title: Protein profiling of 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation and (tumor necrosis factor alpha-mediated) starvation.
abstract: The increased incidence of obesity and related disorders in Western societies requires a thorough understanding of the adipogenic process. Data at the protein level of this process are scarce. Therefore we performed a proteome analysis of differentiating and starving 3T3-L1 cells using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis combined with mass spectrometry. Effects of different starvation conditions were examined by subjecting 3T3-L1 adipocytes to caloric restriction, either in the absence or the presence of the lipolysis inducer tumor necrosis factor-alpha. Ninety-three differentially expressed proteins were found during differentiation and starvation of 3T3-L1 cells, 50 of which were identified. GenMAPP/MAPP-finder software revealed a non-reciprocal regulation of the glycolytic pathway during 3T3-L1 differentiation followed by starvation. Furthermore, proteins involved in growth regulation, cytoskeletal rearrangements and protein modification, 16 of which have not been described before in 3T3-L1 cells, were identified. In conclusion, our data provide valuable information for further understanding of the adipogenic process.
authors.affiliation: Maastricht Proteomics Center, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht (NUTRIM), Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. j.renes@hb.unimaas.nl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Renes
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bouwman
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Noben
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Evelo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robben
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mariman
mesh_terms: D041721:3T3-L1 Cells; D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D003470:Culture Media; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D051379:Mice; D040081:Protein Array Analysis; D020543:Proteome / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D020543:Proteome; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha