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Ge W, Sun Q, Yang Y, Ding Z, Liu J, Zhang J. Circadian PER1 controls daily fat absorption with the regulation of PER1-PKA on phosphorylation of bile acid synthetase. J Lipid Res 2023; 64:100390. [PMID: 37209828 PMCID: PMC10276160 DOI: 10.1016/j.jlr.2023.100390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023] Open
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Several epidemiological studies suggest a correlation between eating time and obesity. Night eating syndrome characterized by a time-delayed eating pattern is positively associated with obesity in humans as well as in experimental animals. Here, we show that oil intake at night significantly makes more fat than that at day in wild-type mice, and circadian Period 1 (Per1) contributes to this day-night difference. Per1-knockout mice are protected from high-fat diet-induced obesity, which is accompanied by a reduction in the size of the bile acid pool, and the oral administration of bile acids restores fat absorption and accumulation. We identify that PER1 directly binds to the major hepatic enzymes involved in bile acid synthesis such as cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase and sterol 12alpha-hydroxylase. A biosynthesis rhythm of bile acids is accompanied by the activity and instability of bile acid synthases with PER1/PKA-mediated phosphorylation pathways. Both fasting and high fat stress enhance Per1 expression, increasing the fat absorption and accumulation. Our findings reveal that Per1 is an energy regulator and controls daily fat absorption and accumulation. Circadian Per1 controls daily fat absorption and accumulation, suggesting Per1 is a potential candidate of a key regulator in stress response and the relevant obesity risk.
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- Wenhao Ge
- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, China.
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Krause F, Mohebian K, Delpero M, Hesse D, Kühn R, Arends D, Brockmann GA. A deletion containing a CTCF-element in intron 8 of the Bbs7 gene is partially responsible for juvenile obesity in the Berlin Fat Mouse. Mamm Genome 2021; 33:465-470. [PMID: 34910225 PMCID: PMC9360062 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-021-09938-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The Berlin Fat Mouse Inbred (BFMI) line is a model for juvenile obesity. Previous studies on crosses between BFMI and C57Bl/6N (B6N) have identified a recessive defect causing juvenile obesity on chromosome 3 (jObes1). Bbs7 was identified as the most likely candidate gene for the observed effect. Comparative sequence analysis showed a 1578 bp deletion in intron 8 of Bbs7 in BFMI mice. A CTCF-element is located inside this deletion. To investigate the functional effect of this deletion, it was introduced into B6N mice using CRISPR/Cas9. Two mice containing the target deletion were obtained (B6N Bbs7emI8∆1 and Bbs7emI8∆2) and were subsequently mated to BFMI and B6N to generate two families suitable for complementation. Inherited alleles were determined and body composition was measured by quantitative magnetic resonance. Evidence for a partial complementation (13.1-15.1%) of the jObes1 allele by the CRISPR/Cas9 modified B6N Bbs7emI8∆1 and Bbs7emI8∆2 alleles was found. Mice carrying the complementation alleles had a 23-27% higher fat-to-lean ratio compared to animals which have a B6N allele (P(Bbs7emI8∆1) = 4.25 × 10-7; P(Bbs7emI8∆2) = 3.17 × 10-5). Consistent with previous findings, the recessive effect of the BFMI allele was also seen for the B6N Bbs7emI8∆1 and Bbs7emI8∆2 alleles. However, the effect size of the B6N Bbs7emI8∆1 and Bbs7emI8∆2 alleles was smaller than the BFMI allele, and thus showed only a partial complementation. Findings suggest additional variants near Bbs7 in addition to or interacting with the deletion in intron 8.
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- Florian Krause
- Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute for Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099, Berlin, Germany
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- Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute for Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099, Berlin, Germany
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- Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute for Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099, Berlin, Germany
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- Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute for Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099, Berlin, Germany
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125, Berlin, Germany
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- Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute for Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099, Berlin, Germany
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- Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute for Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099, Berlin, Germany.
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Hesse D, Trost J, Schäfer N, Schwerbel K, Hoeflich A, Schürmann A, Brockmann GA. Effect of adipocyte-derived IGF-I on adipose tissue mass and glucose metabolism in the Berlin Fat Mouse. Growth Factors 2018; 36:78-88. [PMID: 30196772 DOI: 10.1080/08977194.2018.1497621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Besides liver, IGF-I is expressed in adipose tissue. However, the effects of this local IGF-I on adipose tissue and metabolism are unclear. We generated adipocyte-specific knock-out mice on the background of the Berlin Fat Mouse Inbred (BFMI) line to evaluate the contribution of adipocyte-IGF-I on glucose metabolism and adipose tissue development. BFMI mice are obese, non-diabetic with elevated plasma insulin and IGF-I concentration. The knock-out in adipocytes led to a total white adipose tissue expression of 50-60% due to unaltered Igf-1 expression in stromavascular cells. The lack of IGF-I from adipocytes did not alter plasma IGF-I concentration. BFMIChr3-Igf-I-KOQ-AT mice had reduced adipose tissue mass in most depots. During oral glucose tolerance tests, BFMIChr3-Igf-I-KOQ-AT mice showed an impaired glucose clearance (p = .03). Interestingly, insulin action was enhanced during insulin tolerance tests (p = .05). In conclusion, adipocyte-specific IGF-I ablation in obese BFMI mice results in reduced adipose tissue mass and thereby alters glucose metabolism.
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- Deike Hesse
- a Department of Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- a Department of Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- a Department of Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- b German Institute of Human Nutrition , Nuthetal , Germany
- c German Center for Diabetes Research , München-Neuherberg , Germany
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- d Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology , Dummerstorf , Germany
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- b German Institute of Human Nutrition , Nuthetal , Germany
- c German Center for Diabetes Research , München-Neuherberg , Germany
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- a Department of Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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Fine mapping a major obesity locus (jObes1) using a Berlin Fat Mouse × B6N advanced intercross population. Int J Obes (Lond) 2016; 40:1784-1788. [PMID: 27538457 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2016.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Revised: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The Berlin Fat Mouse Inbred line 860 is a model for juvenile obesity. Previously, a recessive major effect locus (jObes1) on chromosome 3 between 34 and 44 Mb has been found to be responsible for 39% of the variance of total fat mass at 10 weeks in a (BFMI860 x C57BL/6NCrl) F2 population. The aim of this study was fine mapping of the jObes1 locus. SUBJECTS/METHODS An advanced intercross line (AIL) was generated from the initial F2 mapping population. Three hundred and forty-four male mice of generation 28 were excessively phenotyped and genotyped using the MegaMuga mouse chip containing 22 164 informative single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Expression of candidate genes was investigated in gonadal adipose tissue, liver and whole brain from mice of different genotype classes. Classical genetic complementation tests were performed to test candidate genes. RESULTS The high mapping resolution of the AIL reduced the confidence interval for jObes1 from 10 to 0.37 Mb between 36.48 and 36.85 Mb. This region was highly significantly (logarithm (base 10) of odds (LOD) score after Benjamini and Hochberg correction (LOD(BH))>50) associated with total fat mass starting at puberty (6 weeks). Male homozygous carriers of the jObese1 BFMI allele had 3 g more fat than the other genotypes. Surprisingly, this genotype class showed lower body mass until weaning at 3 weeks (LOD(BH)=3.2). The mapped interval contains four genes. Bbs7, the most likely candidate gene that also caused obesity in the complementation test was differentially expressed in all tissues examined, whereas the neighboring cyclin A2 (Ccna2) gene showed differential expression in gonadal adipose tissue. CONCLUSIONS Using an AIL, the confidence interval for jObes1 could be 27-fold reduced by finding chromosomal recombinations. Although Bbs7 is the most likely obesity gene in the jObes1 region, neighboring genes cannot be entirely excluded. Further examinations are needed to enlighten the mechanism leading to physiological consequences on body mass and fat mass in juvenile animals.
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Kärst S, Arends D, Heise S, Trost J, Yaspo ML, Amstislavskiy V, Risch T, Lehrach H, Brockmann GA. The direction of cross affects [corrected] obesity after puberty in male but not female offspring. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:904. [PMID: 26546267 PMCID: PMC4636810 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2164-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We investigated parent-of-origin and allele-specific expression effects on obesity and hepatic gene expression in reciprocal crosses between the Berlin Fat Mouse Inbred line (BFMI) and C57Bl/6NCrl (B6N). RESULTS We found that F1-males with a BFMI mother developed 1.8 times more fat mass on a high fat diet at 10 weeks than F1-males of a BFMI father. The phenotype was detectable from six weeks on and was preserved after cross-fostering. RNA-seq data of liver provided evidence for higher biosynthesis and elongation of fatty acids (p = 0.00635) in obese male offspring of a BFMI mother versus lean offspring of a BFMI father. Furthermore, fatty acid degradation (p = 0.00198) and the peroxisome pathway were impaired (p = 0.00094). The circadian rhythm was affected as well (p = 0.00087). Among the highest up-regulated protein coding genes in obese males were Acot4 (1.82 fold, p = 0.022), Cyp4a10 (1.35 fold, p = 0.026) and Cyp4a14 (1.32 fold, p = 0.012), which hydroxylize fatty acids and which are known to be increased in liver steatosis. Obese males showed lower expression of the genetically imprinted and paternally expressed 3 (Peg3) gene (0.31 fold, p = 0.046) and higher expression of the androgen receptor (Ar) gene (2.38 fold, p = 0.068). Allelic imbalance was found for expression of ATP-binding cassette transporter gene Abca8b. Several of the differentially expressed genes contain estrogen response elements. CONCLUSIONS Parent-of-origin effects during gametogenesis and/or fetal development in an obese mother epigenetically modify the transcription of genes that lead to enhanced fatty acid synthesis and impair β-oxidation in the liver of male, but not female F1 offspring. Down-regulation of Peg3 could contribute to trigger this metabolic setting. At puberty, higher amounts of the androgen receptor and altered access to estrogen response elements in affected genes are likely responsible for male specific expression of genes that were epigenetically triggered. A suggestive lack of estrogen binding motifs was found for highly down-regulated genes in adult hepatocytes of obese F1 males (p = 0.074).
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- Stefan Kärst
- Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institut für Agrar- und Gartenbauwissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstraße 42, D-10115, Berlin, Germany
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- Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institut für Agrar- und Gartenbauwissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstraße 42, D-10115, Berlin, Germany
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- Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institut für Agrar- und Gartenbauwissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstraße 42, D-10115, Berlin, Germany
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- Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institut für Agrar- und Gartenbauwissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstraße 42, D-10115, Berlin, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Gene Regulation and Systems Biology of Cancer, Ihnestraße 63-73, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Gene Regulation and Systems Biology of Cancer, Ihnestraße 63-73, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Gene Regulation and Systems Biology of Cancer, Ihnestraße 63-73, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Gene Regulation and Systems Biology of Cancer, Ihnestraße 63-73, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institut für Agrar- und Gartenbauwissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstraße 42, D-10115, Berlin, Germany.
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Meyer CW, Reitmeir P, Tschöp MH. Exploration of Energy Metabolism in the Mouse Using Indirect Calorimetry: Measurement of Daily Energy Expenditure (DEE) and Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 5:205-222. [PMID: 26331756 DOI: 10.1002/9780470942390.mo140216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Current comprehensive mouse metabolic phenotyping involves studying energy balance in cohorts of mice via indirect calorimetry, which determines heat release from changes in respiratory air composition. Here, we describe the measurement of daily energy expenditure (DEE) and basal metabolic rate (BMR) in mice. These well-defined metabolic descriptors serve as meaningful first-line read-outs for metabolic phenotyping and should be reported when exploring energy expenditure in mice. For further guidance, the issue of appropriate sample sizes and the frequency of sampling of metabolic measurements is also discussed.
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- Carola W Meyer
- Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz-Zentrum München GmbH, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Health Economics and Health Care Management, Helmholtz-Zentrum München GmbH, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz-Zentrum München GmbH, Neuherberg, Germany.,Division of Metabolic Diseases, Department of Medicine, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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Al-Daghri NM, Al-Attas OS, Johnston HE, Singhania A, Alokail MS, Alkharfy KM, Abd-Alrahman SH, Sabico SL, Roumeliotis TI, Manousopoulou-Garbis A, Townsend PA, Woelk CH, Chrousos GP, Garbis SD. Whole serum 3D LC-nESI-FTMS quantitative proteomics reveals sexual dimorphism in the milieu intérieur of overweight and obese adults. J Proteome Res 2014; 13:5094-105. [PMID: 25072778 DOI: 10.1021/pr5003406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Linking gender-specific differences to the molecular etiology of obesity has been largely based on genomic and transcriptomic evidence lacking endophenotypic insight and is not applicable to the extracellular fluid compartments, or the milieu intérieur, of the human body. To address this need, this study profiled the whole serum proteomes of age-matched nondiabetic overweight and obese females (n = 28) and males (n = 31) using a multiplex design with pooled biological and technical replicates. To bypass basic limitations of immunodepletion-based strategies, subproteome enrichment by size-exclusion chromatography (SuPrE-SEC) followed by iTRAQ 2D-LC-nESI-FTMS analysis was used. The study resulted in the reproducible analysis of 2472 proteins (peptide FDR < 5%, q < 0.05). A total of 248 proteins exhibited significant modulation between men and women (p < 0.05) that mapped to pathways associated with β-estradiol, lipid and prostanoid metabolism, vitamin D function, immunity/inflammation, and the complement and coagulation cascades. This novel endophenotypic signature of gender-specific differences in whole serum confirmed and expanded the results of previous physiologic and pharmacologic studies exploring sexual dimorphism at the genomic and transcriptomic level in tissues and cells. Conclusively, the multifactorial and pleiotropic nature of human obesity exhibits sexual dimorphism in the circulating proteome of importance to clinical study design.
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- Nasser M Al-Daghri
- Biomarkers Research Program, Biochemistry Department, College of Science, ‡Prince Mutaib Chair for Biomarkers of Osteoporosis, Biochemistry Department, College of Science, §Center of Excellence in Biotechnology Research, and #Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University , Riyadh 12372, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Schäfer N, Yu Z, Wagener A, Millrose MK, Reissmann M, Bortfeldt R, Dieterich C, Adamski J, Wang-Sattler R, Illig T, Brockmann GA. Changes in metabolite profiles caused by genetically determined obesity in mice. Metabolomics 2014; 10:461-472. [PMID: 24772056 PMCID: PMC3984667 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-013-0590-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2013] [Accepted: 09/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The Berlin Fat Mouse Inbred (BFMI) line harbors a major recessive gene defect on chromosome 3 (jobes1) leading to juvenile obesity and metabolic syndrome. The present study aimed at the identification of metabolites that might be linked to recessively acting genes in the obesity locus. Firstly, serum metabolites were analyzed between obese BFMI and lean B6 and BFMI × B6 F1 mice to identify metabolites that are different. In a second step, a metabolite-protein network analysis was performed linking metabolites typical for BFMI mice with genes of the jobes1 region. The levels of 22 diacyl-phosphatidylcholines (PC aa), two lyso-PC and three carnitines were found to be significantly lower in obese mice compared with lean mice, while serine, glycine, arginine and hydroxysphingomyelin were higher for the same comparison. The network analysis identified PC aa C42:1 as functionally linked with the genes Ccna2 and Trpc3 via the enzymes choline kinase alpha and phospholipase A2 group 1B (PLA2G1B), respectively. Gene expression analysis revealed elevated Ccna2 expression in adipose tissue of BFMI mice. Furthermore, unique mutations were found in the Ccna2 promoter of BFMI mice which are located in binding sites for transcription factors or micro RNAs and could cause differential Ccna2 mRNA levels between BFMI and B6 mice. Increased expression of Ccna2 was consistent with higher mitotic activity of adipose tissue in BFMI mice. Therefore, we suggest a higher demand for PC necessary for adipose tissue growth and remodeling. This study highlights the relationship between metabolite profiles and the underlying genetics of obesity in the BFMI line.
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- Nadine Schäfer
- Breeding Biology and Molecular Genetics, Department for Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstr. 42, 10115 Berlin, Germany
- Present Address: The Institute for Research in Operative Medicine, Faculty of Health, Department of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, 51109 Cologne, Germany
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- Research Unit of Molecular Epidemiology, Helmholtz-Zentrum München (GmbH), German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764 Munich/Neuherberg, Germany
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- Breeding Biology and Molecular Genetics, Department for Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstr. 42, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Breeding Biology and Molecular Genetics, Department for Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstr. 42, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Breeding Biology and Molecular Genetics, Department for Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstr. 42, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Breeding Biology and Molecular Genetics, Department for Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstr. 42, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology at the Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Roessle-Str. 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Genome Analysis Center, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit of Molecular Epidemiology, Helmholtz-Zentrum München (GmbH), German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764 Munich/Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit of Molecular Epidemiology, Helmholtz-Zentrum München (GmbH), German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764 Munich/Neuherberg, Germany
- Present Address: Hannover Unified Biobank, Medical School Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Breeding Biology and Molecular Genetics, Department for Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstr. 42, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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Jackson KL, Nguyen-Huu TP, Davern PJ, Head GA. Energy metabolism in BPH/2J genetically hypertensive mice. Hypertens Res 2013; 37:413-21. [DOI: 10.1038/hr.2013.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2013] [Revised: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Brockmann GA, Schäfer N, Hesse C, Heise S, Neuschl C, Wagener A, Churchill GA, Li R. Relationship between obesity phenotypes and genetic determinants in a mouse model for juvenile obesity. Physiol Genomics 2013; 45:817-26. [PMID: 23922126 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00058.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Obesity, a state of imbalance between lean mass and fat mass, is important for the etiology of diseases affected by the interplay of multiple genetic and environmental factors. Although genome-wide association studies have repeatedly associated genes with obesity and body weight, the mechanisms underlying the interaction between the muscle and adipose tissues remain unknown. Using 351 mice (at 10 wk of age) of an intercross population between Berlin Fat Mouse Inbred (BFMI) and C57BL/6NCrl (B6N) mice, we examined the causal relationships between genetic variations and multiple traits: body lean mass and fat mass, adipokines, and bone mineral density. Furthermore, evidence from structural equation modeling suggests causality among these traits. In the BFMI model, juvenile obesity affects lean mass and impairs bone mineral density via adipokines secreted from the white adipose tissues. While previous studies have indicated that lean mass has a causative effect on adiposity, in the Berlin Fat Mouse model that has been selected for juvenile obesity (at 9 wk of age) for >90 generations, however, the causality is switched from fat mass to lean mass. In addition, linkage studies and statistical modeling have indicated that quantitative trait loci on chromosomes 5 and 6 affect both lean mass and fat mass. These lines of evidence indicate that the muscle and adipose tissues interact with one another and the interaction is modulated by genetic variations that are shaped by selections. Experimental examinations are necessary to verify the biological role of the inferred causalities.
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- Gudrun A Brockmann
- Breeding Biology and Molecular Genetics, Department for Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and
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Wagener A, Müller U, Brockmann GA. The age of attaining highest body weight correlates with lifespan in a genetically obese mouse model. Nutr Diabetes 2013; 3:e62. [PMID: 23507966 PMCID: PMC3608894 DOI: 10.1038/nutd.2013.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Obesity has been associated with a higher risk of mortality, whereas caloric restriction reduces the risk. In this study, we examined how body weight development during life affects lifespan in a mouse model for obesity. Therefore, mice of the Berlin Fat Mouse Inbred line were set on either a standard or a high-fat diet (HFD). Median lifespans of standard diet-fed mice were 525 and 539 days for males and female animals, respectively. HFD feeding further decreased lifespan by increasing the risk of mortality. Our data provide evidence that the highest body weight reached in lifetime has only a minor effect on lifespan. More important is the age when the highest body weight is reached, which was positively correlated with lifespan (r=0.77, P<0.0001). Likewise, the daily gain of body weight was negatively correlated with the age of death (r=−0.76, P<0.0001). These data indicate that rapid weight gain in early life followed by rapid weight loss affect lifespan more than the body weight itself. These data suggest that intervention strategies to prevent rapid weight gain are of high impact for a long lifespan.
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- A Wagener
- Division of Breeding Biology and Molecular Genetics, Department of Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Hantschel C, Wagener A, Neuschl C, Schmitt AO, Brockmann GA. Age and depot-specific adipokine responses to obesity in mice. Health (London) 2012. [DOI: 10.4236/health.2012.412a218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Schäfer N, Wagener A, Hantschel C, Mauel S, Gruber AD, Brockmann GA. IGF-I contributes to glucose homeostasis in the Berlin Fat Mouse Inbred line. Growth Factors 2011; 29:298-309. [PMID: 22023218 DOI: 10.3109/08977194.2011.625026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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This study aimed to investigate the tissue-specific role of the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-I) on glucose homeostasis in the high-fatness selected Berlin Fat Mouse Inbred (BFMI) line. Therefore, the expression of different IGF-I transcripts and IGF-I protein, IGF-binding proteins, insulin as well as glucose tolerance was analyzed in BFMI in comparison with that in lean mice. In addition, dietary effects were investigated. The BFMI line showed normal blood glucose clearance on standard diet, but on high-fat diet the clearance was impaired, indicating the beginning of insulin resistance. Circulating IGF-I and insulin levels were elevated in BFMI than in lean mice on both diets along with a down-regulation of three IGF-I binding proteins in BFMI mice. Serum IGF-I levels corresponded with the expression pattern for both hepatic and one class II splice variants in reproductive adipose tissue, but not in muscle. High insulin and high IGF-I levels likely prevent BFMI mice from diabetes.
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- Nadine Schäfer
- Department for Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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Hantschel C, Wagener A, Neuschl C, Teupser D, Brockmann GA. Features of the metabolic syndrome in the Berlin Fat Mouse as a model for human obesity. Obes Facts 2011; 4:270-7. [PMID: 21921649 PMCID: PMC6444685 DOI: 10.1159/000330819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Berlin Fat Mouse BFMI860 is a polygenic obesity mouse model which harbors a natural major gene defect resulting in early onset of obesity. To elucidate adult bodily responses in BFMI860 mice that develop juvenile obesity, we studied features of the metabolic syndrome at 20 weeks. METHODS We examined fat deposition patterns, adipokines, lipid profiles in serum, glucose homeostasis, and insulin sensitivity in mice that were fed either a standard maintenance (SMD) or a high-fat diet (HFD). RESULTS Like many obese humans, BFMI860 mice showed hyperleptinemia accompanied by hypoadiponectinemia already at SMD that was further unbalanced as a result of HFD. Furthermore, BFMI860 mice had high triglyceride concentrations. However, triglyceride clearance after an oral oil gavage was impaired on SMD but improved on HFD. The oral and intraperitoneal glucose as well as the insulin tolerance tests provided evidence for reduced insulin sensitivity under SMD and insulin resistance on HFD. BFMI860 mice can maintain normal glucose clearance over a wide range of feeding conditions according to an adaptation via increasing the insulin concentrations. CONCLUSIONS BFMI860 mice show obesity, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance as three major components of the metabolic syndrome. As these mice develop the described phenotype as a result of a major gene defect, they are a unique model for the investigation of genetic and pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the observed features of the metabolic syndrome and to search for potential strategies to revert the adverse effects under controlled conditions.
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- Claudia Hantschel
- Department for Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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- Department for Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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- Department for Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, University Hospital Leipzig, Germany
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- Department for Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- * Breeding Biology and Molecular Genetics, Department for Crop and Animal Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstraße 42, 10115 Berlin, Germany, Tel. +49 30 2093-6449/6089, Fax -6397,
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Wagener A, Goessling HF, Schmitt AO, Mauel S, Gruber AD, Reinhardt R, Brockmann GA. Genetic and diet effects on Ppar-α and Ppar-γ signaling pathways in the Berlin Fat Mouse Inbred line with genetic predisposition for obesity. Lipids Health Dis 2010; 9:99. [PMID: 20831792 PMCID: PMC2944240 DOI: 10.1186/1476-511x-9-99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2010] [Accepted: 09/10/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background The Berlin Fat Mouse Inbred (BFMI) line is a new mouse model for obesity, which was long-term selected for high fatness. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are involved in the control of energy homeostasis, nutrient metabolism and cell proliferation. Here, we studied the expression patterns of the different Ppar genes and the genes in the PPAR pathway in the BFMI line in comparison to physiological changes. Results At the age of 10 weeks, the BFMI mice exhibited marked obesity with enlarged adipocytes and high serum triglycerides concentrations in comparison to the often used mouse line C57BL/6 (B6). Between these two lines, gene expression analyses revealed differentially expressed genes belonging to the PPAR pathway, in particular genes of the lipogenesis and the fatty acid transport. Conclusion Surprisingly, the Ppar-α gene expression was up-regulated in liver and Ppar-γ gene expression was down-regulated in the white adipose tissue, indicating the activation of a mechanism that counteracts the rise of obesity.
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- Asja Wagener
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department for Crop and Animal Sciences, Invalidenstraße 42, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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High-fat diet leads to a decreased methylation of the Mc4r gene in the obese BFMI and the lean B6 mouse lines. J Appl Genet 2010; 51:193-7. [PMID: 20453306 DOI: 10.1007/bf03195727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The melanocortin-4 receptor (Mc4r) plays an important role in body-weight regulation. This study examines the methylation status and expression levels of the Mc4r gene in response to a standard and a high-fat diet in the obese Berlin fat mouse inbred (BFMI) line and the lean C57BL/6NCrl (B6) line of Mus musculus. The methylation status of CpG sites located within the Mc4r exon was analyzed by bisulfite genomic sequencing of genomic DNA of brain tissues, and gene expression analysis was performed by real-time PCR. In both lines, the methylation of CpGs 1-8 (near the transcription start) was lower than methylation of CpGs 9-16 (located towards the end of the selected amplicon). On the standard diet, the methylation status did not differ between the lines. In response to high-fat diet, methylation of the CpGs near the transcription start was decreased in both lines. The Mc4r gene expression, however, was only marginally increased in BMFI mice, whereas there was no change in B6 mice. The results suggest that a long-term high-fat diet might have an effect on the methylation status of the Mc4r gene. However, the effect of methylation on Mc4r expression seems to be a variable compensated by other regulating factors in a line-specific manner.
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A unique genetic defect on chromosome 3 is responsible for juvenile obesity in the Berlin Fat Mouse. Int J Obes (Lond) 2010; 34:1706-14. [PMID: 20498659 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed at the mapping and estimation of genetic and sex effects contributing to the obese phenotype of the Berlin Fat Mouse Inbred line 860 (BFMI860). This mouse line is predisposed for juvenile obesity. BFMI860 mice accumulate 24% total fat mass at 10 weeks of age under a standard maintenance diet. DESIGN A total of 471 mice of a (BFMI860 x C57BL/6NCrl) F₂ intercross population were fed a standard maintenance diet and were analysed for body composition at 10 weeks when they finished their rapid growth phase. RESULTS The most striking result was the identification of a novel obesity locus on chromosome 3 (Chr 3) at 40 Mb, explaining 39% of the variance of total fat mass in the F₂ population under a standard diet. This locus was named jObes1 (juvenile obesity 1). The BFMI860 allele effect was recessive. Males and females homozygous at jObes1 had on average 3.0 and 3.3 g more total fat mass at 10 weeks than the other two genotype classes, respectively. The effect was evident in all white adipose tissues, brown adipose tissue and also in liver. The position of the Chr 3 effect is syntenic to an obesity locus in humans. Additional loci for total fat mass and different white adipose tissue weights with minor effects were detected on mouse Chr 5 and 6. Another locus on Chr 4 had influence especially on liver weight. Many loci including jObes1 affected males and females to a different extent. CONCLUSION The major locus on Chr 3 for juvenile obesity and its interaction with sex is unique and makes the BFMI860 mice an interesting resource for the discovery of novel genetic factors predisposing obesity, which might also contribute to obesity in humans. The results suggested that metabolic and regulatory pathways differed between the sexes.
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