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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
卷 5, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
NATURE RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5282
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- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2011CB944104, 2011BAI15B02, 2012BAI39B01]
Cell growth is tightly coupled with mitochondrial biogenesis in order to maintain energy and organelle homeostasis. Receptor tyrosine kinase Kit and its ligand, stem cell factor (SCF), play a critical role in the growth and survival of multiple cell lineages. Here we report that the expression of SCF and Kit in adipose tissues is responsive to food availability and environmental temperature, and is altered in obese mice and human patients. Mice carrying a loss-of-function mutation in Kit develop obesity as a result of decreased energy expenditure. These phenotypes are associated with reduced PGC-1 alpha expression and mitochondrial dys-function in brown adipose tissue and skeletal muscle. We further demonstrate that SCF/Kit directly promotes Ppargc1a transcription and mitochondrial biogenesis. Blocking Kit signalling in mice decreases PGC-1 alpha expression and thermogenesis, while overexpressing SCF systemically or specifically in brown adipose tissue increases thermogenesis and reduces weight gain. Collectively, these data provide mechanistic insight into the regulation of mitochondrial function by SCF/Kit signalling and lay a foundation for exploring SCF/Kit signalling as a therapeutic target for metabolic diseases.
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