Immortal brown adipocytes from p53-knockout mice: differentiation and expression of uncoupling proteins.
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is the specific site for metabolic heat production in mammals. To establish a novel immortal brown adipocyte cell line, the stromal-vascular fraction containing preadipocytes was obtained from interscapular BAT of mice deficient of a tumor-suppressor gene p53. The p53-deficient cells, tentatively named as HB2 cells, could be cultured in vitro after repeated passages and differentiated into adipocytes in the presence of insulin, T3 and/or troglitazone, expressing some adipocyte-specific genes and accumulating intracellular lipid droplets. The mRNA level of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), a mitochondrial protein specifically present in brown adipocytes, was undetectable in HB2 preadipocytes, but increased after adipose differentiation. In HB2 adipocytes, UCP1 mRNA expression was markedly activated after stimulation of the beta-adrenergic receptor pathway. The mRNA of UCP2 and UCP3, recently cloned isoforms of UCP1, were also detected in HB2 adipocytes, but their levels were not influenced by adrenergic stimulation. Thus HB2 cells seem useful for in vitro studies of BAT and UCP functions.
School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D015870:Gene Expression; D007473:Ion Channels; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics*; D014475:Uncoupling Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1; D000071246:Uncoupling Protein 2
D002352:Carrier Proteins; D007473:Ion Channels; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; C000604372:Ucp1 protein, mouse; C000604390:Ucp2 protein, mouse; D014475:Uncoupling Agents; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1; D000071246:Uncoupling Protein 2