CREBL2, interacting with CREB, induces adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes (original) (raw)

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Research Article| September 14 2011

Xi Ma;

*State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China

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Heyu Zhang;

†Human Disease Genomics Center, Peking University, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China

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Lan Yuan;

‡Peking University Medical and Health Analysis Center, Peking University, No. 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China

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Hao Jing;

§College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, No. 17 Qinghua East Road, Beijing 100191, China

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Phil Thacker;

¶Department of Animal and Poultry, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Defa Li

*State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China

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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd

Received: September 13 2010

Revision Received: June 14 2011

Accepted: June 28 2011

Accepted Manuscript online: June 28 2011

Online ISSN: 1470-8728

Print ISSN: 0264-6021

© The Authors Journal compilation © 2011 Biochemical Society

2011

Biochem J (2011) 439 (1): 27–38.

Article history

Received:

September 13 2010

Revision Received:

June 14 2011

Accepted Manuscript online:

June 28 2011

The factors that influence preadipocyte determination remain poorly understood. In the present paper, we report that CREBL2 [CREB (cAMP-response-element-binding protein)-like 2], a novel bZIP_1 protein, is up-regulated during MDI-induced preadipocyte differentiation. During both overexpression and under physiological conditions, CREBL2 interacted and was entirely co-localized with CREB. Overexpression of CREBL2 was sufficient to promote adipogenesis via up-regulating the expression of PPARγ (peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor γ) and C/EBPα (CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein α) and accelerate lipogenesis accompanied with increased GLUT (glucose transporter) 1 and GLUT4. CREBL2 knockdown restrained adipogenic conversion and lipogenesis. Additionally, depletion of CREB could completely block the effects of overexpressed CREBL2, whereas an increase in CREB could not drive adipogenesis in the absence of CREBL2, indicating that the roles for CREBL2 on adipogenesis were CREB-dependent. Furthermore, siCREBL2 [siRNA (short interfering RNA) against CREBL2] could down-regulate CREB transcriptional activity and suppress CREB phosphorylation. CREB knockdown decreased the CREBL2 protein levels and vice versa. Collectively, the results of the present study indicate that CREBL2 plays a critical role in adipogenesis and lipogenesis via interaction with CREB.

© The Authors Journal compilation © 2011 Biochemical Society

2011

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