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NUTRIENTS
Volume 12, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu12072054
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caloric restriction; fatty acid biosynthesis; mitochondrial biogenesis; adipocyte
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [17H02179]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [17H02179] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Caloric restriction (CR) improves whole body metabolism, suppresses age-related pathophysiology, and extends lifespan in rodents. Metabolic remodeling, including fatty acid (FA) biosynthesis and mitochondrial biogenesis, in white adipose tissue (WAT) plays an important role in the beneficial effects of CR. We have proposed that CR-induced mitochondrial biogenesis in WAT is mediated by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha (PGC-1 alpha), which is transcriptionally regulated by sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c (SREBP-1c), a master regulator of FA biosynthesis. We have also proposed that the CR-associated upregulation of SREBP-1 and PGC-1 alpha might result from the attenuation of leptin signaling and the upregulation of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) in WAT. However, the detailed molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we interrogate the regulatory mechanisms involving leptin signaling, SREBP-1c, FGF21, and PGC-1 alpha usingSrebp-1cknockout (KO) mice, mouse embryonic fibroblasts, and 3T3-L1 adipocytes, by altering the expression of SREBP-1c or FGF21. We show that a reduction in leptin signaling induces the expression of proteins involved in FA biosynthesis and mitochondrial biogenesis via SREBP-1c in adipocytes. The upregulation of SREBP-1c activates PGC-1 alpha transcription via FGF21, but it is unlikely that the FGF21-associated upregulation of PGC-1 alpha expression is a predominant contributor to mitochondrial biogenesis in adipocytes.
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