chen S, Xu C. Functions of amyloid precursor protein in metabolic diseases. Metabolism 2021; 115:154454. [PMID: 33248065 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a transmembrane precursor protein that is widely expressed in the central nervous system and peripheral tissues in the liver and pancreas, adipose tissue, and myotubes. APP can be cleaved by proteases in two different ways to produce a variety of short peptides, each with different physiological properties and functions. APP peptides generated by non-amyloidogenic processing can positively influence metabolism, while the peptides produced by amyloidogenic processing have the opposite effects. Here, we summarize the regulatory effects of APP and its cleavage peptides on metabolism in the central nervous system and peripheral tissues. In addition, abnormal expression and function of APP and APP-derived peptides are associated with metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and cardiovascular disease, and cancers. Pharmacological intervention of APP function or reduction of the production of peptides derived from amyloidogenic processing may be effective strategies for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, and they may also provide new guidance for the treatment of metabolic diseases.
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- Yanjun Guo
- Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
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Joshi H, Vastrad B, Joshi N, Vastrad C, Tengli A, Kotturshetti I. Identification of Key Pathways and Genes in Obesity Using Bioinformatics Analysis and Molecular Docking Studies. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:628907. [PMID: 34248836 PMCID: PMC8264660 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.628907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Obesity is an excess accumulation of body fat. Its progression rate has remained high in recent years. Therefore, the aim of this study was to diagnose important differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated in its development, which may be used as novel biomarkers or potential therapeutic targets for obesity. The gene expression profile of E-MTAB-6728 was downloaded from the database. After screening DEGs in each ArrayExpress dataset, we further used the robust rank aggregation method to diagnose 876 significant DEGs including 438 up regulated and 438 down regulated genes. Functional enrichment analysis was performed. These DEGs were shown to be significantly enriched in different obesity related pathways and GO functions. Then protein-protein interaction network, target genes - miRNA regulatory network and target genes - TF regulatory network were constructed and analyzed. The module analysis was performed based on the whole PPI network. We finally filtered out STAT3, CORO1C, SERPINH1, MVP, ITGB5, PCM1, SIRT1, EEF1G, PTEN and RPS2 hub genes. Hub genes were validated by ICH analysis, receiver operating curve (ROC) analysis and RT-PCR. Finally a molecular docking study was performed to find small drug molecules. The robust DEGs linked with the development of obesity were screened through the expression profile, and integrated bioinformatics analysis was conducted. Our study provides reliable molecular biomarkers for screening and diagnosis, prognosis as well as novel therapeutic targets for obesity.
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- Harish Joshi
- Department of Endocrinology, Endocrine and Diabetes Care Center, Hubbali, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Basaveshwar College of Pharmacy, Gadag, India
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- Department of Medicine, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Kolhapur, India
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- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Chanabasava Nilaya, Bharthinagar, Dharwad, India
- *Correspondence: Chanabasayya Vastrad,
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy, Mysuru and JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru, India
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- Department of Ayurveda, Rajiv Gandhi Education Society`s Ayurvedic Medical College, Ron, India
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Tan Z, Kong M, Wen S, Tsang KY, Niu B, Hartmann C, Chan D, Hui CC, Cheah KSE. IRX3 and IRX5 Inhibit Adipogenic Differentiation of Hypertrophic Chondrocytes and Promote Osteogenesis. J Bone Miner Res 2020; 35:2444-2457. [PMID: 32662900 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Maintaining the correct proportions of different cell types in the bone marrow is critical for bone function. Hypertrophic chondrocytes (HCs) and osteoblasts are a lineage continuum with a minor contribution to adipocytes, but the regulatory network is unclear. Mutations in transcription factors, IRX3 and IRX5, result in skeletal patterning defects in humans and mice. We found coexpression of Irx3 and Irx5 in late-stage HCs and osteoblasts in cortical and trabecular bone. Irx3 and Irx5 null mutants display severe bone deficiency in newborn and adult stages. Quantitative analyses of bone with different combinations of functional alleles of Irx3 and Irx5 suggest these two factors function in a dosage-dependent manner. In Irx3 and Irx5 nulls, the amount of bone marrow adipocytes was increased. In Irx5 nulls, lineage tracing revealed that removal of Irx3 specifically in HCs exacerbated reduction of HC-derived osteoblasts and increased the frequency of HC-derived marrow adipocytes. β-catenin loss of function and gain of function specifically in HCs affects the expression of Irx3 and Irx5, suggesting IRX3 and IRX5 function downstream of WNT signaling. Our study shows that IRX3 and IRX5 regulate fate decisions in the transition of HCs to osteoblasts and to marrow adipocytes, implicating their potential roles in human skeletal homeostasis and disorders.
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- Zhijia Tan
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong, HKSAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong, HKSAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong, HKSAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong, HKSAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong, HKSAR, China
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- Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Department of Bone and Skeletal Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong, HKSAR, China
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- Program in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong, HKSAR, China
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FTO Intronic SNP Strongly Influences Human Neck Adipocyte Browning Determined by Tissue and PPARγ Specific Regulation: A Transcriptome Analysis. Cells 2020; 9:cells9040987. [PMID: 32316277 PMCID: PMC7227023 DOI: 10.3390/cells9040987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Brown adipocytes, abundant in deep-neck (DN) area in humans, are thermogenic with anti-obesity potential. FTO pro-obesity rs1421085 T-to-C single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) shifts differentiation program towards white adipocytes in subcutaneous fat. Human adipose-derived stromal cells were obtained from subcutaneous neck (SC) and DN fat of nine donors, of which 3-3 carried risk-free (T/T), heterozygous or obesity-risk (C/C) FTO genotypes. They were differentiated to white and brown (long-term Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) stimulation) adipocytes; then, global RNA sequencing was performed and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were compared. DN and SC progenitors had similar adipocyte differentiation potential but differed in DEGs. DN adipocytes displayed higher browning features according to ProFAT or BATLAS scores and characteristic DEG patterns revealing associated pathways which were highly expressed (thermogenesis, interferon, cytokine, and retinoic acid, with UCP1 and BMP4 as prominent network stabilizers) or downregulated (particularly extracellular matrix remodeling) compared to SC ones. Part of DEGs in either DN or SC browning was PPARγ-dependent. Presence of the FTO obesity-risk allele suppressed the expression of mitochondrial and thermogenesis genes with a striking resemblance between affected pathways and those appearing in ProFAT and BATLAS, underlining the importance of metabolic and mitochondrial pathways in thermogenesis. Among overlapping regulatory influences that determine browning and thermogenic potential of neck adipocytes, FTO genetic background has a thus far not recognized prominence.
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An YA, Crewe C, Asterholm IW, Sun K, Chen S, Zhang F, Shao M, Funcke JB, Zhang Z, Straub L, Yoshino J, Klein S, Kusminski CM, Scherer PE. Dysregulation of Amyloid Precursor Protein Impairs Adipose Tissue Mitochondrial Function and Promotes Obesity. Nat Metab 2019; 1:1243-1257. [PMID: 31984308 PMCID: PMC6980705 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-019-0149-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Mitochondrial function in white adipose tissue (WAT) is an important yet understudied aspect in adipocyte biology. Here, we report a role for amyloid precursor protein (APP) in compromising WAT mitochondrial function through a high-fat diet (HFD)-induced, unconventional mis-localization to mitochondria that further promotes obesity. In humans and mice, obese conditions significantly induce APP production in WAT and its enrichment in mitochondria. Mechanistically, a HFD-induced dysregulation of signal recognition particle subunit 54c is responsible for the mis-targeting of APP to adipocyte mitochondria. Mis-localized APP blocks the protein import machinery, leading to mitochondrial dysfunction in WAT. Adipocyte-specific and mitochondria-targeted APP overexpressing mice display increased body mass and reduced insulin sensitivity, along with dysfunctional WAT due to a dramatic hypertrophic program in adipocytes. Elimination of adipocyte APP rescues HFD-impaired mitochondrial function with significant protection from weight gain and systemic metabolic deficiency. Our data highlights an important role of APP in modulating WAT mitochondrial function and obesity-associated metabolic dysfunction.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yu A An
- Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (Metabolic Physiology), Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
| | - Kai Sun
- Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Center for Metabolic and Degenerative Diseases, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
| | - Fang Zhang
- Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Fundus Disease, Shanghai, China
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- Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
| | - Zhuzhen Zhang
- Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
| | - Leon Straub
- Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Center for Human Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Center for Human Nutrition, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
| | - Christine M Kusminski
- Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
| | - Philipp E Scherer
- Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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