title: Aortic carboxypeptidase-like protein is regulated by transforming growth factor beta in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes.
abstract: Adipogenesis is characterized by early remodeling of the extracellular matrix, allowing preadipocytes to adopt a more spherical shape and optimize lipid accumulation as they mature. Aortic carboxypeptidase-like protein (ACLP), found in collagen-rich tissues including adipose tissue, is expressed in 3T3-L1 and 3T3-F442A preadipocytes, and is downregulated during adipogenesis. We now report that ACLP is found in medium conditioned by 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Transforming growth factor (TGF) beta, a known modulator of fibrillar matrix protein production, increased ACLP expression by 2.4+/-0.4-fold (mean+/-SE; n=3) in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, through a mechanism that requires p42/44 MAPK activity. Addition of TGFbeta to differentiation medium, which inhibits adipogenesis, raised ACLP levels in 3T3-L1 cells. However, sustained expression of ACLP in stable clones of 3T3-L1 or 3T3-F442A preadipocytes did not interfere with adipogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Biochemistry, Ottawa Health Research Institute, 725 Parkdale Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 4E9.
authors.forename: AnneMarie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gagnon
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Landry
authors.forename: Jeanique
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Proulx
authors.forename: Matthew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Layne
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sorisky
mesh_terms: D041721:3T3-L1 Cells; D017667:Adipocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002268:Carboxypeptidases; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002460:Cell Line; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned / Q000494:pharmacology; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008907:Mink; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: C112918:Aebp1 protein, mouse; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D011506:Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D002268:Carboxypeptidases