| First Author | Szatkowski C | Year | 2013 |
| Journal | PLoS One | Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 12 | Pages | e81175 |
| PubMed ID | 24324673 | Mgi Jnum | J:209741 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:5568646 | Doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0081175 |
| Citation | Szatkowski C, et al. (2013) Prokineticin receptor 1 as a novel suppressor of preadipocyte proliferation and differentiation to control obesity. PLoS One 8(12):e81175 |
| abstractText | BACKGROUND: Adipocyte renewal from preadipocytes occurs throughout the lifetime and contributes to obesity. To date, little is known about the mechanisms that control preadipocyte proliferation and differentiation. Prokineticin-2 is an angiogenic and anorexigenic hormone that activate two G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs): PKR1 and PKR2. Prokineticin-2 regulates food intake and energy metabolism via central mechanisms (PKR2). The peripheral effect of prokineticin-2 on adipocytes/preadipocytes has not been studied yet. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Since adipocytes and preadipocytes express mainly prokineticin receptor-1 (PKR1), here, we explored the role of PKR1 in adipose tissue expansion, generating PKR1-null (PKR1(-/-)) and adipocyte-specific (PKR1(ad-/-)) mutant mice, and using murine and human preadipocyte cell lines. Both PKR1(-/-) and PKR1(ad-/-) had excessive abdominal adipose tissue, but only PKR1(-/-) mice showed severe obesity and diabetes-like syndrome. PKR1(ad-/-)) mice had increased proliferating preadipocytes and newly formed adipocyte levels, leading to expansion of adipose tissue. Using PKR1-knockdown in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, we show that PKR1 directly inhibits preadipocyte proliferation and differentiation. These PKR1 cell autonomous actions appear targeted at preadipocyte cell cycle regulatory pathways, through reducing cyclin D, E, cdk2, c-Myc levels. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: These results suggest PKR1 to be a crucial player in the preadipocyte proliferation and differentiation. Our data should facilitate studies of both the pathogenesis and therapy of obesity in humans. |
