Kindlin-2 Orchestrates brown adipose tissue maintenance and thermogenic programing
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Project description:Analyze the internal gene changes in brown adipocytes after knockout of Kindlin-2
2025-08-31 | GSE306089 | GEO
Project description:ObjectiveUnderstanding the mechanisms that control brown adipose tissue (BAT) mass and functionality is crucial for our understanding of how the disruption of energy homeostasis leads to obesity. Bernerdinali Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy (BSCL) type 2 (BSCL2, a.k.a. SEIPIN), a lipodystrophy-associated protein, has been shown to not be required for brown adipogenesis, but it has been shown to be essential for perinatal BAT development. However, its role in mature BAT maintenance and thermogenic programing remains poorly understood.MethodsWe subjected Bscl2f/f and Bscl2UCP1-BKO (BKO) mice with a brown adipose-specific loss of BSCL2 through UCP1 promoter-driven Cre to environmental, pharmacological and diet interventions to challenge BAT functionality and reprogramming. We carried out physiological, molecular and transcriptomic analyses of BAT.ResultsThe deletion of BSCL2 in mature brown adipocytes increased sympathetic nervous system-independent cAMP/protein kinase A (PKA) signaling in BAT. Such activation reduced BAT triglyceride content and mass and was sufficient to reduce plasma triglyceride, but not enough to combat thermoneutral and high fat diet-induced obesity. Surprisingly, BKO mice displayed an impaired response to acute and chronic cold challenges despite cAMP/PKA activation. When subjected to chronic cold exposure or the administration of a β3-adrenergic agonist, CL 316,243, BKO mice failed to induce BAT recruitment and underwent dramatic brown adipocyte loss. Transcriptomic analysis revealed pathological BAT remodeling with inflammation and fibrosis, which was further exacerbated by a chronic thermogenic challenge in BKO mice. Mechanistically, we found abnormal mitochondrial shapes and function in BAT of BKO mice housed at 21 °C; as well as mitochondrial DNA depletion and necroptotic-mediated brown adipocyte death after chronic thermogenic insult.ConclusionBSCL2-mediated lipid catabolism within BAT is crucial for mature brown adipocyte function and survival both during times of activation and quiescence. BSCL2 is an important regulator of mature brown adipocyte mitochondrial metabolism, necroptosis and thus adaptive thermogenesis.
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Project description:OBJECTIVE:To determine the role of fatty acid oxidation on the cellular, molecular, and physiologic response of brown adipose tissue to disparate paradigms of chronic thermogenic stimulation. METHODS:Mice with an adipose-specific loss of Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 2 (Cpt2A-/-), that lack mitochondrial long chain fatty acid β-oxidation, were subjected to environmental and pharmacologic interventions known to promote thermogenic programming in adipose tissue. RESULTS:Chronic administration of β3-adrenergic (CL-316243) or thyroid hormone (GC-1) agonists induced a loss of BAT morphology and UCP1 expression in Cpt2A-/- mice. Fatty acid oxidation was also required for the browning of white adipose tissue (WAT) and the induction of UCP1 in WAT. In contrast, chronic cold (15 °C) stimulation induced UCP1 and thermogenic programming in both control and Cpt2A-/- adipose tissue albeit to a lesser extent in Cpt2A-/- mice. However, thermoneutral housing also induced the loss of UCP1 and BAT morphology in Cpt2A-/- mice. Therefore, adipose fatty acid oxidation is required for both the acute agonist-induced activation of BAT and the maintenance of quiescent BAT. Consistent with this data, Cpt2A-/- BAT exhibited increased macrophage infiltration, inflammation and fibrosis irrespective of BAT activation. Finally, obese Cpt2A-/- mice housed at thermoneutrality exhibited a loss of interscapular BAT and were refractory to β3-adrenergic-induced energy expenditure and weight loss. CONCLUSION:Mitochondrial long chain fatty acid β-oxidation is critical for the maintenance of the brown adipocyte phenotype both during times of activation and quiescence.
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Project description:Kindlin-2, an integrin-interacting FERM-domain-containing protein, has been known to play critical roles for tumor progression. However, the role of Kindlin-2 in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) progression has not been reported. We aim to investigate the role of Kindlin-2 in the progression of RCC and the underlying mechanisms. To uncover the related pathway in which Kindlin-2 is involved to promote clear cell renal cell carcinoma progression, ACHN control and Kindlin-2-depleting cells were analyzed by Affymetrix GeneChip human Gene 1.0 ST Arrays. ACHN cells were transfected with control short hairpin RNA (shRNA) or Kindlin-2 shRNA. ACHN control and Kindlin-2-depleting cells cDNAs were hybridized to Affymetrix GeneChip Human Gene 1.0 ST arrays. Data were analyzed by Expression Console 1.4.1.
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2025-03-19 | GSE263445 | GEO
Project description:Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is critical for non-shivering thermogenesis making it a promising therapeutical strategy to combat obesity and metabolic disease. However, the regulatory mechanisms underlying brown fat formation remain incompletely understood. Here, we found SOX4 is required for BAT development and thermogenic program. Depletion of SOX4 in BAT progenitors (Sox4-MKO) or brown adipocytes (Sox4-BKO) resulted in whitened BAT and hypothermia upon acute cold exposure. The reduced thermogenic capacity observed in Sox4-MKO mice increases their susceptibility to diet-induced obesity. Overexpression of SOX4 enhances BAT thermogenesis counteracting diet-induced obesity. Mechanistically, SOX4 activates transcription of EBF2 which determines brown fat fate. Moreover, phosphorylation of SOX4 at S235 by PKA facilitates its nuclear translocation and EBF2 transcription. Further, SOX4 cooperates with EBF2 to activate transcriptional programs governing thermogenic gene expression. These results demonstrate that SOX4 serves as an upstream regulator of EBF2 providing valuable insights into BAT development and thermogenic function maintenance.
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Project description:Kindlin-2, an integrin-interacting FERM-domain-containing protein, has been known to play critical roles for tumor progression. However, the role of Kindlin-2 in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) progression has not been reported. We aim to investigate the role of Kindlin-2 in the progression of RCC and the underlying mechanisms. To uncover the related pathway in which Kindlin-2 is involved to promote clear cell renal cell carcinoma progression, ACHN control and Kindlin-2-depleting cells were analyzed by Affymetrix GeneChip human Gene 1.0 ST Arrays.
2015-12-16 | GSE76020 | GEO
Project description:Brown adipose tissue (BAT) generates heat via uncoupled respiration, providing mammals with an evolutionary defense against environmental cold. Although the molecular pathways by which cold activates brown adipocytes are well understood, little is known about how BAT maintains its thermogenic capacity during adaptation to environmental warmth. Here, we identify the transcriptional repressor BCL6 as the switch for maintaining brown adipocyte cellular identity under warm conditions. Mice lacking BCL6 in their brown adipocytes display normal thermogenic responses when housed in a cool environment, but fail to maintain thermogenic fitness when housed under warm conditions. In a temperature-dependent manner, BCL6 suppresses apoptosis, fatty acid storage, and coupled respiration to maintain thermogenic competence in brown adipocytes. Enhancer analysis revealed that BCL6 reinforces brown-specific while opposing white-specific enhancers to maintain cellular identity. Thus, unlike other regulators, BCL6 is dispensable for differentiation and activation of brown adipocytes, but specifically required for their maintenance in warmth.
2019-08-29 | GSE122746 | GEO