期刊
FEBS JOURNAL
卷 283, 期 2, 页码 378-394出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/febs.13582
关键词
3T3-L1; adipocytes; lipogenesis; zinc homeostasis; ZnT7
资金
- United States Department of Agriculture, ARS CRIS projects [2032-51000-004-00D, 2032-51530-022-00D]
- ARS [ARS-0426640] Funding Source: Federal RePORTER
Mice deficient for zinc transporter 7 protein (ZnT7) are mildly zinc deficient with low body weight gain and body fat accumulation. To investigate the underlying mechanism of ZnT7 deficiency in body adiposity, we examined fatty acid composition and insulin sensitivity in visceral (epididymal) and subcutaneous fat pads from Znt7 knockout and control mice. We showed that ZnT7 deficiency had adverse effects on fatty acid metabolism and insulin action in subcutaneous fat but not in epididymal fat in mice, consistent with the ZnT7 protein expression pattern in adipose tissues. Importantly, we found that the expression of ZnT7 protein was induced by lipogenic differentiation and reached a peak when the adipocyte was fully differentiated in mouse 3T3-L1 adipocytes. We demonstrated, using Znt7 knockdown (Znt7KD) 3T3-L1 adipocytes, that reduction in Znt7 expression blunted activations of the signal transduction pathways that regulated both basal and insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in adipocytes, resulting in low glucose uptake and lipid accumulation. The expression of the signaling mediators critical for the initiation of pre-adipocyte differentiation, including Pparc and C/Ebpa, appeared not to be affected by Znt7KD in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. These findings strongly suggest a role for ZnT7 in adipocyte lipogenesis.
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