TY - JOUR
T1 - A circadian-regulated gene, Nocturnin, promotes adipogenesis by stimulating PPAR-γ nuclear translocation
AU - Kawai, Masanobu
AU - Green, Carla B.
AU - Lecka-Czernik, Beata
AU - Douris, Nicholas
AU - Gilbert, Misty R.
AU - Kojima, Shihoko
AU - Ackert-Bicknell, Cheryl
AU - Garg, Neha
AU - Horowitz, Mark C.
AU - Adamo, Martin L.
AU - Clemmons, David R.
AU - Rosen, Clifford J.
PY - 2010/6/8
Y1 - 2010/6/8
N2 - Nocturnin (NOC) is a circadian-regulated protein related to the yeast family of transcription factors involved in the cellular response to nutrient status. In mammals, NOC functions as a deadenylase but lacks a transcriptional activation domain. It is highly expressed in bone-marrow stromal cells (BMSCs), hepatocytes, and adipocytes. In BMSCs exposed to the PPAR-γ (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ) agonist rosiglitazone, Noc expression was enhanced 30-fold. Previously, we reported that Noc-/- mice had low body temperature, were protected from diet-induced obesity, and most importantly exhibited absence of Pparg circadian rhythmicity on a high-fat diet. Consistent with its role in influencing BMSCs allocation, Noc-/- mice have reduced bone marrow adiposity and high bone mass. In that same vein, NOC overexpression enhances adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells but negatively regulates osteogenesis in MC3T3-E1 cells. NOC and a mutated form, which lacks deadenylase activity, bind to PPAR-γ and markedly enhance PPAR-γ transcriptional activity. Both WT and mutant NOC facilitate nuclear translocation of PPAR-γ. Importantly, NOC-mediated nuclear translocation of PPAR-γ is blocked by a short peptide fragment of NOC that inhibits its physical interaction with PPAR-γ. The inhibitory effect of this NOC-peptide was partially reversed by rosiglitazone, suggesting that effect of NOC on PPAR-γ nuclear translocation may be independent of ligand-mediated PPAR-γ activation. In sum, Noc plays a unique role in the regulation of mesenchymal stem-cell lineage allocation by modulating PPAR-γ activity through nuclear translocation. These data illustrate a unique mechanism whereby a nutrient-responsive gene influences BMSCs differentiation, adipogenesis, and ultimately body composition.
AB - Nocturnin (NOC) is a circadian-regulated protein related to the yeast family of transcription factors involved in the cellular response to nutrient status. In mammals, NOC functions as a deadenylase but lacks a transcriptional activation domain. It is highly expressed in bone-marrow stromal cells (BMSCs), hepatocytes, and adipocytes. In BMSCs exposed to the PPAR-γ (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ) agonist rosiglitazone, Noc expression was enhanced 30-fold. Previously, we reported that Noc-/- mice had low body temperature, were protected from diet-induced obesity, and most importantly exhibited absence of Pparg circadian rhythmicity on a high-fat diet. Consistent with its role in influencing BMSCs allocation, Noc-/- mice have reduced bone marrow adiposity and high bone mass. In that same vein, NOC overexpression enhances adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells but negatively regulates osteogenesis in MC3T3-E1 cells. NOC and a mutated form, which lacks deadenylase activity, bind to PPAR-γ and markedly enhance PPAR-γ transcriptional activity. Both WT and mutant NOC facilitate nuclear translocation of PPAR-γ. Importantly, NOC-mediated nuclear translocation of PPAR-γ is blocked by a short peptide fragment of NOC that inhibits its physical interaction with PPAR-γ. The inhibitory effect of this NOC-peptide was partially reversed by rosiglitazone, suggesting that effect of NOC on PPAR-γ nuclear translocation may be independent of ligand-mediated PPAR-γ activation. In sum, Noc plays a unique role in the regulation of mesenchymal stem-cell lineage allocation by modulating PPAR-γ activity through nuclear translocation. These data illustrate a unique mechanism whereby a nutrient-responsive gene influences BMSCs differentiation, adipogenesis, and ultimately body composition.
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U2 - 10.1073/pnas.1000788107
DO - 10.1073/pnas.1000788107
M3 - Article
C2 - 20498072
AN - SCOPUS:77953738884
SN - 0027-8424
VL - 107
SP - 10508
EP - 10513
JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
IS - 23
ER -