title: Reduced expression of the NADPH oxidase NOX4 is a hallmark of adipocyte differentiation.
abstract: Adipocyte differentiation is a complex process regulated among other factors by insulin and the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). NOX4 is a ROS generating NADPH oxidase enzyme mediating insulin's action in 3T3L1 adipocytes. In the present paper we show that NOX4 is expressed at high levels both in white and brown preadipocytes and that differentiation into adipocytes results in a decrease in their NOX4 mRNA content. These in vitro results were confirmed in vivo by demonstrating that in intact adipose tissue the majority of NOX4 expressing cells are localized within the preadipocyte containing stromal/vascular fraction, rather than in the portion consisting of mature adipocytes. In line with these observations, quantification of NOX4 mRNA in fat derived from different rodent models of insulin resistance indicated that alteration in NOX4 expression reflects changes in the ratio of adipocyte/interstitial fractions. In conclusion, we reveal that decreased NOX4 mRNA content is a hallmark of adipocyte differentiation and that NOX4 expression measured in whole adipose tissue is not an unequivocal indicator of intact or impaired insulin action.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular Physiology and Metabolism, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mouche
authors.forename: Sanae Ben
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Mkaddem
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Masa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katic
authors.forename: Yu-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carnesecchi
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Steger
authors.forename: Michelangelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Foti
authors.forename: Christoph A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muzzin
authors.forename: C Ronald
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ogier-Denis
authors.forename: Ildiko
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Szanto
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000502:physiology*; D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology; D000818:Animals; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004041:Dietary Fats; D016220:Fibroblast Growth Factor 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008820:Mice, Obese; D009249:NADP / Q000378:metabolism; D000074663:NADPH Oxidase 4; D019255:NADPH Oxidases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000378:metabolism; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D011972:Receptor, Insulin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D007328:Insulin; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; D016220:Fibroblast Growth Factor 1; D009249:NADP; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D002374:Catalase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D000074663:NADPH Oxidase 4; D019255:NADPH Oxidases; C498910:NOX4 protein, human; C422943:Nox4 protein, mouse; D011972:Receptor, Insulin