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Quantitative Determination of De Novo Fatty Acid Synthesis in Brown Adipose Tissue Using Deuterium Oxide
Published on: May 12, 2023
Arachidonic acid induces acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 expression via activation of CREB1
Yin Peng1, Ting Lei, Jihong Yuan
1Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070 Wuhan, People's Republic of China. py_rimidine@yahoo.com.cn
Abstract:
Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC; EC 6.4.1.2) is the major enzyme of fatty acid synthesis and oxidation in response to dietary changes. In animals, there are two major isoforms of ACCs, ACC1 and ACC2, which are encoded by different genes and display distinct tissue and cellular distribution. We examined the effect of high concentration of arachidonic acid (AA) on the expression of ACC1 mRNA in HepG2 hepatoma cells cultured in the absence of insulin. After 12 h of treatment, AA was found to significantly up-regulate ACC1 mRNA level as well as that of cAMP regulatory element binding protein 1 (CREB1), implying the possible interactions between ACC1 and CREB1. In support of the hypothesis, several potential CREB1 binding sites were identified within the PII promoter of ACC1. Further experiments demonstrated that transient over-expression of CREB1 in HepG2 cells activates ACC1 PII promoter and induces the production of triacylglycerol in response to AA, indicating that the effect of AA on ACC1 is possibly regulated via CREB1.
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