title: Transforming growth factor beta 1 induces differentiation-specific gene expression in fetal rat brown adipocytes.
abstract: Fetal rat brown adipocytes show a low number of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) binding sites of high affinity, revealing the presence of type I, II and III TGF-beta 1 receptors and a minor-labeled species of approximately 140 kDa. The culture of cells in the presence of TGF-beta 1 induced the expression of the tissue-specific gene uncoupling protein in a dose- and time-dependent manner. In addition, TGF-beta 1 up-regulates the expression of genes involved in adipogenesis such as fatty acid synthase, glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, malic enzyme and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, as well as induces the expression of fibronectin (specific target gene for TGF-beta 1). Our results suggest that TGF-beta 1 is a major signal involved in initiating and/or maintaining the thermogenic and adipogenic differentiation of rat fetal brown adipocytes.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Teruel
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Valverde
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lorenzo
mesh_terms: D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005333:Fetus; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D007473:Ion Channels; D007700:Kinetics; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014475:Uncoupling Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D005353:Fibronectins; D007473:Ion Channels; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D014475:Uncoupling Agents; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1