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ArticleFASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology2025

Inhibition of triglyceride metabolism-associated enhancers alters lipid deposition during adipocyte differentiation.

Sha Zeng, Ziqi Li, Xiaokai Li, Qinjiao Du, Yu Zhang, Zhining Zhong, Haoming Wang, Songling Zhang, Penghao Li, Haohuan Li and 5 more

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Article in FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Sha ZengState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5232-1753
Ziqi LiState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1476-6467
Xiaokai LiChongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9380-7345
Qinjiao DuState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6601-9953
Yu ZhangState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6761-518X
Zhining ZhongState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6732-7142
Haoming WangState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9556-7991
Songling ZhangState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3410-4284
Penghao LiJinxin Research Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Genetics, Sichuan Jinxin Xi'nan Women's and Children's Hospital, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2866-539X
Haohuan LiCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1771-3486
Li ChenChongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Chongqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8611-7230
Anan JiangState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5103-4361
Peng ShangAnimal Science College, Tibet Agriculture and Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5427-7986
Mingzhou LiState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8681-7684
Keren LongState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0679-3095

Funding

the Major Science and Technology Projects of Tibet Autonomous Region XZ202101ZD0005Nthe National Key Research and Development Program of China 2020YFA0509500the National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFD1301100the National Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFD1300400the National Natural Science Foundation of China 32102512the National Natural Science Foundation of China 32225046the National Natural Science Foundation of China 32341051the National Natural Science Foundation of China 32372846the Program for Pig Industry Technology System Innovation Team of Sichuan Province SCCXTD-2024-08-13the Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2021YFYZ0009the Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2021ZDZX0008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triglyceride (TG) metabolism is a complex and highly coordinated biological process regulated by a series of genes, and its dysregulation can lead to the occurrence of disorders in lipid metabolism. However, the transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of crucial genes in TG metabolism mediated by enhancer-promoter interactions remain elusive. Here, we identified candidate enhancers regulating the Agpat2, Dgat1, Dgat2, Pnpla2, and Lipe genes in 3T3-L1 adipocytes by integrating epigenomic data (H3K27ac, H3K4me1, and DHS-seq) with chromatin three-dimensional interaction data. Luciferase reporter assays revealed that 11 enhancers exhibited fluorescence activity. The repression of enhancers using the dCas9-KRAB system revealed the functional roles of enhancers of Dgat2 and Pnpla2 in regulating their expression and TG metabolism. Furthermore, transcriptome analyses revealed that inhibition of Dgat2-En4 downregulated pathways associated with lipid metabolism, lipid biosynthesis, and adipocyte differentiation. Additionally, overexpression and motif mutation experiments of transcription factor found that two TFs, PPARG and RXRA, regulate the activity of Agpat2-En1, Dgat2-En4, and Pnpla2-En5. Our study identified functional enhancers regulating TG metabolism and elucidated potential regulatory mechanisms of TG deposition from enhancer-promoter interactions, providing insights into understanding lipid deposition.

Indexed as

AdipocytesCell DifferentiationEnhancer Elements, GeneticLipid MetabolismTriglycerides3T3-L1 CellsAcyltransferasesAnimalsDiacylglycerol O-AcyltransferaseGene Expression RegulationLipaseMiceAcyltransferasesDGAT2 protein, mouseDiacylglycerol O-AcyltransferaseLipasePNPLA2 protein, mouseTriglyceridesadipogenesisenhancerkey genestranscriptional regulationtriglyceride

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PMID39873971
PMCPMC11774232

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