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IRF7 mediates MCP-1 in adipocyte
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Nishiguchi, Misa Tokushima University
Ugawa, Naho Tokushima University
Ishikawa, Etsuko Tokushima University
Kawabata, Yasuyo Tokushima University
Okamoto, Saya Tokushima University
Sasaki, Waka Tokushima University
Miyatake, Yumiko Tokushima University
Sebe, Mayu Tokushima University
Masumoto, Saeko Fukushima University
Harada, Nagakatsu The University of Shimane KAKEN Search Researchers
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Journal Article
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Hypertrophy, associated with adipocyte dysfunction, causes increased pro-inflammatory adipokine, and abnormal glucose and lipid metabolism, leading to insulin resistance and obesity-related-health problems. By combining DNA microarray and genomic data analyses to predict DNA binding motifs, we identified the transcription factor Interferon Regulatory Factor 7 (IRF7) as a possible regulator of genes related to adipocyte hypertrophy. To investigate the role of IRF7 in adipocytes, we examined gene expression patterns in 3T3-L1 cells infected with a retrovirus carrying the IRF7 gene and found that enforced IRF7 expression induced the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), a key initial adipokine in the chronic inflammation of obesity. CRISPR/Cas9 mediated-suppression of IRF7 significantly reduced MCP-1 mRNA. Luciferase assays, chromatin immunoprecipitation PCR analysis and gel shift assay showed that IRF7 transactivates the MCP-1 gene by binding to its proximal Interferon Stimulation Response Element (ISRE), a putative IRF7 binding motif. IRF7 knockout mice exhibited lower expression of MCP-1 in epidydimal white adipose tissue under high-fat feeding conditions, suggesting the transcription factor is physiologically important for inducing MCP-1. Taken together, our results suggest that IRF7 transactivates MCP-1 mRNA in adipocytes, and it may be involved in the adipose tissue inflammation associated with obesity.
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PLOS ONE
ISSN
19326203
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PLOS
Volume
15
Issue
5
Start Page
e0233390
Published Date
2020-05-21
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© 2020 Kuroda et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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