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Effect of p16 deficiency on gene expression in primary hepatocytes

ABSTRACT: *Objectives:* In addition to their well-known role in the control of cellular proliferation and cancer, cell cycle regulators are increasingly identified as important metabolic modulators. Genome wide association studies identified SNPs near the cell cycle regulator CDKN2A/p16INK4a (p16) as strongly associated with risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). T2D is associated with numerous perturbations of hepatic lipid and glucose metabolism. We have recently shown that p16 controls fasting-induced hepatic gluconeogenesis in mice. However, whether p16 may also affect hepatic lipid homeostasis is unknown. *Results:* In primary hepatocytes, p16-deficiency was associated with elevated expression of genes involved in fatty acid catabolism and enhanced activation of PPAR. This led to increased mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation (FAO) through a mechanism requiring the catalytic AMPK 2 subunit and SIRT1. By contrast, *p16* overexpression was associated with triglyceride accumulation and increased lipid droplet numbers *in vitro*, and decreased ketogenesis and hepatic mitochondrial activity *in vivo*. Gene expression analysis of human liver samples revealed a negative correlation between *CDKN2A* expression and *PPARA* and its target genes, suggesting a potential association between hepatic p16 expression and FAO in obese humans. *Conclusions:* Our findings demonstrate that p16 plays a key role in hepatic lipid metabolism and may thus contribute to the development of metabolic diseases.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE134625 | GEO | 2020/10/09

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Mutations in the gene encoding lipin 1 cause hepatic steatosis in fld mice, a genetic model of lipodystrophy. Lipin 1 appears to be highly involved in the control of fatty acid metabolism. Lipin 1 is most often located in the nucleus, but other studies suggest that lipin also has effects in the cytoplasm. However, the molecular function of lipin 1 is unclear. To evaluate the effects of activation of the lipin 1 system in liver, lipin 1beta was overexpressed in mouse liver using an adenoviral vector. We found that lipin 1 overexpression increased the expression of many genes involved in mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation while repressing expression of genes involved in lipogenesis. We believe that lipin is a transcriptional coactivator of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) complex. However, the many molecular aspects of its function remain unclear. Abstract of published manuscript follows:; Lipin 1 is an inducible amplifier of the hepatic PGC-1alpha/PPARalpha regulatory pathway.Finck BN, Gropler MC, Chen Z, Leone TC, Croce MA, Harris TE, Lawrence JC Jr, Kelly DP. Center for Cardiovascular Research and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110; Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110. Perturbations in hepatic lipid homeostasis are linked to the development of obesity-related steatohepatitis. Mutations in the gene encoding lipin 1 cause hepatic steatosis in fld mice, a genetic model of lipodystrophy. However, the molecular function of lipin 1 is unclear. Herein, we demonstrate that the expression of lipin 1 is induced by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) coactivator 1alpha (PGC-1alpha), a transcriptional coactivator controlling several key hepatic metabolic pathways. Gain-of-function and loss-of-function strategies demonstrated that lipin selectively activates a subset of PGC-1alpha target pathways, including fatty acid oxidation and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, while suppressing the lipogenic program and lowering circulating lipid levels. Lipin activates mitochondrial fatty acid oxidative metabolism by inducing expression of the nuclear receptor PPARalpha, a known PGC-1alpha target, and via direct physical interactions with PPARalpha and PGC-1alpha. These results identify lipin 1 as a selective physiological amplifier of the PGC-1alpha/PPARalpha-mediated control of hepatic lipid metabolism. Experiment Overall Design: Adult male C57BL6 mice were injected with adenovirus driving expression of mouse lipin 1beta or green fluorescent protein (GFP). Mice were recovered and sacrificed 6 days after injection. Total RNA was isolated and analyzed using Affymetrix microarray.

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