title: Effects of vitamin a status on expression of ucp1 and brown/beige adipocyte-related genes in white adipose tissues of beef cattle.
abstract: We previously reported the presence of brown/beige adipocytes in the white fat depots of mature cattle. The present study examined the effects of dietary vitamin A on the expression of brown/beige adipocyte-related genes in the white fat depots of fattening cattle. No significant differences were observed in the expression of Ucp1 between vitamin A-deficient cattle and control cattle. However, the expression of the other brown/beige adipocyte-related genes was slightly higher in the mesenteric fat depots of vitamin A-deficient cattle. The present results suggest that a vitamin A deficiency does not markedly affect the expression of Ucp1 in white fat depots, but imply that it may stimulate the emergence of beige adipocytes in the mesenteric fat depots of fattening cattle.
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanamori
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: Ryosuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kida
authors.forename: Yuhang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: Mabrouk A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Abd Eldaim
authors.forename: Shozo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomonaga
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Funaba
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D052436:Adipose Tissue, White / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012313:RNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D007473:Ion Channels; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; C416371:PRDM16 protein, human; D014157:Transcription Factors; C000604371:UCP1 protein, human; D000071256:Uncoupling Protein 1; D012313:RNA