title: Regulation and expression of retinoblastoma proteins p107 and p130 during 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation.
abstract: During 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation, growth-arrested, postconfluent preadipocytes are required to reenter the cell cycle and proceed through a mitotic clonal expansion phase prior to terminal differentiation. The retinoblastoma proteins (pRB, p107, and p130) are thought to be critical in controlling cell cycle progression by binding to and regulating the activity of the E2F transcription factors. We show here that p130/p107 protein levels, p107 mRNA levels, and E2F DNA binding complexes are regulated during 3T3-L1 adipogenesis. The predominant E2F binding complex in day 0 preadipocytes was p130-E2F with no detectable free E2F or p107. On Day 1, during mitotic clonal expansion, there was a distinct switch to free E2F and p107-E2F complexes associated with increased p107 mRNA and protein along with decreased p130 protein levels. Following differentiation, the day 0 pattern is reestablished. The switch is not just a consequence of reentry into the cell cycle, in that p107 protein levels are both detectable and unchanged in dividing, serum-restricted, or serum restimulated preconfluent cells. Interestingly, hormonal stimulation of 3T3-C2 cells, a related nondifferentiating cell line, also induces a mitotic clonal expansion phase that is associated with the p130:p107 switch in a pattern very similar to 3T3-L1 cells, suggesting the block in differentiation observed in 3T3-C2 cells occurs after clonal expansion. Combined, these findings suggest that the regulatory mechanisms of the p130:p107 switch are not specific to differentiation but may play a key role in regulating the mitotic clonal expansion necessary for adipocyte differentiation in 3T3-L1 cells.
authors.affiliation: Program of Cell Biology and Genetics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Richon
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Lyle
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: McGehee
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D002453:Cell Cycle; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D050684:E2F Transcription Factors; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D016160:Retinoblastoma Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D056465:Retinoblastoma-Binding Protein 1; D050720:Retinoblastoma-Like Protein p107; D050717:Retinoblastoma-Like Protein p130; D050680:Transcription Factor DP1; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C533431:Arid4a protein, mouse; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050684:E2F Transcription Factors; D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C489485:Rbl1 protein, mouse; C493838:Rbl2 protein, mouse; D016160:Retinoblastoma Protein; D056465:Retinoblastoma-Binding Protein 1; D050720:Retinoblastoma-Like Protein p107; D050717:Retinoblastoma-Like Protein p130; D050680:Transcription Factor DP1; D014157:Transcription Factors