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Yasuhiro Takenaka1, Ikuo Inoue, Takanari Nakano
1Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan.
Abstract:
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are nuclear receptors that regulate expression of a number of genes associated with the cellular differentiation and development. Here, we show the abundant and ubiquitous expression of a newly identified splicing variant of mouse Pparγ (Pparγ1sv) that encodes PPARγ1 protein, and its importance in adipogenesis. The novel splicing variant has a unique 5'-UTR sequence, relative to those of Pparγ1 and Pparγ2 mRNAs, indicating the presence of a novel transcriptional initiation site and promoter for Pparγ expression. Pparγ1sv was highly expressed in the white and brown adipose tissues at levels comparable to Pparγ2. Pparγ1sv was synergistically up-regulated with Pparγ2 during adipocyte differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells and mouse primary cultured preadipocytes. Inhibition of Pparγ1sv by specific siRNAs completely abolished the induced adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells. C/EBPβ and C/EBPδ activated both the Pparγ1sv and Pparγ2 promoters in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. These findings suggest that Pparγ1sv and Pparγ2 synergistically regulate the early stage of the adipocyte differentiation.
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