title: Expression and distribution of acyl-CoA thioesterases in the white adipose tissue of rats.
abstract: Acyl-CoA thioesterases (Acots) are enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of fatty acyl-CoAs to free fatty acids and coenzyme A, and have the potential to regulate the intracellular levels of these molecules. In this study, we show that a cytosolic isoform, Acot1, is expressed and distributed in immature adipocytes located in the perivascular region of the white adipose tissue (WAT) of rats. Immunoblot analyses detected Acot1 in all of the WATs examined, while immunohistochemistry revealed positively stained layered structures surrounding the adventitia of blood vessels in the subcutaneous WAT. When the subcutaneous WAT was digested with collagenase and centrifuged, Acot1 was recovered in the stromal vascular fraction (SVF), and not in the large mature adipocytes. In the SVF, undigested cells attached to short tubular fragments of blood vessels showed positive immunostaining, as well as a proportion of the dispersed cells. These fibroblast-like cells contained fine particulate lipid droplets, stained by oil-red O dye, in their cytoplasm, or expressed fatty acid-binding protein 4, an adipocyte marker. After induction of adipocyte differentiation following a 15-day preculture without insulin, the dedifferentiated cells showed increased Acot1 expression with a diffuse distribution throughout the cytosol. These findings suggest that Acot1 expression is transiently upregulated at an early stage of adipocyte maturation, possibly to maintain cytosolic acyl-CoAs below a certain level until the cells acquire their full capability for fat storage.
authors: Department of Pharmacotherapeutics, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Takayuki
authors: T
authors: Ohtomo
authors: Atsuko
authors: A
authors: Hoshino
authors: Masako
authors: M
authors: Yajima
authors: Akiharu
authors: A
authors: Tsuchiya
authors: Atsushi
authors: A
authors: Momose
authors: Kouichi
authors: K
authors: Tanonaka
authors: Hiroo
authors: H
authors: Toyoda
authors: Tetsuta
authors: T
authors: Kato
authors: Junji
authors: J
authors: Yamada
mesh_terms: D052436:Adipose Tissue, White / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010170:Palmitoyl-CoA Hydrolase / Q000032:analysis* / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D010170:Palmitoyl-CoA Hydrolase
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