Project description:To evaluate the global signaling changes induced by Neuronal Regeneration Related Protein (NREP) downregulation, we employed antibody-microarrays in human primary hepatocytes lacking NREP.
Project description:To evaluate the global transcriptomic changes induced by Neuronal Regeneration Related Protein (NREP) downregulation, we employed RNA-sequencing in human primary hepatocytes lacking NREP.
Project description:To evaluate the global transcriptomic changes induced by Neuronal Regeneration Related Protein (NREP) downregulation, we employed RNA-sequencing in HepG2 cells lacking NREP. Enriched pathway analyses of upregulated genes revealed pathways involved in cholesterol synthesis, fatty acid metabolism, NAFLD and PI3K-250 AKT signaling. In contrast, enriched downregulated genes included those for membrane trafficking, non-sense mediated decay, glucagon signaling, and cell-cycle. Differentially expressed genes included HMGCR (cholesterol synthesis) and TGFBR1 (TGF-β signaling and fibrosis).
Project description:Obesity and associated metabolic disorders, including metabolic syndrome, represent a major global health challenge, but their underlying molecular mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Here, we investigated the role of the neuronal regeneration related protein (NREP) gene in body weight regulation, systemic adipose accumulation and inflammatory remodeling of metabolic tissues. Using an integrative multi omics approach, we analyzed human hepatic transcriptome datasets, generated a CRISPR/Cas9 NREP knockout mouse model. Body weight, adipose and hepatic histology, circulating lipid profiles, liver and inguinal white adipose tissue transcriptomes, and selected metabolic genes were assessed. Gene-set enrichment and mMCP-counter analyses were used to explore inflammatory pathways and estimated immune and stromal cell populations. Clinical data analysis revealed significantly higher hepatic NREP expression in over weight individuals and in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Genetic ablation of NREP in mice resulted in reduced body weight, sex dependent remodeling of adipose tissue, and pronounced alterations in the serum lipidome. Transcriptomic profiling demonstrated that NREP deficiency reprograms hepatic lipid metabolic networks by promoting fatty acid oxidation and suppressing de novo lipogenesis. Differentially expressed genes were significantly enriched for long‑chain fatty acid metabolism, PPAR signaling, and pathways associated with tissue fibrosis. Simultaneously, NREP ablation reduced the enrichment of inflammation and immune related pathways in adipose tissue, improved the metabolic microenvironment, and induced a high turnover lipid metabolic state in peripheral adipose tissues. These findings identify NREP as a potential regulator of metabolic-inflammatory coupling, establish NREP as a key modulator of body weight and lipid metabolism, and provide mechanistic insights into the pathophysiology of obesity and related metabolic disorders.
Project description:Liver gene expression was analyzed by microarrays at different times during 24h. This was done in mice fed a regular diet (Low fat diet: LFD) or a high fat diet (HFD). The experiment was done in wild-type mice (P110aHepWT) and in mice lacking p110alpha in hepatocytes (P110aHepKO).
Project description:mRNA degradation critically contributes to liver development and function. The CCR4-NOT complex serves as a major deadenylase that initiates mRNA degradation. We used microarrays to identify abnormally stabilized mRNAs in the fetal hepatocytes lacking Cnot3, a core subunit of the CCR4-NOT complex.
Project description:We investigate the effect of the perturbation of two transcripts involved in target-dependent microRNA degradation (TDMD): NREP is a trigger for miR-29b; SERPINE1 is a trigger for miR-30. We perturbed the genes and monitored the activity of miR-29 or miR-30 analysing the expression changes of their predicted target genes by RNA sequencing.