Affiliation:
1. Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Keimyung University, 1095 Dalgubeoldaero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
2. Department of Physiology, Senotherapy-Based Metabolic Disease Control Research Center, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, 170, Hyeonchung-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu 42415, Republic of Korea
Abstract
The receptor tyrosine kinase c-Met is elaborated in embryogenesis, morphogenesis, metabolism, cell growth, and differentiation. JNJ38877605 (JNJ) is an inhibitor of c-Met with anti-tumor activity. The c-Met expression and its role in adipocyte differentiation are unknown. Here, we investigated the c-Met expression and phosphorylation, knockdown (KD) effects, and pharmacological inhibition of c-Met by JNJ on fat accumulation in murine preadipocyte 3T3-L1 cells. During 3T3-L1 preadipocyte differentiation, strikingly, c-Met expression at the protein and mRNA levels and the protein phosphorylation on Y1234/1235 and Y1349 is crucial for inducing its kinase catalytic activity and activating a docking site for signal transducers were increased in a time-dependent manner. Of note, JNJ treatment at 20 μM that strongly inhibits c-Met phosphorylation without altering its total expression resulted in less lipid accumulation and triglyceride (TG) content with no cytotoxicity. JNJ further reduced the expression of adipogenic regulators, including CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-α (C/EBP-α), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ), fatty acid synthase (FAS), acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACC), and perilipin A. Moreover, JNJ treatment increased cAMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and liver kinase B-1 (LKB-1) phosphorylation but decreased ATP levels. Significantly, KD of c-Met suppressed fat accumulation and triglyceride (TG) quantity and reduced the expression of C/EBP-α, PPAR-γ, FAS, ACC, and perilipin A. Collectively, the present results demonstrate that c-Met is a novel, highly conserved mediator of adipogenesis regulating lipid accumulation in murine adipocytes.
Funder
National Research Foundation of Korea
Keimyung University Research Grant
Subject
Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Computer Science Applications,Spectroscopy,Molecular Biology,General Medicine,Catalysis
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