Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Retinol-binding protein 2 (RBP2) binds monoacylglycerols and modulates gut endocrine signaling and body weight.


ABSTRACT: Expressed in the small intestine, retinol-binding protein 2 (RBP2) facilitates dietary retinoid absorption. Rbp2-deficient (Rbp2-/- ) mice fed a chow diet exhibit by 6-7 months-of-age higher body weights, impaired glucose metabolism, and greater hepatic triglyceride levels compared to controls. These phenotypes are also observed when young Rbp2-/- mice are fed a high fat diet. Retinoids do not account for the phenotypes. Rather, RBP2 is a previously unidentified monoacylglycerol (MAG)-binding protein, interacting with the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) and other MAGs with affinities comparable to retinol. X-ray crystallographic studies show that MAGs bind in the retinol binding pocket. When challenged with an oil gavage, Rbp2-/- mice show elevated mucosal levels of 2-MAGs. This is accompanied by significantly elevated blood levels of the gut hormone GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide). Thus, RBP2, in addition to facilitating dietary retinoid absorption, modulates MAG metabolism and likely signaling, playing a heretofore unknown role in systemic energy balance.

SUBMITTER: Lee SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7065888 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

altmetric image

Publications


Expressed in the small intestine, retinol-binding protein 2 (RBP2) facilitates dietary retinoid absorption. <i>Rbp2</i>-deficient (<i>Rbp2<sup>-/-</sup></i> ) mice fed a chow diet exhibit by 6-7 months-of-age higher body weights, impaired glucose metabolism, and greater hepatic triglyceride levels compared to controls. These phenotypes are also observed when young <i>Rbp2<sup>-/-</sup></i> mice are fed a high fat diet. Retinoids do not account for the phenotypes. Rather, RBP2 is a previously uni  ...[more]

Similar Datasets

| S-EPMC7593873 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC8481296 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC3628621 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4870713 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC3946484 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4408214 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC3543007 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC2823465 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5985234 | biostudies-other
| S-EPMC5662582 | biostudies-literature