Project description:To identify hepatic genes specifically regulated by E4bp4. Lipid droplet binding genes are downregulated in the liver of E4bp4 liver specific knockout mice.
Project description:The effect of high fat diet feeding on adipose tissue gene transcription regulation was investigated in C57Bl/6J mice using Affymetrix gene expression arrays. Expression profiling was determined in 5 months old male mice showing heterogeneous metabolic, hormonal and behavioral adaptation to high fat diet (40% fat) feeding for 15 weeks. Control mice were fed a standard carbohydrate chow. Six animals per group were used.
Project description:Epigenetic changes are present in multiple tissues of rodents and subjects suffering from obesity and type 2 diabetes. Especially, genes that are important for glucose and lipid metabolism seem to be at least co-regulated by DNA methylation. We aimed to investigate if altered DNA methylation in liver of mice can be induced by feeding a high-fat diet and if these changes can be reverted by weight loss. We used microarrays to measure the hepatic gene expression pattern in chow and high-fat diet (HFD) fed mice to identify dysregulated pathways which contribute to diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance. DNA methylation was measured of candidate genes to evaluate this as potential regulatory mechanism.
Project description:To identify novel neurocircuits activated upon short-term HFD feeding, we employed phosphoribotrap-profiling, which allows for the unbiased identification of alterations in neuronal activation via immunoprecipitation of phosphorylated S6 ribosomal protein-tagged ribosomes from hypothalamic extracts of mice exposed to either 3 days of normal chow diet or HFD-feeding. We have analyzed mRNA selectively expressed in hypothalamic cells activated by a either normal chow diet (NCD)-feeding for 3 days or high fat diet (HFD)-feeding for 3 days. 10-week-old male C57/BL6N mice were put either on a normal chow diet or a high fat diet for 3 days. Afterwards, mice were sacrificed by cervical dislocation. The hypothalamus was rapidly dissected using a stainless steel brain matrix and immediately frozen in liquid nitrogen. Hypothalamic tissues were pooled (8 per IP).
Project description:We investigated remodeling of the mitochondrial proteome to determine mechanisms of changes to lipid oxidation following high-fat feeding. C57BL/6J mice consumed either a high-fat diet (HFD, 60% fat) or low fat diet (LFD, 10% fat) for 12 weeks. Mice were fasted 4 hours then anaesthetized by sodium pentobarbital for tissue collection. A mitochondrial-enriched fraction was prepared from gastrocnemius muscles and underwent proteomic analysis by high-resolution mass spectrometry.
Project description:The adipose tissue plays an important role in controlling whole-body energy balance, and proper regulation of adipose tissue function is essential for metabolic health. In response to energy surplus, the adipose tissue needs to expand, which may lead to local areas of hypoxia within the tissue. This is thought to promote whole-body insulin resistance. Here we report that DICER, a key enzyme in the maturation of miRNAs and a potential marker of adipocyte health, is profoundly downregulated in mouse adipose tissue within the first week of high-fat diet (HFD) feeding, and this effect is sustained in response to long-term HFD feeding. The downregulation of DICER protein occurs in both mature adipocytes and in the stromal vascular cells. Mechanistically, we provide evidence that hypoxia and hypoxia-inducible factor 1-α (HIF1α) facilitate ubiquitination of DICER to target it for autophagy-mediated degradation, and we show that DICER and HIF1α interact in adipose tissue after HFD feeding, which may signal for DICER degradation. Finally, despite reductions in DICER protein, we were not able to detect any differences in global miRNA levels in subcutaneous adipose tissue of mice after one or three weeks of HFD-feeding. In conclusion, the nutritional challenge of HFD feeding in mice leads to a large reduction in adipose tissue DICER protein, which is induced by hypoxia during tissue expansion and mediated through an interaction with HIF1α.
Project description:Analysis of gene expression in adipose tissue of female mice after continuous high fat diet (HFD) feeding for three generations. The hypothesis in this study is that continuous HFD feeding has transgenerational amplification effects to the offspring. Results provide important information on the impacts of over-nutrition over one generation on the offspring, such as transgenerational up-regulated or down-regulated genes.
Project description:Here, using ChIP-seq, we demonstrate that the transcriptional repressor Adenovirus E4 promoter-binding protein (E4BP4) binds directly to the Bcl6 promoter, which a key transcription factor controlling Tfh cell differentiation. By obtaining sequence from chromatin immunoprecipitated DNA of E4BP4 overexpressing CD4+T cells, we generated genome-wide binding gene spectrums of E4BP4. These results reveal that E4BP4 interacts with BCL6 and E4BP4 directly modulated the expression of Bcl6 to reveal the mechanism downstream of E4BP4 that regulates Tfh cell differentiation.
Project description:Analysis of gene expression in adipose tissue of female mice after continuous high fat diet (HFD) feeding for three generations. The hypothesis in this study is that continuous HFD feeding has transgenerational amplification effects to the offspring. Results provide important information on the impacts of over-nutrition over one generation on the offspring, such as transgenerational up-regulated or down-regulated genes. Total RNA was obtained from adipose tissue of the HFD fed mice, including F0, F1 and F2 generations. Normal chow fed mice were used as controls.