Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8301377 | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids | 2018 | 41 Pages |
Abstract
The thermogenic activities of brown and beige adipocytes can be exploited to reduce energy surplus and counteract obesity. Recent RNA sequencing studies have uncovered a number of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) uniquely expressed in white and brown adipose tissues (WAT and BAT), but whether and how these lncRNAs function in adipogenesis remain largely unknown. Here, we report the identification of a novel brown adipocyte-enriched LncRNA (AK079912), and its nuclear localization, function and regulation. The expression of AK079912 increases during brown preadipocyte differentiation and in response to cold-stimulated browning of white adipocytes. Knockdown of AK079912 inhibits brown preadipocyte differentiation, manifested by reductions in lipid accumulation and down-regulation of adipogenic and BAT-specific genes. Conversely, ectopic expression of AK079912 in white preadipocytes up-regulates the expression of genes involved in thermogenesis. Mechanistically, inhibition of AK079912 reduces mitochondrial copy number and protein levels of mitochondria electron transport chain (ETC) complexes, whereas AK079912 overexpression increases the levels of ETC proteins. Lastly, reporter and pharmacological assays identify Pparγ as an upstream regulator of AK079912. These results provide new insights into the function of non-coding RNAs in brown adipogenesis and regulating browning of white adipocytes.
Keywords
lncRNALPLHSLPGC1αRBPSVFEbf2Hnrnputype II iodothyronine deiodinaseBATDIO2PPARγPRDM16PPARγ coactivator 1αmiRNAsUcp1Brown adipocyteAdipogenesisAtglWhite adipose tissuebrown adipose tissueBrowningPR domain containing 16microRNAselectron transport chainadipose triglyceride lipasehormone-sensitive lipaseLipoprotein lipaseUTR یا untranslated regions untranslated regionETcuncoupling protein 1RNA-binding proteinWATStromal vascular fractionPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
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Authors
Yan Xiong, Feng Yue, Zhihao Jia, Yun Gao, Wen Jin, Keping Hu, Yong Zhang, Dahai Zhu, Gongshe Yang, Shihuan Kuang,