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Piao M, Jin Y, Jin S, Min J, Lee SH, Cho YC, Lee KY. Piperlongumine inhibits the early stage of adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2024; 735:150458. [PMID: 39098274 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.150458] [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: 07/22/2024] [Revised: 07/22/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
Abstract
Piperlongumine (PLM), a natural compound isolated from long peppers, has been reported to possess multiple pharmacological roles, including anti-tumor and anti-diabetic. However, the pharmacological role of PLM on adipogenesis is still unknown. In this study, we found that PLM strongly inhibited 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation. This inhibition was determined by the accumulation of lipid droplets and intracellular triglycerides. In addition, PLM downregulated both the mRNA and protein expression of adipogenic transcription factors, including CCAAT-enhancer binding proteins β (C/EBPβ), C/EBPα, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ). Based on the time-course experiment, we found that the inhibitory effect of PLM on adipogenesis was mainly involved in the early stage of adipogenesis. Studying these differential effects could uncover new mechanisms for regulating adipogenesis and new chemicals for treating obesity.
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- Meiyu Piao
- College of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea.
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Iacobini C, Vitale M, Haxhi J, Menini S, Pugliese G. Impaired Remodeling of White Adipose Tissue in Obesity and Aging: From Defective Adipogenesis to Adipose Organ Dysfunction. Cells 2024; 13:763. [PMID: 38727299 PMCID: PMC11083890 DOI: 10.3390/cells13090763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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The adipose organ adapts and responds to internal and environmental stimuli by remodeling both its cellular and extracellular components. Under conditions of energy surplus, the subcutaneous white adipose tissue (WAT) is capable of expanding through the enlargement of existing adipocytes (hypertrophy), followed by de novo adipogenesis (hyperplasia), which is impaired in hypertrophic obesity. However, an impaired hyperplastic response may result from various defects in adipogenesis, leading to different WAT features and metabolic consequences, as discussed here by reviewing the results of the studies in animal models with either overexpression or knockdown of the main molecular regulators of the two steps of the adipogenesis process. Moreover, impaired WAT remodeling with aging has been associated with various age-related conditions and reduced lifespan expectancy. Here, we delve into the latest advancements in comprehending the molecular and cellular processes underlying age-related changes in WAT function, their involvement in common aging pathologies, and their potential as therapeutic targets to influence both the health of elderly people and longevity. Overall, this review aims to encourage research on the mechanisms of WAT maladaptation common to conditions of both excessive and insufficient fat tissue. The goal is to devise adipocyte-targeted therapies that are effective against both obesity- and age-related disorders.
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Guo G, Wang W, Tu M, Zhao B, Han J, Li J, Pan Y, Zhou J, Ma W, Liu Y, Sun T, Han X, An Y. Deciphering adipose development: Function, differentiation and regulation. Dev Dyn 2024. [PMID: 38516819 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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The overdevelopment of adipose tissues, accompanied by excess lipid accumulation and energy storage, leads to adipose deposition and obesity. With the increasing incidence of obesity in recent years, obesity is becoming a major risk factor for human health, causing various relevant diseases (including hypertension, diabetes, osteoarthritis and cancers). Therefore, it is of significance to antagonize obesity to reduce the risk of obesity-related diseases. Excess lipid accumulation in adipose tissues is mediated by adipocyte hypertrophy (expansion of pre-existing adipocytes) or hyperplasia (increase of newly-formed adipocytes). It is necessary to prevent excessive accumulation of adipose tissues by controlling adipose development. Adipogenesis is exquisitely regulated by many factors in vivo and in vitro, including hormones, cytokines, gender and dietary components. The present review has concluded a comprehensive understanding of adipose development including its origin, classification, distribution, function, differentiation and molecular mechanisms underlying adipogenesis, which may provide potential therapeutic strategies for harnessing obesity without impairing adipose tissue function.
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- Ge Guo
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Kaifeng Key Laboratory of Cell Signal Transduction, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Kaifeng Key Laboratory of Cell Signal Transduction, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Kaifeng Key Laboratory of Cell Signal Transduction, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Kaifeng Key Laboratory of Cell Signal Transduction, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Kaifeng Key Laboratory of Cell Signal Transduction, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Kaifeng Key Laboratory of Cell Signal Transduction, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Kaifeng Key Laboratory of Cell Signal Transduction, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Kaifeng Key Laboratory of Cell Signal Transduction, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Kaifeng Key Laboratory of Cell Signal Transduction, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Kaifeng Key Laboratory of Cell Signal Transduction, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Kaifeng Key Laboratory of Cell Signal Transduction, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Kaifeng Key Laboratory of Cell Signal Transduction, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Kaifeng Key Laboratory of Cell Signal Transduction, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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Bao Y, Oh JH, Kang CW, Ku CR, Cho YH, Lee EJ. Olfactory marker protein regulates adipogenesis via the cAMP-IκBα pathway. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2023; 575:111992. [PMID: 37328092 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2023.111992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Olfactory marker protein (OMP) regulates olfactory transduction and is also expressed in adipose tissue. Since it serves as a regulatory buffer for cyclic AMP (cAMP) levels, we hypothesized that it plays a role in modulating adipocyte differentiation. To determine the role of OMP in adipogenesis, we examined the differences in body weight, adipose tissue mass, and adipogenic or thermogenic gene expression between high-fat diet-fed control and Omp-knockout (KO) mice. cAMP production, adipogenic gene expression, and cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) phosphorylation were measured during the differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs). RNA sequencing was performed to determine the gene expression patterns responsible for the reduction in adipogenesis when Omp was deleted. Body weight, adipose tissue mass, and adipocyte size decreased in Omp-KO mice. Furthermore, cAMP production and CREB phosphorylation reduced during adipogenesis induced in Omp-/- MEFs, and the Nuclear factor kappa B was activated due to significantly reduced expression of its inhibitor. Collectively, our results suggest that loss of OMP function inhibits adipogenesis by affecting adipocyte differentiation.
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- Yaru Bao
- Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, 50-1, Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1, Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1, Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1, Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1, Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.
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- Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, 50-1, Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1, Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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Perkins RS, Singh R, Abell AN, Krum SA, Miranda-Carboni GA. The role of WNT10B in physiology and disease: A 10-year update. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1120365. [PMID: 36814601 PMCID: PMC9939717 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1120365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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WNT10B, a member of the WNT family of secreted glycoproteins, activates the WNT/β-catenin signaling cascade to control proliferation, stemness, pluripotency, and cell fate decisions. WNT10B plays roles in many tissues, including bone, adipocytes, skin, hair, muscle, placenta, and the immune system. Aberrant WNT10B signaling leads to several diseases, such as osteoporosis, obesity, split-hand/foot malformation (SHFM), fibrosis, dental anomalies, and cancer. We reviewed WNT10B a decade ago, and here we provide a comprehensive update to the field. Novel research on WNT10B has expanded to many more tissues and diseases. WNT10B polymorphisms and mutations correlate with many phenotypes, including bone mineral density, obesity, pig litter size, dog elbow dysplasia, and cow body size. In addition, the field has focused on the regulation of WNT10B using upstream mediators, such as microRNAs (miRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). We also discussed the therapeutic implications of WNT10B regulation. In summary, research conducted during 2012-2022 revealed several new, diverse functions in the role of WNT10B in physiology and disease.
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- Rachel S. Perkins
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States
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- College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States,Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States
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- Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States,Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States,*Correspondence: Gustavo A. Miranda-Carboni,
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Ascenção K, Lheimeur B, Szabo C. Regulation of CyR61 expression and release by 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase in colon cancer cells. Redox Biol 2022; 56:102466. [PMID: 36113340 PMCID: PMC9482125 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Cysteine-rich angiogenic inducer 61 (CYR61, also termed CCN family member 1 or CCN1), is a matricellular protein encoded by the CYR61 gene. This protein has been implicated in the regulation of various cancer-associated processes including tumor growth, angiogenesis, tumor cell adhesion, migration, and invasion as well as the regulation of anticancer drug resistance. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a gaseous endogenous biological mediator, involved in the regulation of cellular bioenergetics, angiogenesis, invasion, and chemotherapeutic resistance in several types of cancer. H2S is produced by three enzymes: cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS), cystathionine-γ-lyase (CSE) and 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (3-MST). The current studies were set up to investigate if CBS or 3-MST regulates CyR61 in colon cancer cells in the context of the regulation of proliferation, migration, and survival. The study mainly utilized HCT116 cells, in which two of the principal H2S-producing enzymes, CBS and 3-MST, are highly expressed. The H2S donor GYY4137 and the polysulfide donor Na2S3 activated the CyR61 promoter in a concentration-dependent fashion. Aminooxyacetic acid (AOAA), a pharmacological inhibitor of CBS as well as HMPSNE: 2-[(4-hydroxy-6- methylpyrimidin-2-yl)sulfanyl]-1-(naphthalen-1-yl)ethan-1-one, a pharmacological inhibitor of 3-MST inhibited CyR61 mRNA expression. This effect was more pronounced in response to HMPSNE than to AOAA and occurred through the modulation of S1PR via ATF1 and CREB. CyR61 was found to play an active, but relatively minor role in maintaining colon cell proliferation. HMPSNE markedly suppressed the secretion/release of CyR61 from the colon cancer cells. Moreover, HMPSNE promoted colon cancer cell apoptosis; endogenously produced CyR61 was found to counteract this effect, at least in part via RhoA activation. Taken together, we conclude that the upregulation of 3-MST in cancer cells exerts cytoprotective effects and confers the cancer cells a more aggressive phenotype - at least in part via the modulation of CyR61 expression and release.
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- Kelly Ascenção
- Chair of Pharmacology, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Chair of Pharmacology, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Chair of Pharmacology, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
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Roser‐Page S, Weiss D, Vikulina T, Yu M, Pacifici R, Weitzmann MN. cAMP‐Dependent Phosphodiesterase Inhibition Promotes Bone Anabolism Through CD8
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T‐cell Wnt‐10b Production in Mice. JBMR Plus 2022; 6:e10636. [PMID: 35866149 PMCID: PMC9289889 DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Susanne Roser‐Page
- Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Decatur Georgia USA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Lipids, Department of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta GA USA
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- Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Decatur Georgia USA
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Lipids, Department of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta GA USA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Lipids, Department of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta GA USA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Lipids, Department of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta GA USA
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- Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Decatur Georgia USA
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Lipids, Department of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta GA USA
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Al Dow M, Silveira MAD, Poliquin A, Tribouillard L, Fournier É, Trébaol E, Secco B, Villot R, Tremblay F, Bilodeau S, Laplante M. Control of adipogenic commitment by a STAT3-VSTM2A axis. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2021; 320:E259-E269. [PMID: 33196296 PMCID: PMC8260376 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00314.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
White adipose tissue (WAT) is a dynamic organ that plays crucial roles in controlling metabolic homeostasis. During development and periods of energy excess, adipose progenitors are recruited and differentiate into adipocytes to promote lipid storage capability. The identity of adipose progenitors and the signals that promote their recruitment are still incompletely characterized. We have recently identified V-set and transmembrane domain-containing protein 2A (VSTM2A) as a novel protein enriched in preadipocytes that amplifies adipogenic commitment. Despite the emerging role of VSTM2A in promoting adipogenesis, the molecular mechanisms regulating Vstm2a expression in preadipocytes are still unknown. To define the molecular mechanisms controlling Vstm2a expression, we have treated preadipocytes with an array of compounds capable of modulating established regulators of adipogenesis. Here, we report that Vstm2a expression is positively regulated by PI3K/mTOR and cAMP-dependent signaling pathways and repressed by the MAPK pathway and the glucocorticoid receptor. By integrating the impact of all the molecules tested, we identified signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) as a novel downstream transcription factor affecting Vstm2a expression. We show that activation of STAT3 increased Vstm2a expression, whereas its inhibition repressed this process. In mice, we found that STAT3 phosphorylation is elevated in the early phases of WAT development, an effect that strongly associates with Vstm2a expression. Our findings identify STAT3 as a key transcription factor regulating Vstm2a expression in preadipocytes.NEW & NOTEWORTHY cAMP-dependent and PI3K-mTOR signaling pathways promote the expression of Vstm2a. STAT3 is a key transcription factor that controls Vstm2a expression in preadipocytes. STAT3 is activated in the early phases of WAT development, an effect that strongly associates with Vstm2a expression.
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- Manal Al Dow
- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (CRIUCPQ), Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (CRIUCPQ), Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (CRIUCPQ), Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche en données massives de l'Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (CRIUCPQ), Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (CRIUCPQ), Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (CRIUCPQ), Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (CRIUCPQ), Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche en données massives de l'Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Département de biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (CRIUCPQ), Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Département de Médecine, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Ambele MA, Dhanraj P, Giles R, Pepper MS. Adipogenesis: A Complex Interplay of Multiple Molecular Determinants and Pathways. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E4283. [PMID: 32560163 PMCID: PMC7349855 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21124283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The formation of adipocytes during embryogenesis has been largely understudied. However, preadipocytes appear to originate from multipotent mesenchymal stromal/stem cells which migrate from the mesoderm to their anatomical localization. Most studies on adipocyte formation (adipogenesis) have used preadipocytes derived from adult stem/stromal cells. Adipogenesis consists of two phases, namely commitment and terminal differentiation. This review discusses the role of signalling pathways, epigenetic modifiers, and transcription factors in preadipocyte commitment and differentiation into mature adipocytes, as well as limitations in our understanding of these processes. To date, a limited number of transcription factors, genes and signalling pathways have been described to regulate preadipocyte commitment. One reason could be that most studies on adipogenesis have used preadipocytes already committed to the adipogenic lineage, which are therefore not suitable for studying preadipocyte commitment. Conversely, over a dozen molecular players including transcription factors, genes, signalling pathways, epigenetic regulators, and microRNAs have been described to be involved in the differentiation of preadipocytes to adipocytes; however, only peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma has proven to be clinically relevant. A detailed understanding of how the molecular players underpinning adipogenesis relate to adipose tissue function could provide new therapeutic approaches for addressing obesity without compromising adipose tissue function.
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- Melvin A. Ambele
- Department of Immunology, and SAMRC Extramural Unit for Stem Cell Research and Therapy, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa; (M.A.A.); (P.D.); (R.G.)
- Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
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- Department of Immunology, and SAMRC Extramural Unit for Stem Cell Research and Therapy, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa; (M.A.A.); (P.D.); (R.G.)
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- Department of Immunology, and SAMRC Extramural Unit for Stem Cell Research and Therapy, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa; (M.A.A.); (P.D.); (R.G.)
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- Department of Immunology, and SAMRC Extramural Unit for Stem Cell Research and Therapy, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0001, South Africa; (M.A.A.); (P.D.); (R.G.)
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Ling T, Miller DJ, Lang WH, Griffith E, Rodriguez-Cortes A, El Ayachi I, Palacios G, Min J, Miranda-Carboni G, Lee RE, Rivas F. Mechanistic Insight on the Mode of Action of Colletoic Acid. J Med Chem 2019; 62:6925-6940. [PMID: 31294974 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The natural product colletoic acid (CA) is a selective inhibitor of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1), which primarily converts cortisone to the active glucocorticoid (GC) cortisol. Here, CA's mode of action and its potential as a chemical tool to study intracellular GC signaling in adipogenesis are disclosed. 11β-HSD1 biochemical studies of CA indicated that its functional groups at C-1, C-4, and C-9 were important for enzymatic activity; an X-ray crystal structure of 11β-HSD1 bound to CA at 2.6 Å resolution revealed the nature of those interactions, namely, a close-fitting and favorable interactions between the constrained CA spirocycle and the catalytic triad of 11β-HSD1. Structure-activity relationship studies culminated in the development of a superior CA analogue with improved target engagement. Furthermore, we demonstrate that CA selectively inhibits preadipocyte differentiation through 11β-HSD1 inhibition, suppressing other relevant key drivers of adipogenesis (i.e., PPARγ, PGC-1α), presumably by negatively modulating the glucocorticoid signaling pathway. The combined findings provide an in-depth evaluation of the mode of action of CA and its potential as a tool compound to study adipose tissue and its implications in metabolic syndrome.
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- Department of Medicine , The University of Tennessee Health Science Center , Memphis , Tennessee 38163 , United States
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- Department of Medicine , The University of Tennessee Health Science Center , Memphis , Tennessee 38163 , United States
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Long non-coding RNA lnc-OAD is required for adipocyte differentiation in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 511:753-758. [PMID: 30833079 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.02.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have gained extensive attentions due to their significant roles in diverse biological process. However, the potential functions of lncRNAs participation in adipocyte differentiation have not been fully explored. Here we identified a long non-coding RNA called lnc-OAD (lncRNA associated with osteoblast and adipocyte differentiation, transcribed from 1700018A04Rik gene), which modulated 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation. Lnc-OAD was up-regulated expression during 3T3-L1 differentiation and stable knockdown of lnc-OAD inhibited adipocyte differentiation in 3T3-L1 cells. Further mechanisms study revealed that silencing of lnc-OAD strongly elevated the protein expression of β-catenin, and then decreased expression of adipocyte master transcription factors PPAR-γ and C/EBPα. The addition of IWR-1 up-regulated the expression of PPAR-γ and C/EBPα and rescued the impairment of adipocyte differentiation caused by lnc-OAD knockdown. Meanwhile, we also found mitotic clonal expansion (MCE) during the early stage of adipocyte differentiation was inhibited in lnc-OAD-knockdown cells. Taken together, our study reveals a novel function of lnc-OAD in modulating adipogenesis via influencing mitotic clonal expansion and regulating WNT/β-catenin signaling pathway.
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Obesity involves a contrasting expansion of the energy-storing white fat and loss of functionally competent brown fat, an energy-consuming thermogenic adipose. Leveraging our understanding of white and brown adipocyte recruitment and investigating factors that regulate these processes might reveal novel targets for counteracting obesity. In vitro differentiation of primary preadipocytes mimics many of the morphological and transcriptional events occurring during adipogenesis in vivo. Moreover, preadipocytes isolated from a specific depot maintain features of their originating niche. This makes in vitro adipogenesis a valuable model for identifying differential regulation patterns between brown and white adipogenesis. In this chapter, we describe step-by-step how to isolate brown and white preadipocytes from human tissue biopsies and how to culture and differentiate them in vitro. We discuss this process, what to consider, and how this in vitro system can be used to model in vivo adipogenesis.
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- Therese Juhlin Larsen
- The Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism and Centre for Physical Activity Research Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism and Centre for Physical Activity Research Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism and Centre for Physical Activity Research Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Juhasz A, Markel S, Gaur S, Liu H, Lu J, Jiang G, Wu X, Antony S, Wu Y, Melillo G, Meitzler JL, Haines DC, Butcher D, Roy K, Doroshow JH. NADPH oxidase 1 supports proliferation of colon cancer cells by modulating reactive oxygen species-dependent signal transduction. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:7866-7887. [PMID: 28330872 PMCID: PMC5427267 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.768283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a critical role in cell signaling and proliferation. NADPH oxidase 1 (NOX1), a membrane-bound flavin dehydrogenase that generates O2˙̄, is highly expressed in colon cancer. To investigate the role that NOX1 plays in colon cancer growth, we used shRNA to decrease NOX1 expression stably in HT-29 human colon cancer cells. The 80–90% decrease in NOX1 expression achieved by RNAi produced a significant decline in ROS production and a G1/S block that translated into a 2–3-fold increase in tumor cell doubling time without increased apoptosis. The block at the G1/S checkpoint was associated with a significant decrease in cyclin D1 expression and profound inhibition of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling. Decreased steady-state MAPK phosphorylation occurred concomitant with a significant increase in protein phosphatase activity for two colon cancer cell lines in which NOX1 expression was knocked down by RNAi. Diminished NOX1 expression also contributed to decreased growth, blood vessel density, and VEGF and hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) expression in HT-29 xenografts initiated from NOX1 knockdown cells. Microarray analysis, supplemented by real-time PCR and Western blotting, revealed that the expression of critical regulators of cell proliferation and angiogenesis, including c-MYC, c-MYB, and VEGF, were down-regulated in association with a decline in hypoxic HIF-1α protein expression downstream of silenced NOX1 in both colon cancer cell lines and xenografts. These studies suggest a role for NOX1 in maintaining the proliferative phenotype of some colon cancers and the potential of NOX1 as a therapeutic target in this disease.
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- Agnes Juhasz
- From the Developmental Therapeutics Branch of the Center for Cancer Research
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- the Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research and
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- the Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research and
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- the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- From the Developmental Therapeutics Branch of the Center for Cancer Research
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- From the Developmental Therapeutics Branch of the Center for Cancer Research
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- the Bioinformatics Group, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California 91010
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- From the Developmental Therapeutics Branch of the Center for Cancer Research
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- From the Developmental Therapeutics Branch of the Center for Cancer Research
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- the Developmental Therapeutics Program, SAIC-Frederick, Inc., NCI at Frederick, Frederick, Maryland 21702, and
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- From the Developmental Therapeutics Branch of the Center for Cancer Research
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- the Pathology/Histotechnology Laboratory, Leidos, Inc./Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, NCI, Frederick, Maryland 21702
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- the Pathology/Histotechnology Laboratory, Leidos, Inc./Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, NCI, Frederick, Maryland 21702
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- the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- From the Developmental Therapeutics Branch of the Center for Cancer Research, .,the Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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Beezhold K, Klei LR, Barchowsky A. Regulation of cyclin D1 by arsenic and microRNA inhibits adipogenesis. Toxicol Lett 2016; 265:147-155. [PMID: 27932253 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2016.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Revised: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Low-dose chronic exposure to arsenic in drinking water represents a global public health concern with established risks for metabolic and cardiovascular disease, as well as cancer. While the linkage between arsenic and disease is strong, further understanding of the molecular mechanisms of its pathogenicity is required. Previous reports demonstrated the ability of arsenic to interfere with adipogenesis, which may mediate its effects in promoting metabolic disease. We hypothesized that microRNA are important regulators of most if not all mesenchymal stem cell processes that are dysregulated by arsenic exposure to impair lipogenesis. Arsenic increased the expression of miR-29b in white adipose tissue, as well as human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) isolated from adipose tissue. Exposing hMSCs to arsenic increased abundance of miR-29b and cyclin D1 to promote proliferation over differentiation. Paradoxically, inhibition of miR-29b enhanced the inhibitory effect of arsenic on differentiation. This paradox was attributed to a requirement for miR-29 in regulating cyclin D1 expression as stable inhibition of miR-29b eliminated the cyclic pattern of cyclin D1 expression. Temporal regulation of cyclin D1 is critical for adipogenic differentiation, and the data suggest a paradigm where arsenic disruption of miR-29b regulatory pathways impairs adipogenic differentiation and ultimately adipose metabolic homeostasis.
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- Kevin Beezhold
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA; Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.
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Broholm C, Olsson AH, Perfilyev A, Gillberg L, Hansen NS, Ali A, Mortensen B, Ling C, Vaag A. Human adipogenesis is associated with genome-wide DNA methylation and gene-expression changes. Epigenomics 2016; 8:1601-1617. [PMID: 27854126 DOI: 10.2217/epi-2016-0077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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AIM To define the genomic distribution and function of DNA methylation changes during human adipogenesis. METHODS We isolated adipocyte-derived stem cells from 13 individuals and analyzed genome-wide DNA methylation and gene expression in cultured adipocyte-derived stem cells and mature adipocytes. RESULTS We observed altered DNA methylation of 11,947 CpG sites and altered expression of 11,830 transcripts after differentiation. De novo methylation was observed across all genomic elements. Co-existence of genes with both altered expression and DNA methylation was found in genes important for cell cycle and adipokine signaling. CONCLUSION Human adipogenesis is associated with significant DNA methylation changes across the entire genome and may impact regulation of cell cycle and adipokine signaling.
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- Christa Broholm
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Epigenetics & Diabetes Unit, Lund University Diabetes Centre, CRC, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, GAME, Lund University Diabetes Centre, CRC, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Epigenetics & Diabetes Unit, Lund University Diabetes Centre, CRC, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Steno Diabetes Centre A/S, Gentofte, Denmark
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Chen CC, Chuang WT, Lin AH, Tsai CW, Huang CS, Chen YT, Chen HW, Lii CK. Andrographolide inhibits adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 cells by suppressing C/EBPβ expression and activation. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2016; 307:115-122. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2016.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2016] [Revised: 07/16/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Zhang J, Motyl KJ, Irwin R, MacDougald OA, Britton RA, McCabe LR. Loss of Bone and Wnt10b Expression in Male Type 1 Diabetic Mice Is Blocked by the Probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri. Endocrinology 2015; 156:3169-82. [PMID: 26135835 PMCID: PMC4541610 DOI: 10.1210/en.2015-1308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Type 1 diabetes (T1D)-induced osteoporosis is characterized by a predominant suppression of osteoblast number and activity, as well as increased bone marrow adiposity but no change in osteoclast activity. The fundamental mechanisms and alternative anabolic treatments (with few side effects) for T1D bone loss remain undetermined. Recent studies by our laboratory and others indicate that probiotics can benefit bone health. Here, we demonstrate that Lactobacillus reuteri, a probiotic with anti-inflammatory and bone health properties, prevents T1D-induced bone loss and marrow adiposity in mice. We further found that L. reuteri treatment prevented the suppression of Wnt10b in T1D bone. Consistent with a role for attenuated bone Wnt10b expression in T1D osteoporosis, we observed that bone-specific Wnt10b transgenic mice are protected from T1D bone loss. To examine the mechanisms of this protection, we focused on TNF-α, a cytokine up-regulated in T1D that causes suppression of osteoblast Wnt10b expression in vitro. Addition of L. reuteri prevented TNF-α-mediated suppression of Wnt10b and osteoblast maturation markers. Taken together, our findings reveal a mechanism by which T1D causes bone loss and open new avenues for use of probiotics to benefit the bone.
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- Jing Zhang
- Department of Physiology (J.Z., K.J.M., R.I., L.R.M.), Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology (O.A.M.), Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (R.A.B.), Department of Radiology (L.R.M.), and Biomedical Imaging Research Center (L.R.M.), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- Department of Physiology (J.Z., K.J.M., R.I., L.R.M.), Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology (O.A.M.), Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (R.A.B.), Department of Radiology (L.R.M.), and Biomedical Imaging Research Center (L.R.M.), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- Department of Physiology (J.Z., K.J.M., R.I., L.R.M.), Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology (O.A.M.), Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (R.A.B.), Department of Radiology (L.R.M.), and Biomedical Imaging Research Center (L.R.M.), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- Department of Physiology (J.Z., K.J.M., R.I., L.R.M.), Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology (O.A.M.), Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (R.A.B.), Department of Radiology (L.R.M.), and Biomedical Imaging Research Center (L.R.M.), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- Department of Physiology (J.Z., K.J.M., R.I., L.R.M.), Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology (O.A.M.), Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (R.A.B.), Department of Radiology (L.R.M.), and Biomedical Imaging Research Center (L.R.M.), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- Department of Physiology (J.Z., K.J.M., R.I., L.R.M.), Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology (O.A.M.), Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (R.A.B.), Department of Radiology (L.R.M.), and Biomedical Imaging Research Center (L.R.M.), Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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Eisenstein A, Carroll SH, Johnston-Cox H, Farb M, Gokce N, Ravid K. An adenosine receptor-Krüppel-like factor 4 protein axis inhibits adipogenesis. J Biol Chem 2015; 289:21071-81. [PMID: 24928509 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.566406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Adipogenesis represents a key process in adipose tissue development and remodeling, including during obesity. Exploring the regulation of adipogenesis by extracellular ligands is fundamental to our understanding of this process. Adenosine, an extracellular nucleoside signaling molecule found in adipose tissue depots, acts on adenosine receptors. Here we report that, among these receptors, the A2b adenosine receptor (A2bAR) is highly expressed in adipocyte progenitors. Activation of the A2bAR potently inhibits differentiation of mouse stromal vascular cells into adipocytes, whereas A2bAR knockdown stimulates adipogenesis. The A2bAR inhibits differentiation through a novel signaling cascade involving sustained expression of Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4), a regulator of stem cell maintenance. Knockdown of KLF4 ablates the ability of the A2bAR to inhibit differentiation. A2bAR activation also inhibits adipogenesis in a human primary preadipocyte culture system. We analyzed the A2bARKLF4 axis in adipose tissue of obese subjects and, intriguingly, found a strong correlation between A2bAR and KLF4 expression in both subcutaneous and visceral human fat. Hence, our study implicates the A2bAR as a regulator of adipocyte differentiation and the A2bAR-KLF4 axis as a potentially significant modulator of adipose biology.
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Eisenstein A, Ravid K. G protein-coupled receptors and adipogenesis: a focus on adenosine receptors. J Cell Physiol 2014; 229:414-21. [PMID: 24114647 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.24473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Accepted: 09/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are a large family of proteins that coordinate extracellular signals to produce physiologic outcomes. Adenosine receptors (AR) are one class of GPCRs that have been shown to regulate functions as diverse as inflammation, blood flow, and cellular differentiation. Adenosine signals through four GPCRs that either inhibit (A1AR and A3AR) or activate (A2aAR and A2bAR) adenylyl cyclase. This review will focus on the role of GPCRs, and in particular, adenosine receptors, in adipogenesis. Preadipocytes differentiate to mature adipocytes as the adipose tissue expands to compensate for the consumption of excess nutrients. These newly generated adipocytes contribute to maintaining metabolic homeostasis. Understanding the key drivers of this differentiation process can aid the development of therapeutics to combat the growing obesity epidemic and associated metabolic consequences. Although much literature has covered the transcriptional events that culminate in the formation of an adipocyte, less focus has been on receptor-mediated extracellular signals that direct this process. This review will highlight GPCRs and their downstream messengers as significant players controlling adipocyte differentiation.
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- Anna Eisenstein
- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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Strakovsky RS, Lezmi S, Flaws JA, Schantz SL, Pan YX, Helferich WG. Genistein exposure during the early postnatal period favors the development of obesity in female, but not male rats. Toxicol Sci 2013; 138:161-74. [PMID: 24361872 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kft331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Genistein (Gen), the primary isoflavone in soy, has been shown to adversely affect various endocrine-mediated endpoints in rodents and humans. Soy formula intake by human infants has been associated with early age at menarche and decreased female-typical behavior in girls. Adipose deposition and expansion are also hormonally regulated and Gen has been shown to alter these processes. However, little is known about the impact of early-life soy intake on metabolic homeostasis in adulthood. The current study examined the impact of early-life Gen exposure on adulthood body composition (by magnetic resonance imaging) and the molecular signals mediating adipose expansion. From postnatal day (PND) 1 to 22, rat pups were daily orally dosed with 50mg/kg Gen to mimic blood Gen levels in human infants fed soy formula. Female but not male Gen-exposed rats had increased fat/lean mass ratio, fat mass, adipocyte size and number, and decreased muscle fiber perimeter. PND22 Gen-exposed females, but not males, had increased expression of adipogenic factors, including CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha (Cebpα), CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta (Cebpβ), and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (Pparγ). Furthermore, Wingless-related MMTV integration site 10b (Wnt10b), a critical regulator of adipogenic cell fate determination, was hypermethylated and had decreased expression in adipose of PND22 Gen-exposed females. These data suggest that developmental Gen exposure in rats has gender-specific effects on adiposity that closely parallel the effects of a postweaning high-fat diet and underscore the importance of considering timing of exposure and gender when establishing safety recommendations for early-life dietary Gen intake.
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Wang Y, Hu Z, Liu Z, Chen R, Peng H, Guo J, Chen X, Zhang H. MTOR inhibition attenuates DNA damage and apoptosis through autophagy-mediated suppression of CREB1. Autophagy 2013; 9:2069-86. [PMID: 24189100 DOI: 10.4161/auto.26447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Hyperactivation of mechanistic target of rapamycin (MTOR) is a common feature of human cancers, and MTOR inhibitors, such as rapamycin, are thus becoming therapeutics in targeting certain cancers. However, rapamycin has also been found to compromise the efficacy of chemotherapeutics to cells with hyperactive MTOR. Here, we show that loss of TSC2 or PTEN enhanced etoposide-induced DNA damage and apoptosis, which was blunted by suppression of MTOR with either rapamycin or RNA interference. cAMP response element-binding protein 1 (CREB1), a nuclear transcription factor that regulates genes involved in survival and death, was positively regulated by MTOR in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) and cancer cell lines. Silencing Creb1 expression with siRNA protected MTOR-hyperactive cells from DNA damage-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, loss of TSC2 or PTEN impaired either etoposide or nutrient starvation-induced autophagy, which in turn, leads to CREB1 hyperactivation. We further elucidated an inverse correlation between autophagy activity and CREB1 activity in the kidney tumor tissue obtained from a TSC patient and the mouse livers with hepatocyte-specific knockout of PTEN. CREB1 induced DNA damage and subsequent apoptosis in response to etoposide in autophagy-defective cells. Reactivation of CREB1 or inhibition of autophagy not only improved the efficacy of rapamycin but also alleviated MTOR inhibition-mediated chemoresistance. Therefore, autophagy suppression of CREB1 may underlie the MTOR inhibition-mediated chemoresistance. We suggest that inhibition of MTOR in combination with CREB1 activation may be used in the treatment of cancer caused by an abnormal PI3K-PTEN-AKT-TSC1/2-MTOR signaling pathway. CREB1 activators should potentiate the efficacy of chemotherapeutics in treatment of these cancers.
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- Ying Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology; Department of Physiology; Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and School of Basic Medicine; Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College; Beijing, China
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Park YK, Park B, Lee S, Choi K, Moon Y, Park H. Hypoxia-inducible factor-2α-dependent hypoxic induction of Wnt10b expression in adipogenic cells. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:26311-26322. [PMID: 23900840 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.500835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Adipocyte hyperplasia and hypertrophy in obesity can lead to many changes in adipose tissue, such as hypoxia, metabolic dysregulation, and enhanced secretion of cytokines. In this study, hypoxia increased the expression of Wnt10b in both human and mouse adipogenic cells, but not in hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-2α-deficient adipogenic cells. Chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis revealed that HIF-2α, but not HIF-1α, bound to the Wnt10b enhancer region as well as upstream of the Wnt1 gene, which is encoded by an antisense strand of the Wnt10b gene. Hypoxia-conditioned medium (H-CM) induced phosphorylation of lipoprotein-receptor-related protein 6 as well as β-catenin-dependent gene expression in normoxic cells, which suggests that H-CM contains canonical Wnt signals. Furthermore, adipogenesis of both human mesenchymal stem cells and mouse preadipocytes was inhibited by H-CM even under normoxic conditions. These results suggest that O2 concentration gradients influence the formation of Wnt ligand gradients, which are involved in the regulation of pluripotency, cell proliferation, and cell differentiation.
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- Young-Kwon Park
- From the Department of Life Science, University of Seoul, 163 Seoulsiripdae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-743, Korea
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- From the Department of Life Science, University of Seoul, 163 Seoulsiripdae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-743, Korea
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- From the Department of Life Science, University of Seoul, 163 Seoulsiripdae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-743, Korea
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- From the Department of Life Science, University of Seoul, 163 Seoulsiripdae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-743, Korea
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- From the Department of Life Science, University of Seoul, 163 Seoulsiripdae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-743, Korea
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- From the Department of Life Science, University of Seoul, 163 Seoulsiripdae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-743, Korea.
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Jiang L, Xu L, Song Y, Li J, Mao J, Zhao AZ, He W, Yang J, Dai C. Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II/cAMP response element-binding protein/Wnt/β-catenin signaling cascade regulates angiotensin II-induced podocyte injury and albuminuria. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:23368-79. [PMID: 23803607 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.460394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Angiotensin II (Ang II) plays a pivotal role in promoting podocyte dysfunction and albuminuria, however, the underlying mechanisms have not been fully delineated. In this study, we found that Ang II induced Wnt1 expression and β-catenin nuclear translocation in cultured mouse podocytes. Blocking Wnt signaling with Dickkopf-1 (Dkk1) or β-catenin siRNA attenuated Ang II-induced podocyte injury. Ang II could also induce the phosphorylation of calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaMK) II and cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) in cultured podocytes. Blockade of this pathway with CK59 or CREB siRNA could significantly inhibit Ang II-induced Wnt/β-catenin signaling and podocyte injury. In in vivo studies, administration of Ang II promoted Wnt/β-catenin signaling, aggregated podocyte damage, and albuminuria in mice. CK59 could remarkably ameliorate Ang II-induced podocyte injury and albuminuria. Furthermore, ectopic expression of exogenous Dkk1 also attenuated Ang II-induced podocytopathy in mice. Taken together, this study demonstrates that the CaMK II/CREB/Wnt/β-catenin signaling cascade plays an important role in regulating Ang II-induced podocytopathy. Targeting this signaling pathway may offer renal protection against the development of proteinuric kidney diseases.
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- Lei Jiang
- Center for Kidney Disease, 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 262 North Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210003, USA
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Wu CF, Liu S, Lee YC, Wang R, Sun S, Yin F, Bornmann WG, Yu-Lee LY, Gallick GE, Zhang W, Lin SH, Kuang J. RSK promotes G2/M transition through activating phosphorylation of Cdc25A and Cdc25B. Oncogene 2013; 33:2385-94. [PMID: 23708659 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2013.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2012] [Revised: 03/27/2013] [Accepted: 04/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade in mammalian cell lines positively regulates the G2/M transition. The molecular mechanism underlying this biological phenomenon remains poorly understood. Ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK) is a key downstream element of the MAPK cascade. Our previous studies established roles of RSK2 in Cdc25C activation during progesterone-induced meiotic maturation of Xenopus oocytes. In this study we demonstrate that both recombinant RSK and endogenous RSK in Xenopus egg extracts phosphorylate all three isoforms of human Cdc25 at a conserved motif near the catalytic domain. In human HEK293 and PC-3mm2 cell lines, RSK preferentially phosphorylates Cdc25A and Cdc25B in mitotic cells. Phosphorylation of the RSK sites in these Cdc25 isoforms increases their M-phase-inducing activities. Inhibition of RSK-mediated phosphorylation of Cdc25 inhibits G2/M transition. Moreover, RSK is likely to be more active in mitotic cells than in interphase cells, as evidenced by the phosphorylation status of T359/S363 in RSK. Together, these findings indicate that RSK promotes G2/M transition in mammalian cells through activating phosphorylation of Cdc25A and Cdc25B.
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- C F Wu
- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The Key Laboratory for Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- 1] Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA [2] The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- The Key Laboratory for Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- 1] The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, TX, USA [2] Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology Research, David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of Genitourinary Cancers, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- The Key Laboratory for Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- 1] Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA [2] The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- 1] Department of Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA [2] The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Li SF, Guo L, Qian SW, Liu Y, Zhang YY, Zhang ZC, Zhao Y, Shou JY, Tang QQ, Li X. G9a is transactivated by C/EBPβ to facilitate mitotic clonal expansion during 3T3-L1 preadipocyte differentiation. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2013; 304:E990-8. [PMID: 23512806 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00608.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In 3T3-L1 preadipocyte differentiation, the CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-β (C/EBPβ) is an important early transcription factor that activates cell cycle genes during mitotic clonal expansion (MCE), sequentially activating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) and C/EBPα during terminal differentiation. Although C/EBPβ acquires its DNA binding activity via dual phosphorylation at about 12-16 h postinduction, the expression of PPARγ and C/EBPα is not induced until 36-72 h. The delayed expression of PPARγ and C/EBPα ensures the progression of MCE, but the mechanism responsible for the delay remains elusive. We provide evidence that G9a, a major euchromatic methyltransferase, is transactivated by C/EBPβ and represses PPARγ and C/EBPα through H3K9 dimethylation of their promoters during MCE. Inhibitor- or siRNA-mediated G9a downregulation modestly enhances PPARγ and C/EBPα expression and adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Conversely, forced expression of G9a impairs the accumulation of triglycerides. Thus, this study elucidates an epigenetic mechanism for the delayed expression of PPARγ and C/EBPα.
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- Shu-Fen Li
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China
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Intermittent parathyroid hormone (iPTH) treatment expands hemopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs), but the involved mechanisms and the affected HSPC populations are mostly unknown. Here we show that T cells are required for iPTH to expand short-term HSPCs (ST-HSPCs) and improve blood cell engraftment and host survival after BM transplantation. Silencing of PTH/PTH-related protein receptor (PPR) in T cells abrogates the effects of iPTH, thus demonstrating a requirement for direct PPR signaling in T cells. Mechanistically, iPTH expands ST-HSPCs by activating Wnt signaling in HSPCs and stromal cells (SCs) through T-cell production of the Wnt ligand Wnt10b. Attesting to the relevance of Wnt10b, iPTH fails to expand ST-HSPCs in mice with Wnt10b(-/-) T cells. Moreover, iPTH fails to promote engraftment and survival after BM transplantation in Wnt10b null mice. In summary, direct PPR signaling in T cells and the resulting production of Wnt10b play a pivotal role in the mechanism by which iPTH expands ST-HSPCs. The data suggest that T cells may provide pharmacologic targets for HSPC expansion.
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Excessive caloric intake without a rise in energy expenditure promotes adipocyte hyperplasia and adiposity. The rise in adipocyte number is triggered by signaling factors that induce conversion of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to preadipocytes that differentiate into adipocytes. MSCs, which are recruited from the vascular stroma of adipose tissue, provide an unlimited supply of adipocyte precursors. Members of the BMP and Wnt families are key mediators of stem cell commitment to produce preadipocytes. Following commitment, exposure of growth-arrested preadipocytes to differentiation inducers [insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), glucocorticoid, and cyclic AMP (cAMP)] triggers DNA replication and reentry into the cell cycle (mitotic clonal expansion). Mitotic clonal expansion involves a transcription factor cascade, followed by the expression of adipocyte genes. Critical to these events are phosphorylations of the transcription factor CCATT enhancer-binding protein β (C/EBPβ) by MAP kinase and GSK3β to produce a conformational change that gives rise to DNA-binding activity. "Activated" C/EBPβ then triggers transcription of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) and C/EBPα, which in turn coordinately activate genes whose expression produces the adipocyte phenotype.
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- Qi Qun Tang
- Department of Biological Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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t-AUCB, an improved sEH inhibitor, suppresses human glioblastoma cell growth by activating NF-κB-p65. J Neurooncol 2012; 108:385-93. [DOI: 10.1007/s11060-012-0841-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2011] [Accepted: 02/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Chung SS, Lee JS, Kim M, Ahn BY, Jung HS, Lee HM, Kim JW, Park KS. Regulation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling by CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β during adipogenesis. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2012; 20:482-7. [PMID: 21760632 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway inhibits adipogenesis, while disruption of Wnt signaling leads to spontaneous adipogenesis. CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β (C/EBPβ) is rapidly induced in early stages of adipogenesis and is responsible for transcriptional induction of two major adipogenic transcription factors, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) and C/EBPα. In this study, we examined whether C/EBPβ is involved in the suppression of Wnt/β-catenin signaling during adipogenesis. Knockdown of C/EBPβ expression not only inhibited adipogenesis but also maintained active Wnt/β-catenin signaling, after addition of adipogenic inducers. In contrast, overexpression of C/EBPβ substantially inhibited Wnt signaling. Interestingly, our data showed that C/EBPβ is involved in the expression of Wnt10b, a major Wnt ligand in preadipocytes, even though C/EBPβ is not an essential factor to regulate Wnt10b expression during adipogenesis, and that C/EBPβ inhibits Wnt10b promoter activity by directly binding to specific regions of the promoter. These results suggest a dual function of C/EBPβ: stimulating expression of adipogenic genes and inhibiting Wnt signaling.
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- Sung Soo Chung
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is one of the most common leukemias with a 20% 5-year event-free survival in adults and 50% overall survival in children, despite aggressive chemotherapy treatment and bone marrow transplantation. The incidence and mortality rates for acute leukemia have only slightly decreased over the last 20 years, and therefore greater understanding of the molecular mechanisms associated with leukemic progression is needed. To this end, a number of transcription factors that appear to play a central role in leukemogenesis are being investigated; among them is the cAMP response element binding protein (CREB). CREB is a transcription factor that can regulate downstream targets involving in various cellular functions including cell proliferation, survival, and differentiation. In several studies, the majority of bone marrow samples from patients with acute lymphoid and myeloid leukemia demonstrate CREB overexpression. Moreover, CREB overexpression is associated with a poor outcome in AML patients. This review summarizes the role of CREB in leukemogenesis.
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- Er-Chieh Cho
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095-1752, USA
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Wnt10b is a member of the Wnt ligand gene family that encodes for secreted proteins, which activate the ancient and highly conserved Wnt signalling cascade. The Wnt pathway has been shown to be essential for embryonic development, tissue integrity, and stem cell activity, but if deregulated, also causes disease such as cancer. Although the 19 different Wnt ligands found in both human and mouse can activate several branches of the Wnt pathway, WNT10B specifically activates canonical Wnt/β-catenin signalling and thus triggers β-catenin/LEF/TCF-mediated transcriptional programs. In this review, we highlight the unique functions of WNT10B and mechanisms of how WNT10B acts in the immune system, mammary gland, adipose tissue, bone and skin. In these organs, WNT10B has been well established to be involved in signalling networks controlling stemness, pluripotency and cell fate decisions. Deregulation of these processes causes diseases such as breast cancer, obesity and osteoporosis. Compelling evidence suggests that WNT10B is a valuable candidate for the development of therapeutic regimens for human diseases.
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- P Wend
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, USA
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Forming functional fat: a growing understanding of adipocyte differentiation. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2011; 12:722-34. [PMID: 21952300 DOI: 10.1038/nrm3198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1006] [Impact Index Per Article: 77.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Adipose tissue, which is primarily composed of adipocytes, is crucial for maintaining energy and metabolic homeostasis. Adipogenesis is thought to occur in two stages: commitment of mesenchymal stem cells to a preadipocyte fate and terminal differentiation. Cell shape and extracellular matrix remodelling have recently been found to regulate preadipocyte commitment and competency by modulating WNT and RHO-family GTPase signalling cascades. Adipogenic stimuli induce terminal differentiation in committed preadipocytes through the epigenomic activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ). The coordination of PPARγ with CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein (C/EBP) transcription factors maintains adipocyte gene expression. Improving our understanding of these mechanisms may allow us to identify therapeutic targets against metabolic diseases that are rapidly becoming epidemic globally.
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Burton ER, Gaffar A, Lee SJ, Adeshuko F, Whitney KD, Chung JY, Hewitt SM, Huang GS, Goldberg GL, Libutti SK, Kwon M. Downregulation of Filamin A interacting protein 1-like is associated with promoter methylation and induces an invasive phenotype in ovarian cancer. Mol Cancer Res 2011; 9:1126-38. [PMID: 21693594 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-11-0162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy with a five-year survival rate below 25% for patients with stages III and IV disease. Identifying key mediators of ovarian cancer invasion and metastasis is critical to the development of more effective therapeutic interventions. We previously identified Filamin A interacting protein 1-like (FILIP1L) as an important mediator of cell proliferation and migration. In addition, targeted expression of FILIP1L in tumors inhibited tumor growth in vivo. In our present study, we confirmed that both mRNA and protein expression of FILIP1L were downregulated in ovarian cancer cells compared with normal ovarian epithelial cells. FILIP1L expression was inversely correlated with the invasive potential of ovarian cancer cell lines and clinical ovarian cancer specimens. We also provide evidence that DNA methylation is a mechanism by which FILIP1L is downregulated in ovarian cancer. The CpG island in the FILIP1L promoter was heavily methylated in ovarian cancer cells. Methylation status of the FILIP1L promoter was inversely correlated with FILIP1L expression in ovarian cell lines and clinical ovarian specimens. Reduced methylation in the FILIP1L promoter following treatment with a DNA demethylating agent was associated with restoration of FILIP1L expression in ovarian cancer cells. A transcription activator, cAMP-responsive element binding protein (CREB) was shown to bind to the CREB/ATF site in the CpG island of the FILIP1L promoter. Overall, these findings suggest that downregulation of FILIP1L associated with DNA methylation is related with the invasive phenotype in ovarian cancer and that modulation of FILIP1L expression has the potential to be a target for ovarian cancer therapy.
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- Elizabeth R Burton
- Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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van Tienen FH, Lindsey PJ, van der Kallen CJ, Smeets HJ. Prolonged Nrf1 overexpression triggers adipocyte inflammation and insulin resistance. J Cell Biochem 2011; 111:1575-85. [PMID: 21053274 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Adipose tissue is currently being recognized as an important endocrine organ, carrying defects in a number of metabolic diseases. Mitochondria play a key role in normal adipose tissue function and mitochondrial alterations can result in pathology, like lipodystrophy or type 2 diabetes. Although Pgc1α is regarded as the main regulator of mitochondrial function, downstream Nrf1 is the key regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis. Nrf1 is also involved in a wide range of other processes, including proliferation, innate immune response, and apoptosis. To determine transcriptional targets of Nrf1, 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were transfected with either pNrf1 or a control vector. Two days post-confluence, 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were allowed to differentiate. At day 8 of differentiation, Nrf1 overexpressing cells had an increased mtDNA copy number and reduced lipid content. This was not associated with an increased ATP production rate per cell. Using global gene expression analysis, we observed that Nrf1 overexpression stimulated cell proliferation, apoptosis, and cytokine expression. In addition, prolonged Nrf1 induced an adipokine expression profile of insulin resistant adipocytes. Nrf1 has a wide range of transcriptional targets, stimulators as well as inhibitors of adipose tissue functioning. Therefore, post-transcriptional regulation of Nrf1, or stimulating specific Nrf1 targets may be a more suitable approach for stimulating mitochondrial biogenesis and treating adipose tissue defects, instead of directly stimulating Nrf1 expression. In addition, our results show that short-term effects can drastically differ from long-term effects.
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- Florence H van Tienen
- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Guo ZY, Hao XH, Tan FF, Pei X, Shang LM, Jiang XL, Yang F. The elements of human cyclin D1 promoter and regulation involved. Clin Epigenetics 2011; 2:63-76. [PMID: 22704330 PMCID: PMC3365593 DOI: 10.1007/s13148-010-0018-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2010] [Accepted: 12/07/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cyclin D1 is a cell cycle machine, a sensor of extracellular signals and plays an important role in G1-S phase progression. The human cyclin D1 promoter contains multiple transcription factor binding sites such as AP-1, NF-қB, E2F, Oct-1, and so on. The extracellular signals functions through the signal transduction pathways converging at the binding sites to active or inhibit the promoter activity and regulate the cell cycle progression. Different signal transduction pathways regulate the promoter at different time to get the correct cell cycle switch. Disorder regulation or special extracellular stimuli can result in cell cycle out of control through the promoter activity regulation. Epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation and histone acetylation may involved in cyclin D1 transcriptional regulation.
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- Zhi-Yi Guo
- Experimental and Research Center, Hebei United University, № 57 JianShe South Road, TangShan, Hebei 063000 People's Republic of China
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Li HX, Xiao L, Wang C, Gao JL, Zhai YG. Review: Epigenetic regulation of adipocyte differentiation and adipogenesis. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 2011; 11:784-91. [PMID: 20872986 DOI: 10.1631/jzus.b0900401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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It is generally agreed that adipocytes originate from mesenchymal stem cells in what can be divided into two processes: determination and differentiation. In the past decade, many factors associated with epigenetic signals have been proved to be pivotal for the appropriate timing of adipogenesis progression. A large number of coregulators at critical gene promoters set up specific patterns of DNA methylation, histone acetylation and methylation, and nucleosome rearrangement, that act as an epigenetic code to modulate the correct progress of adipocyte differentiation and adipogenesis during adipogenesis. In this review, we focus on the functions and roles of epigenetic processes in preadipocyte differentiation and adipogenesis.
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- Hong-xing Li
- Key Laboratory for Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Body fat distribution plays an important role in determining metabolic health. Whereas central obesity is closely associated with the development of CVD and type 2 diabetes, lower body fat appears to be protective and is paradoxically associated with improved metabolic and cardiovascular profiles. Physiological studies have demonstrated that fatty acid handling differs between white adipose tissue depots, with lower body white adipose tissue acting as a more efficient site for long-term lipid storage. The regulatory mechanisms governing these regional differences in function remain to be elucidated. Although the local microenvironment is likely to be a contributing factor, recent findings point towards the tissues being intrinsically distinct at the level of the adipocyte precursor cells (pre-adipocytes). The multi-potent pre-adipocytes are capable of generating cells of the mesenchymal lineage, including adipocytes. Regional differences in the adipogenic and replicative potential of these cells, as well as metabolic and biochemical activity, have been reported. Intriguingly, the genetic and metabolic characteristics of these cells can be retained through multiple generations when the cells are cultured in vitro. The rapidly emerging field of epigenetics may hold the key for explaining regional differences in white adipose tissue gene expression and function. Epigenetics describes the regulation of gene expression that occurs independently of changes in DNA sequence, for instance, DNA methylation or histone protein modification. In this review, we will discuss the contribution of DNA methylation to the determination of cells of adipogenic fate as well as the role DNA methylation may play during adipocyte terminal differentiation.
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Vestergaard EM, Nexø E, Tørring N, Borre M, Ørntoft TF, Sørensen KD. Promoter hypomethylation and upregulation of trefoil factors in prostate cancer. Int J Cancer 2010; 127:1857-65. [PMID: 20112343 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Trefoil factors, mucin-associated peptides, are overexpressed in prostate cancer (PC). We hypothesized that promoter methylation contributes to the regulation of trefoil factors (TFF1, TFF2 and TFF3) in human prostate cells. Here we show hypomethylation of promoter regions of TFF1 and TFF3 in PC cell lines with significant TFF expression as compared to benign immortalized prostate cell lines and PC cell lines not expressing trefoil factor. The most striking difference was observed for CpG sites located close to the AUG start codon overlapping several putative binding sites for cellular transcription factors. TFF2 was hypermethylated and had no or very low expression in all prostate cell lines investigated. Treatment of methylated cell lines with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine restored TFF expression in cell lines not expressing TFF and increased expression significantly in low-expressing cell lines. In clinical samples, methylation of the promoter/enhancer regions of TFF1 and TFF3 was significantly lower in PC compared to benign prostatic hyperplasia. The present study shows an inverse relation between promoter methylation and expression of trefoil factors. Preliminary analysis on clinical samples suggests that this regulatory mechanism is responsible for the increased levels of TFF1 and TFF3 observed in PC. The overexpression and promoter hypomethylation of trefoil factors may serve as biomarkers in PC.
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- Else Marie Vestergaard
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Brendstrupgaardsvej, Aarhus N, Denmark.
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Kim IC, Cha MH, Kim DM, Lee H, Moon JS, Choi SM, Kim KS, Yoon Y. A functional promoter polymorphism -607G>C of WNT10B is associated with abdominal fat in Korean female subjects. J Nutr Biochem 2010; 22:252-8. [PMID: 20579865 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2010.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2009] [Revised: 01/22/2010] [Accepted: 02/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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WNT10B has been implicated as a potential regulator of adipogenesis in cellular and animal models of obesity. In this study, we attempted to characterize the associations between common genetic polymorphisms of WNT10B and fat accumulation in a sample of 1029 Korean female subjects. Direct sequencing of genomic DNAs of 45 subjects identified six common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of WNT10B, which were in almost complete linkage disequilibrium. Among the six SNPs, -607G>C (rs833840) showed differential nuclear factor binding in an electrophoretic mobility shift assay and differential promoter activity in a reporter assay, implicating it as a functional regulatory SNP. When body compositions of the subjects determined using bio-impedance analysis were compared according to their -607G>C genotype, only body fat mass showed a significant association. Body masses of protein, mineral and water showed no association. For more accurate evaluation of the effects of -607G>C genotype on body fat, cross-sectional fat areas of the subjects measured by abdominal computed tomography were compared. Genotype of -607G>C was significantly associated with abdominal total fat and abdominal subcutaneous fat areas (P=.009 and P=.007 in recessive model, respectively). Of the 1029 subjects, 576 were treated with a 1 month very low calorie diet and changes of body weight and composition were compared with -607G>C genotype. No significant associations were evident. This study is the first report of the association of common genetic polymorphism of WNT10B with human fat accumulation.
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- Il Chul Kim
- Department of Biology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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Kwan Tat S, Lajeunesse D, Pelletier JP, Martel-Pelletier J. Targeting subchondral bone for treating osteoarthritis: what is the evidence? Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2010; 24:51-70. [PMID: 20129200 DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2009.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Over the past few decades, significant progress has been made with respect to new concepts about the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). This article summarises some of the knowledge we have today on the involvement of the subchondral bone in OA. It provides substantial evidence that changes in the metabolism of the subchondral bone are an integral part of the OA disease process and that these alterations are not merely secondary manifestations, but are part of a more active component of the disease. Thus, a strong rationale exists for therapeutic approaches that target subchondral bone resorption and/or formation, and data evaluating the drugs targeting bone remodelling raise the hope that new treatment options for OA may become available.
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- Steeve Kwan Tat
- Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Notre-Dame Hospital, 1560 Sherbrooke Street East, Montreal, Quebec H2L 4M1, Canada
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Kim YM, Geiger TR, Egan DI, Sharma N, Nyborg JK. The HTLV-1 tax protein cooperates with phosphorylated CREB, TORC2 and p300 to activate CRE-dependent cyclin D1 transcription. Oncogene 2010; 29:2142-52. [PMID: 20101207 PMCID: PMC2851846 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2009.498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma is a fatal malignancy etiologically linked to infection with the human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV-1). The virally-encoded oncoprotein Tax activates transcription of HTLV-1 and cellular genes by cooperating with cellular transcription factors. Cyclin D1 is a pivotal regulator of cell cycle progression, and increased expression strongly correlates with malignant transformation. Here, we characterize the mechanism of Tax transactivation of cyclin D1. We find that cyclin D1 transcript levels are elevated in HTLV-1 infected cells and that Tax physically associates with the cyclin D1 gene in vivo. Tax binds the cyclin D1 promoter-proximal cyclic AMP response element (CRE) in the presence of phosphorylated CREB (pCREB) in vitro, and together the Tax/pCREB complex recruits the cellular coactivator p300 to the promoter via this unconventional Tax-responsive element. We further show that Transducer of Regulated CREB 2 (TORC2) cooperates with Tax to further enhance p300 recruitment to the cyclin D1 promoter in vitro, consistent with enhanced cyclin D1 expression in the presence of Tax and TORC2. Together, our findings support a model in which Tax-induced accumulation of cyclin D1 shortens the G1 phase of the cell cycle, promotes mitotic replication of the virus, and drives selection and expansion of malignant T-cells.
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- Y-M Kim
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1870, USA
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Ji Z, Mei FC, Cheng X. Epac, not PKA catalytic subunit, is required for 3T3-L1 preadipocyte differentiation. Front Biosci (Elite Ed) 2010; 2:392-8. [PMID: 20036887 DOI: 10.2741/e99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Cyclic AMP plays a critical role in adipocyte differentiation and maturation. However, it is not clear which of the two intracellular cAMP receptors, exchange protein directly activated by cAMP/cAMP-regulated guanine nucleotide exchange factor or protein kinase A/cAMP-dependent protein kinase, is essential for cAMP-mediated adipocyte differentiation. In this study, we utilized a well-defined adipose differentiation model system, the murine preadipocyte line 3T3-L1, to address this issue. We showed that knocking down Epac expression in 3T3-L1 cells using lentiviral based small hairpin RNAs down-regulated peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma expression and dramatically inhibited adipogenic conversion of 3T3-L1 cells while inhibiting PKA catalytic subunit activity by two mechanistically distinct inhibitors, heat stable protein kinase inhibitor and H89, had no effect on 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation. Moreover, cAMP analog selectively activating Epac was not able to stimulate adipogenic conversion. Our study demonstrated that while PKA catalytic activity is dispensable, activation of Epac is necessary but not sufficient for adipogenic conversion of 3T3-L1 cells.
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- Zhenyu Ji
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sealy Center for Cancer Cell Biology, The University of Texas Medical Brach, Galveston, Texas 77555-0616, USA
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