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ArticlePloS one2010

Multiple roles for the non-coding RNA SRA in regulation of adipogenesis and insulin sensitivity.

Bin Xu, Isabelle Gerin, Hongzhi Miao, Dang Vu-Phan, Craig N Johnson, Ruichuan Xu, Xiao-Wei Chen, William P Cawthorn, Ormond A MacDougald, Ronald J Koenig

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Article in PloS one, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 121 papers.

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121citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

121 citing papers in PubMed, 207 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Bin XuDivision of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America. bxu@umich.edu
Isabelle Gerin
Hongzhi Miao
Dang Vu-Phan
Craig N Johnson
Ruichuan Xu
Xiao-Wei Chen
William P Cawthorn
Ormond A MacDougald
Ronald J Koenig
Michigan United · USUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USMichigan Medicine · US

Funding

PUBLIC HEALTH DEMONSTRATIONP60DK020572 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MYERS, MARTIN G · 1985 to 2012
$26.5M
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AT MICHIGANT32GM007315 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI PUTHENVEEDU, MANOJKUMAR A · 1985 to 2021
$12.8M
Regulation of adipocyte differentiation and metabolismR01DK051563 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MACDOUGALD, ORMOND A · 1996 to 2010
$3.2M
NIDDK NIH HHS 5P60-DK020572NIDDK NIH HHS DK51563NIDDK NIH HHS P60 DK020572NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK051563NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007315
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) is a master transcriptional regulator of adipogenesis. Hence, the identification of PPARγ coactivators should help reveal mechanisms controlling gene expression in adipose tissue development and physiology. We show that the non-coding RNA, Steroid receptor RNA Activator (SRA), associates with PPARγ and coactivates PPARγ-dependent reporter gene expression. Overexpression of SRA in ST2 mesenchymal precursor cells promotes their differentiation into adipocytes. Conversely, knockdown of endogenous SRA inhibits 3T3-L1 preadipocyte differentiation. Microarray analysis reveals hundreds of SRA-responsive genes in adipocytes, including genes involved in the cell cycle, and insulin and TNFα signaling pathways. Some functions of SRA may involve mechanisms other than coactivation of PPARγ. SRA in adipocytes increases both glucose uptake and phosphorylation of Akt and FOXO1 in response to insulin. SRA promotes S-phase entry during mitotic clonal expansion, decreases expression of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors p21Cip1 and p27Kip1, and increases phosphorylation of Cdk1/Cdc2. SRA also inhibits the expression of adipocyte-related inflammatory genes and TNFα-induced phosphorylation of c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase. In conclusion, SRA enhances adipogenesis and adipocyte function through multiple pathways.

Indexed as

3T3-L1 CellsAdipocytesAdipogenesisAnimalsCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27Gene SilencingGlucoseGlutathione TransferaseMiceOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPPAR gammaRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, UntranslatedTranscriptional ActivationCdkn1a protein, mouseCdkn1b protein, mouseCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27GlucoseGlutathione TransferasePPAR gammaRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, Untranslatedsteroid receptor RNA activator

Identifiers

PMID21152033
PMCPMC2996286
OpenAlexW2129604030

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