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ArticleDiabetes2021

HOXC10 Suppresses Browning to Maintain White Adipocyte Identity.

H Y Angeline Tan, M F Michelle Sim, Shi-Xiong Tan, Yvonne Ng, Sin Yee Gan, Hongyu Li, Suat Peng Neo, Jayantha Gunaratne, Feng Xu, Weiping Han

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Article in Diabetes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 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 1 institution in 1 country.

H Y Angeline TanInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore.
M F Michelle SimInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore.
Shi-Xiong TanInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore.
Yvonne NgInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore.
Sin Yee GanInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore.
Hongyu LiInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore.
Suat Peng NeoInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore.
Jayantha GunaratneInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore.
Feng XuInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore.
Weiping HanInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore wh10@cornell.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5023-2104
Agency for Science, Technology and Research · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Promoting beige adipocyte development within white adipose tissue (WAT) is a potential therapeutic approach to staunch the current obesity epidemic. Previously, we identified homeobox-containing transcription factor HOXC10 as a suppressor of browning in subcutaneous WAT. Here, we provide evidence for the physiological role of HOXC10 in regulating WAT thermogenesis. Analysis of an adipose-specific HOXC10 knockout mouse line with no detectable HOXC10 in mature adipocytes revealed spontaneous subcutaneous WAT browning, increased expression of genes involved in browning, increased basal rectal temperature, enhanced cold tolerance, and improved glucose homeostasis. These phenotypes were further exacerbated by exposure to cold or a β-adrenergic stimulant. Mechanistically, cold and β-adrenergic exposure led to reduced HOXC10 protein level without affecting its mRNA level. Cold exposure induced cAMP-dependent protein kinase-dependent proteasome-mediated degradation of HOXC10 in cultured adipocytes, and shotgun proteomics approach identified KCTD2, 5, and 17 as potential E3 ligases regulating HOXC10 proteasomal degradation. Collectively, these data demonstrate that HOXC10 is a gatekeeper of WAT identity, and targeting HOXC10 could be a plausible therapeutic strategy to unlock WAT thermogenic potentials.

Indexed as

Adipocytes, BeigeAdipocytes, WhiteAdipose Tissue, BrownAnimalsCell LineEnergy MetabolismHomeodomain ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutSubcutaneous FatThermogenesisHomeodomain ProteinsHox 3.6 protein, mouse

Identifiers

PMID33990396
PMCPMC8385616
OpenAlexW3161539951

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