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ArticleEMBO reports2023

Cold-inducible lncRNA266 promotes browning and the thermogenic program in white adipose tissue.

Jinyu Ma, Yuting Wu, Lixue Cen, Zhe Wang, Ketao Jiang, Bolin Lian, Cheng Sun

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Article in EMBO reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. New Mediators in the Crosstalk between Different Adipose Tissues.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  6. Role of lncRNAs in pathophysiology of obesity.Current opinion in physiology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jinyu MaKey Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, NMPA Key Laboratory of Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Yuting WuKey Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, NMPA Key Laboratory of Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Lixue CenKey Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, NMPA Key Laboratory of Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Zhe WangKey Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, NMPA Key Laboratory of Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Ketao JiangKey Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, NMPA Key Laboratory of Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Bolin LianSchool of Life Sciences, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Cheng SunKey Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, NMPA Key Laboratory of Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8411-4619
Nantong University · CN

Funding

MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 32271193MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 81770841MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 81970747Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)The Basic Research Project (Natural Science) from Jiangsu Education Department 22KJB310006The Postgraduate Research & Practive Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province KYCX22_3359
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cold-induced nonshivering thermogenesis has contributed to the improvement of several metabolic syndromes caused by obesity. Several long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to play a role in brown fat biogenesis and thermogenesis. Here we show that the lncRNA lnc266 is induced by cold exposure in inguinal white adipose tissue (iWAT). In vitro functional studies reveal that lnc266 promotes brown adipocyte differentiation and thermogenic gene expression. At room temperature, lnc266 has no effects on white fat browning and systemic energy consumption. However, in a cold environment, lnc266 promotes white fat browning and thermogenic gene expression in obese mice. Moreover, lnc266 increases core body temperature and reduces body weight gain. Mechanistically, lnc266 does not directly regulate Ucp1 expression. Instead, lnc266 sponges miR-16-1-3p and thus abolishes the repression of miR-16-1-3p on Ucp1 expression. As a result, lnc266 promotes preadipocyte differentiation toward brown-like adipocytes and stimulates thermogenic gene expression. Overall, lnc266 is a cold-inducible lncRNA in iWAT, with a key role in white fat browning and the thermogenic program.

Indexed as

MicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingThermogenesisAdipose Tissue, BrownAdipose Tissue, WhiteAnimalsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodinglncRNAsmiR16-1-3pthermogenic genesUCP1white fat browning

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PMID37824433
PMCPMC10702832
OpenAlexW4387581241

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