title: Roles of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in adipogenic differentiation potential of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells.
abstract: Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway controls differentiation of various cells by regulating the expression of target genes. beta-Catenin plays a central role in Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway. To investigate the molecular mechanisms of fate determination in adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AMSCs), we investigated effects of Wnt3a and beta-catenin, two key members of the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling, in adipogenic differentiation of porcine AMSCs. We demonstrated that Wnt3a protein can inhibit the adipogenic differentiation of porcine AMSCs in vitro culture. By stabilization of cytoplasmic beta-catenin with continuous treatment by LiCl, the adipogenic differentiation of AMSCs was also suppressed and the osteogenesis was stimulated. In contrast, a loss of beta-catenin in AMSCs enhanced the adipogenic differentiation and rescued LiCl-induced anti-adipogenesis. In addition, the mutual activation of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-alpha (C/EBPalpha) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) were repressed in the presence of Wnt3a or LiCl, but increased in the gene silencing of beta-catenin. Taken together, our study indicated that Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway inhibited the adipogenic differentiation potential and alter the cell fate from adipocytes to osteoblasts.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Animal Fat Deposition and Muscle Development, Department of Animal Science and Technology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, 22 Xinong Road, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
authors.forename: Hui-Xia
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Rong-Xin
authors.initials: RX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ying-Juan
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Gong-She
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D050156:Adipogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000166:cytology; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D019070:Cell Lineage; D020868:Gene Silencing; D008297:Male; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D013552:Swine; D051153:Wnt Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D060508:Wnt3 Protein; D051176:beta Catenin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D051153:Wnt Proteins; D060508:Wnt3 Protein; D051176:beta Catenin