Essential Role of Insulin Receptor Substrate 1 (IRS-1) and IRS-2 in Adipocyte Differentiation
AUTOR(ES)
Miki, Hiroshi
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
To investigate the role of insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1) and IRS-2, the two ubiquitously expressed IRS proteins, in adipocyte differentiation, we established embryonic fibroblast cells with four different genotypes, i.e., wild-type, IRS-1 deficient (IRS-1−/−), IRS-2 deficient (IRS-2−/−), and IRS-1 IRS-2 double deficient (IRS-1−/− IRS-2−/−), from mouse embryos of the corresponding genotypes. The abilities of IRS-1−/− cells and IRS-2−/− cells to differentiate into adipocytes are approximately 60 and 15%, respectively, lower than that of wild-type cells, at day 8 after induction and, surprisingly, IRS-1−/− IRS-2−/− cells have no ability to differentiate into adipocytes. The expression of CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α (C/EBPα) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) is severely decreased in IRS-1−/− IRS-2−/− cells at both the mRNA and the protein level, and the mRNAs of lipoprotein lipase and adipocyte fatty acid binding protein are severely decreased in IRS-1−/− IRS-2−/− cells. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) activity that increases during adipocyte differentiation is almost completely abolished in IRS-1−/− IRS-2−/− cells. Treatment of wild-type cells with a PI 3-kinase inhibitor, LY294002, markedly decreases the expression of C/EBPα and PPARγ, a result which is associated with a complete block of adipocyte differentiation. Moreover, histologic analysis of IRS-1−/− IRS-2−/− double-knockout mice 8 h after birth reveals severe reduction in white adipose tissue mass. Our results suggest that IRS-1 and IRS-2 play a crucial role in the upregulation of the C/EBPα and PPARγ expression and adipocyte differentiation.
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