title: Peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor gamma suppresses Wnt/beta-catenin signalling during adipogenesis.
abstract: The Wnt/beta-catenin signalling pathway appears to operate to maintain the undifferentiated state of preadipocytes by inhibiting adipogenic gene expression. To define the mechanisms regulating suppression of Wnt/beta-catenin signalling, we analysed the beta-catenin expression in response to activation of transcription factors that regulate adipogenesis. The results show an extensive down-regulation of nuclear beta-catenin that occurs during the first few days of differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and coincides with the induction of the adipogenic transcription factors, C/EBPbeta (CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein) and PPARgamma (peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor). To assess the role of each of these factors in this process, we conditionally overexpressed C/EBPbeta in Swiss mouse fibroblasts using the TET-off system. Abundant expression of C/EBPbeta alone had minimal effect on beta-catenin expression, whereas expression of C/EBPbeta, in the presence of dexamethasone, induced PPARgamma expression and caused a measurable decrease in beta-catenin. In addition, exposure of cells expressing both C/EBPbeta and PPARgamma to a potent PPARgamma ligand resulted in an even greater decrease in beta-catenin by mechanisms that involve the proteasome. Our studies also suggest a reciprocal relationship between PPARgamma activity and beta-catenin expression, since ectopic production of Wnt-1 in preadipocytes blocked the induction of PPARgamma gene expression. Moreover, by suppressing beta-catenin expression, ectopic expression of PPARgamma in Wnt-1-expressing preadipocytes rescued the block in adipogenesis after their exposure to the PPARgamma ligand, troglitazone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, 715 Albany Street, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: Marthe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moldes
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Ron F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Bae-Hang
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jiajian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Farmer
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D022782:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta / Q000502:physiology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002460:Cell Line; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008954:Models, Biological; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000378:metabolism; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D051153:Wnt Proteins; D051155:Wnt1 Protein; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins; D051176:beta Catenin
chemical_list: D022782:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta; C495267:CTNNB1 protein, mouse; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051153:Wnt Proteins; D051155:Wnt1 Protein; C495246:Wnt1 protein, mouse; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins; D051176:beta Catenin; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex