scholarly journals Increased Expression of the Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Protein-1 Gene in Insulin Receptor Substrate-2−/−Mouse Liver

2001 ◽  
Vol 276 (42) ◽  
pp. 38337-38340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuyuki Tobe ◽  
Ryo Suzuki ◽  
Masashi Aoyama ◽  
Toshimasa Yamauchi ◽  
Junji Kamon ◽  
...  
2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frédéric Capel ◽  
Gaëlle Rolland-Valognes ◽  
Catherine Dacquet ◽  
Manuel Brun ◽  
Michel Lonchampt ◽  
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Endocrinology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 147 (10) ◽  
pp. 4811-4819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukiko Yajima ◽  
Mayumi Sato ◽  
Hiroyuki Sorimachi ◽  
Mitsushi Inomata ◽  
Masatoshi Maki ◽  
...  

The activity of calpain, a calcium-activated protease, is required during the mitotic clonal expansion phase of 3T3-L1 embryonic preadipocyte differentiation. Here we examined the role of calpain in the adipogenesis of ST-13 preadipocytes established from adult primitive mesenchymal cells, which do not require mitotic clonal expansion. After exposure to the calpain inhibitor, N-benzyloxycarbonyl-l-leucyl-l-leucinal or overexpression of calpastatin, a specific endogenous inhibitor of calpain, ST-13 preadipocytes acquired the adipocyte phenotype. Overexpression of calpastatin in ST-13 adipocytes stimulated the expression of adipocyte-specific CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-α (C/EBPα), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ, sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1, and the insulin signaling molecules, insulin receptor α, insulin-receptor substrates, and GLUT4. However, insulin-stimulated glucose uptake was reduced by approximately 52%. The addition of calpain to the nuclear fraction of ST-13 adipocytes resulted in the Ca2+-dependent degradation of PPARγ and C/EBPα but not sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1. Exposing ST-13 adipocytes to A23187 also led to losses of endogenous PPARγ and C/EBPα. Under both conditions, calpain inhibitors almost completely prevented C/EBPα cleavage but partially blocked the decrease of PPARγ. Two ubiquitous forms of calpain, μ- and m-calpain, localized to the cytosol and the nucleus, whereas the activated form of μ- but not m-calpain was found in the nucleus. Finally, stable dominant-negative μ-calpain transfectants showed accelerated adipogenesis and increase in the levels of PPARγ and C/EBPα during adipocyte program. These results support evidence that the calpain system is involved in regulating the differentiation of adult primitive mesenchymal ST-13 preadipocytes.


2014 ◽  
Vol 289 (9) ◽  
pp. 5510-5517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafaela Ruiz ◽  
Victoria Jideonwo ◽  
Miwon Ahn ◽  
Sneha Surendran ◽  
Vincent S. Tagliabracci ◽  
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2003 ◽  
Vol 285 (6) ◽  
pp. E1182-E1195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Harada ◽  
Wen-Jun Shen ◽  
Shailja Patel ◽  
Vanita Natu ◽  
Jining Wang ◽  
...  

To elucidate the role of hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) in diet-induced obesity, HSL-deficient ( HSL– /–) and wild-type mice were fed normal chow or high-fat diets. HSL– /– mice were resistant to diet-induced obesity showing higher core body temperatures. Weight and triacylglycerol contents were decreased in white adipose tissue (WAT) but increased in both brown adipose tissue (BAT) and liver of HSL– /– mice. Serum insulin levels in the fed state and tumor necrosis factor-α mRNA levels in adipose tissues were higher, whereas serum levels of adipocyte complement-related protein of 30 kDa (ACRP30)/adiponectin and leptin, as well as mRNA levels of ACRP30/adiponectin, leptin, resistin, and adipsin in WAT, were lower in HSL– /– mice than in controls. Expression of transcription factors associated with adipogenesis (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ, CAAT/enhancer-binding protein-α) and lipogenesis (carbohydrate response element-binding protein, adipocyte determination- and differentiation-dependent factor-1/sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c), as well as of adipose differentiation markers (adipocyte lipid-binding protein, perilipin, lipoprotein lipase), lipogenic enzymes (glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase, acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase-1 and -2, fatty acid synthase, ATP citrate lyase) and insulin signaling proteins (insulin receptor, insulin receptor substrate-1, GLUT4), was suppressed in WAT but not in BAT of HSL– /– mice. In contrast, expression of genes associated with cholesterol metabolism (sterol-regulatory element-binding protein-2, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase, acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase-1) and thermogenesis (uncoupling protein-2) was upregulated in both WAT and BAT of HSL– /– mice. Our results suggest that impaired lipolysis in HSL deficiency affects lipid metabolism through alterations of adipose differentiation and adipose-derived hormone levels.


Endocrinology ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 149 (6) ◽  
pp. 3109-3117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadège Carré ◽  
Michèle Caüzac ◽  
Jean Girard ◽  
Anne-Françoise Burnol

Tight control of insulin action in liver is a crucial determinant for the regulation of energy homeostasis. Growth factor receptor-bound protein 14 (Grb14) is a molecular adapter, highly expressed in liver, which binds to the activated insulin receptor and inhibits its tyrosine kinase activity. The physiological role of Grb14 in liver metabolism was unexplored. In this study we used RNA interference to investigate the consequences of Grb14 decrease on insulin-regulated intracellular signaling, and on glucose and lipid metabolism in mouse primary cultured hepatocytes. In Grb14-depleted hepatocytes, insulin-induced phosphorylation of Akt, and of its substrates glycogen synthase kinase 3 and fork-head box protein 1, was increased. These effects on insulin signaling are in agreement with the selective inhibitory effect of Grb14 on the receptor kinase. However, the metabolic and genic effects of insulin were differentially regulated after Grb14 down-regulation. Indeed, the insulin-mediated inhibition of hepatic glucose production and gluconeogenic gene expression was slightly increased. Surprisingly, despite the improved Akt pathway, the induction by insulin of sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c maturation was totally blunted. As a result, in the absence of Grb14, glycogen synthesis as well as glycolytic and lipogenic gene expression were not responsive to the stimulatory effect of insulin. This study provides evidence that Grb14 exerts a dual role on the regulation by insulin of hepatic metabolism. It inhibits insulin receptor catalytic activity, and acts also at a more distal step, i.e. sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c maturation, which effect is predominant under short-term inhibition of Grb14 expression.


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