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ArticleScientific reports2021

Adipose expression of CREB3L3 modulates body weight during obesity.

Maximilian A McCann, Yanliang Li, Marcos Muñoz, Victoria Gil, Guifen Qiang, Jose Cordoba-Chacon, Matthias Blüher, Stephen Duncan, Chong Wee Liew

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Maximilian A McCannDepartment of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Yanliang LiDepartment of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Marcos MuñozDepartment of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Victoria GilDepartment of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Guifen QiangDepartment of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Jose Cordoba-ChaconDepartment of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Matthias BlüherHelmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG) of the Helmholtz Zentrum München at the University of Leipzig and University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Stephen DuncanDepartment of Regenerative Medicine & Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Chong Wee LiewDepartment of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. cwliew@uic.edu.
University of Illinois Chicago · USFudan University · CNHelmholtz Zentrum München · DEMedical University of South Carolina · US

Funding

TRANSGENIC COREP60DK020595 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI BELL, GRAEME I · 1985 to 2012
$25.5M
Pilot and Feasibility ProgramP30DK020595 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Raghavendra G Mirmira · 2013 to 2026
$20.9M
Proteomics CoreP30DK123704 · NIDDK · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI DON C. ROCKEY · 2020 to 2026
$8.8M
EMC10, a novel obesity-regulated circulating factor, regulates energy and metabolic homeostasisR01DK109015 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI LIEW, CHONG WEE · 2016 to 2020
$1.8M
Role of the transcriptional coregulator, TRIP Br2, in adipocyte metabolismR00DK090210 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI LIEW, CHONG WEE · 2012 to 2014
$724k
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020595NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK123704NIDDK NIH HHS P60 DK020595NIDDK NIH HHS R00 DK090210NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK109015
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We found the hepatic transcription factor Cyclic-AMP Responsive Element Binding Protein 3-like-3 (CREB3L3) to be expressed in adipose tissue, and selectively downregulated in the more metabolically protective subcutaneous adipose tissue in obese mice and humans. We sought to elucidate the specific role of this factor in adipose biology. CREB3L3 fat-specific knockout mice were fed a high-fat diet to induce obesity and metabolic dysfunction. Additionally, we injected a flip-excision adeno-associated virus directly into the subcutaneous inguinal adipose tissue of Adiponectin-Cre mice to create a depot-specific overexpression model for further assessment. Fat-specific ablation of CREB3L3 enhanced weight gain and insulin resistance following high-fat feeding, as fat-specific knockout mice expended less energy and possessed more inflammatory adipose tissue. Conversely, inguinal fat CREB3L3 overexpression deterred diet-induced obesity and ameliorated metabolic dysfunction. Together, this study highlights the relevance of CREB3L3 in obese adipose tissue and demonstrates its role as a powerful body weight modulator.

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Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinObesitySubcutaneous FatAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, ObeseMiddle AgedCREB3L3 protein, humanCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein

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PMID34588527
PMCPMC8481296
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