Forkhead Transcription Factor Foxo1 is Essential for Adipocyte Differentiation

Overview

Journal In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim

Publisher Springer

Specialties Biology
Cell Biology

Date 2009 Jul 9

PMID 19585174

Citations 35

Authors

Keisuke Munekata

Kazuichi Sakamoto

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Abstract

We analyzed the physiological role of forkhead box class O 1 (Foxo1) in adipocyte differentiation by suppressing Foxo1 mRNAwith siRNA specific for Foxo1.Mouse 3T3-L1 preadipocytes infected with an adenovirus expressing Foxo1-siRNA showed a marked decrease in lipid droplet formation when induced to differentiate into adipocytes. Adipocyte differentiation was most severely inhibited by exposing cells to Foxo1-siRNA before induction of differentiation. The incorporation of fluorescent-labeled glucose and fatty acid was significantly inhibited in cells deficient in Foxo1. RTPCR revealed that downregulation of Foxo1 decreased the expression of the transcription factors, PPAR-γ and C/EBP-α. By comparison, Foxo1-siRNA did not affect the expression of C/EBP-β or C/EBP-δ during the early period of adipocyte differentiation. These results indicate that Foxo1 plays an essential role in adipocyte differentiation, especially at the very early stage of terminal adipocyte differentiation.

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