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Ferenc K, Pilžys T, Garbicz D, Marcinkowski M, Skorobogatov O, Dylewska M, Gajewski Z, Grzesiuk E, Zabielski R. Intracellular and tissue specific expression of FTO protein in pig: changes with age, energy intake and metabolic status. Sci Rep 2020; 10:13029. [PMID: 32747736 PMCID: PMC7400765 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69856-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Genome-wide association studies in the FTO gene have identified SNPs correlating with obesity and type 2 diabetes. In mice, lack of Fto function leads to intrauterine growth retardation and lean phenotype, whereas in human it is lethal. The aim of this study in a pig model was to determine the localization of the FTO protein in different tissues and cell compartments, in order to investigate potential targets of FTO action. To better understand physiological role of FTO protein, its expression was studied in pigs of different age, metabolic status and nutrition, using both microscopic methods and Western blot analysis. For the first time, FTO protein was found in vivo in the cytoplasm, of not all, but specific tissues and cells e.g. in the pancreatic β-cells. Abundant FTO protein expression was found in the cerebellum, salivary gland and kidney of adult pigs. No FTO protein expression was detected in blood, saliva, and bile, excluding its role in cell-to-cell communication. In the pancreas, FTO protein expression was positively associated with energy intake, whereas in the muscles it was strictly age-related. In IUGR piglets, FTO protein expression was much higher in the cerebellum and kidneys, as compared to normal birth body weight littermates. In conclusion, our data suggest that FTO protein may play a number of distinct, yet unknown intracellular functions due to its localization. Moreover, it may play a role in animal growth/development and metabolic state, although additional studies are necessary to clarify the detailed mechanism(s) of action.
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- Karolina Ferenc
- Veterinary Research Centre, Department of Large Animal Diseases and Clinic, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 100, 02-797, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5A, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5A, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5A, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5A, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5A, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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- Veterinary Research Centre, Department of Large Animal Diseases and Clinic, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 100, 02-797, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5A, 02-106, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Veterinary Research Centre, Department of Large Animal Diseases and Clinic, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 100, 02-797, Warsaw, Poland.
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da Rosa FT, Moreira CGA, Barbero MMD, Hurtado Lugo NA, de Camargo GMF, Aspicueta Borquis RR, de Oliveira HN, Boligon AA, de Vargas L, Moreira HLM, Tonhati H, de Souza FRP. Associations between MUC1 gene polymorphism and resistance to mastitis, milk production and fertility traits in Murrah water buffaloes. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL RESEARCH 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2020.1749641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, CNPq Researcher, Capão do Leão, Brasil
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brasília, Brasil
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- Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Capão do Leão, Brasil
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- Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, Brasil
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Gao J, Jiang ZR, Liu X, Zhao YH, Huang L, Peng HY, Zedan D, Jin SY, Zheng YC. Comparison of MUC1 variable number tandem repeat polymorphisms in three yak breeds/populations. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2014. [DOI: 10.4141/cjas2013-186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Jie Gao
- College of Life Science and Technology, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu, 610041, P.R. China
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- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine of Ganzi Prefecture, Kangding, Sichuan Province, 626200, P.R. China
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- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine of Ganzi Prefecture, Kangding, Sichuan Province, 626200, P.R. China
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- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine of Ganzi Prefecture, Kangding, Sichuan Province, 626200, P.R. China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu, 610041, P.R. China
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- Changtai Breeding Farm of Ganzi Prefecture, Baiyu, Sichuan Province, 627100, P.R. China
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- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine of Ganzi Prefecture, Kangding, Sichuan Province, 626200, P.R. China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu, 610041, P.R. China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu, 610041, P.R. China
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