RECIPROCAL REGULATION OF ADIPOGENESIS BY MYC AND C/EBP-ALPHA

被引:286
作者
FREYTAG, SO [1 ]
GEDDES, TJ [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MICHIGAN,SCH MED,DEPT BIOL CHEM,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109
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10.1126/science.256.5055.379
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 [理学]; 0710 [生物学]; 09 [农学];
摘要
3T3-L1 adipoblasts that express large amounts of c-Myc cannot terminally differentiate, raising the possibility that Myc inhibits the expression of genes that promote adipogenesis. The CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP-alpha) is induced during 3T3-L1 adipogenesis when cells commit to the differentiation pathway. Transfection of 3T3-L1 adipoblasts with the gene that encodes C/EBP-alpha caused overt expression of the adipocyte morphology. Expression of Myc prohibited the normal induction of C/EBP-alpha and prevented adipogenesis. Enforced expression of C/EBP-alpha overcame the Myc-induced block to differentiation. These results provide a molecular basis for the regulation of adipogenesis and implicate Myc and C/EBP-alpha as pivotal controlling elements.
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