title: Isolation of up- or down-regulated genes in PPARgamma-expressing NIH-3T3 cells during differentiation into adipocytes.
abstract: Adipocyte differentiation is a complex process in which the expression of many transcription factors and adipocyte-specific genes is regulated under a strict program. The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma), a member of the steroid/thyroid nuclear hormone receptor superfamily of ligand-activated transcription factors, is an important regulator of adipocyte gene expression and differentiation. In this study, we tried to identify downstream target genes of PPARgamma, by using PPARgamma-expressing cells and a subtractive cloning strategy, and isolated cDNA clones which were up-regulated or down-regulated by PPARgamma. Northern blot analyses revealed that the expression levels of the aldehyde dehydrogenase-2-like, type VI collagen alpha 3 subunit, cellular retinoic acid binding protein 1 and thrombospondin 1 are changed during the differentiation of mouse 3T3-L1 preadipocyte cells, indicating that these genes might be downstream targets of PPARgamma in adipocyte differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Environmental Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamada-Oka, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okuno
authors.forename: Emi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arimoto
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishizuka
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishihara
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imagawa
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000071396:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Mitochondrial; D000818:Animals; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D024142:Collagen Type VI / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D051379:Mice; D021122:Protein Subunits; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019700:Thrombospondin 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D014170:Transformation, Genetic; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D024142:Collagen Type VI; D021122:Protein Subunits; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D019700:Thrombospondin 1; D014157:Transcription Factors; C082927:retinoic acid binding protein I, cellular; C096127:ALDH2 protein, human; D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase; D000071396:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Mitochondrial