title: p53 is required for brown adipogenic differentiation and has a protective role against diet-induced obesity.
abstract: Proper regulation of white and brown adipogenic differentiation is important for maintaining an organism's metabolic profile in a homeostatic state. The recent observations showing that the p53 tumor suppressor plays a role in metabolism raise the question of whether it is involved in the regulation of white and brown adipocyte differentiation. By using several in vitro models, representing various stages of white adipocyte differentiation, we found that p53 exerts a suppressive effect on white adipocyte differentiation in both mouse and human cells. Moreover, our in vivo analysis indicated that p53 is implicated in protection against diet-induced obesity. In striking contrast, our data shows that p53 exerts a positive regulatory effect on brown adipocyte differentiation. Abrogation of p53 function in skeletal muscle committed cells reduced their capacity to differentiate into brown adipocytes and histological analysis of brown adipose tissue revealed an impaired morphology in both embryonic and adult p53-null mice. Thus, depending on the specific adipogenic differentiation program, p53 may exert a positive or a negative effect. This cell type dependent regulation reflects an additional modality of p53 in maintaining a homeostatic state, not only in the cell, but also in the organism at large.
authors: Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Molchadsky
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Ezra
authors: P G
authors: PG
authors: Amendola
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Krantz
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Kogan-Sakin
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Buganim
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Rivlin
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authors: N
authors: Goldfinger
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Folgiero
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Falcioni
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Sarig
authors: V
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authors: Rotter
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D052437:Adipocytes, Brown / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D050156:Adipogenesis; D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D052436:Adipose Tissue, White / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004032:Diet; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism*; D034622:RNA Interference; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C521133:Prdm16 protein, mouse; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D014157:Transcription Factors; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53