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Ablation of PRDM16 and Beige Adipose Causes Metabolic Dysfunction and a Subcutaneous to Visceral Fat Switch

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Cohen, Paul, Levy, Julia D., Zhang, Yingying, Frontini, Andrea, Kolodin, Dmitriy P., Svensson, Katrin J., Lo, James C., Zeng, Xing, Ye, Li, Khandekar, Melin J., Wu, Jun, Gunawardana, Subhadra C., Banks, Alexander S., Camporez, João Paulo G., Jurczak, Michael J., Kajimura, Shingo, Piston, David W., Mathis, Diane, Cinti, Saverio, Shulman, Gerald I., Seale, Patrick, Spiegelman, Bruce M.·2014·Cell

Abstract

SUMMARY A clear relationship exists between visceral obesity and type 2 diabetes, whereas subcutaneous obesity is comparatively benign. Here we show that adipocyte-specific deletion of the coregulatory protein PRDM16 caused minimal effects on classical brown fat but markedly inhibited beige adipocyte function in subcutaneous fat following cold exposure or β3-agonist treatment. These animals developed obesity on a high fat diet, with severe insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis. They also showed altered fat distribution with markedly increased subcutaneous adiposity. Subcutaneous adipose tissue in mutant mice acquired many key properties of visceral fat, including decreased thermogenic and increased inflammatory gene expression and increased macrophage accumulation. Transplantation of subcutaneous fat into mice with diet-induced obesity showed a loss of metabolic benefit when tissues were derived from PRDM16 mutant animals. These findings indicate that PRDM16 and beige adipocytes are required for the “browning” of white fat and the healthful effects of subcutaneous adipose tissue.

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Cohen, P., Levy, J. D., Zhang, Y., Frontini, A., Kolodin, D. P., Svensson, K. J., Lo, J. C., Zeng, X., Ye, L., Khandekar, M. J., Wu, J., Gunawardana, S. C., Banks, A. S., Camporez, J. P. G., Jurczak, M. J., Kajimura, S., Piston, D. W., Mathis, D., Cinti, S., Shulman, G. I., Seale, P., & Spiegelman, B. M.
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-01
Volume
156
Issue
1-2
Pages
304-316
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
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W1977782677
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876
References
16
FWCI
53.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Cohen, P., Levy, J. D., Zhang, Y., Frontini, A., Kolodin, D. P., Svensson, K. J., Lo, J. C., Zeng, X., Ye, L., Khandekar, M. J., Wu, J., Gunawardana, S. C., Banks, A. S., Camporez, J. P. G., Jurczak, M. J., Kajimura, S., Piston, D. W., Mathis, D., Cinti, S., . . . Spiegelman, B. M. (2014). Ablation of PRDM16 and Beige Adipose Causes Metabolic Dysfunction and a Subcutaneous to Visceral Fat Switch. Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2013.12.021

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