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ArticleThe EMBO journal2015

The E3 ligase synoviolin controls body weight and mitochondrial biogenesis through negative regulation of PGC-1β.

Hidetoshi Fujita, Naoko Yagishita, Satoko Aratani, Tomoko Saito-Fujita, Saori Morota, Yoshihisa Yamano, Magnus J Hansson, Masato Inazu, Hiroko Kokuba, Katsuko Sudo and 17 more

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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27 authors at 9 institutions in 2 countries.

Hidetoshi FujitaInstitute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan Department of Future Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Naoko YagishitaInstitute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
Satoko ArataniInstitute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan Department of Future Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomoko Saito-FujitaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Saori MorotaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Yoshihisa YamanoInstitute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
Magnus J HanssonMitochondrial Pathophysiology Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Masato InazuInstitute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroko KokubaInstitute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Katsuko SudoAnimal Research Center, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Eiichi SatoInstitute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan Medical Research Center, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Ko-Ichi KawaharaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, Asahi-ku, 11Neurology and Geriatrics, Japan.
Fukami NakajimaInstitute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Daisuke HasegawaInstitute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
Itsuro HiguchiNeurology and Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, Japan.
Tomoo SatoInstitute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
Natsumi ArayaInstitute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
Chie UsuiDepartment of Psychiatry, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Kenya NishiokaDepartment of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Yu NakataniDepartment of Future Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Ikuro MaruyamaLaboratory and Vascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, Japan.
Masahiko UsuiInstitute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Naomi HaraDepartment of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroyuki UchinoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Eskil ElmerMitochondrial Pathophysiology Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Kusuki NishiokaInstitute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Toshihiro NakajimaInstitute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan Department of Future Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan Medical Research Center, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan Department of Biomedical Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, Asahi-ku, 11Neurology and Geriatrics, Japan integrated Gene Editing Section (iGES), Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan Bayside Misato Medical Center, Niida, Kōchi, Japan marlin@tokyo-med.ac.jp.
Tokyo Medical University · JPSt. Marianna University School of Medicine · JPKagoshima University · JPLund University · SEJuntendo University · JPJuntendo University Nerima Hospital · JPOsaka Institute of Technology · JPThe University of Tokyo · JPTokyo Medical University Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is a major global public health problem, and understanding its pathogenesis is critical for identifying a cure. In this study, a gene knockout strategy was used in post-neonatal mice to delete synoviolin (Syvn)1/Hrd1/Der3, an ER-resident E3 ubiquitin ligase with known roles in homeostasis maintenance. Syvn1 deficiency resulted in weight loss and lower accumulation of white adipose tissue in otherwise wild-type animals as well as in genetically obese (ob/ob and db/db) and adipose tissue-specific knockout mice as compared to control animals. SYVN1 interacted with and ubiquitinated the thermogenic coactivator peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor coactivator (PGC)-1β, and Syvn1 mutants showed upregulation of PGC-1β target genes and increase in mitochondrion number, respiration, and basal energy expenditure in adipose tissue relative to control animals. Moreover, the selective SYVN1 inhibitor LS-102 abolished the negative regulation of PGC-1β by SYVN1 and prevented weight gain in mice. Thus, SYVN1 is a novel post-translational regulator of PGC-1β and a potential therapeutic target in obesity treatment.

Indexed as

3T3-L1 CellsAnimalsBody WeightCells, CulturedDown-RegulationHEK293 CellsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, ObeseMitochondriaObesityPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaTranscription FactorsUbiquitinationPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaPpargc1a protein, mouseSyvn1 protein, mouseTranscription FactorsUbiquitin-Protein Ligasesendoplasmic reticulummitochondriaobesityPGC‐1βsynoviolin

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PMID25698262
PMCPMC4406651
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