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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
50
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-1-15
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
We have identified a previously uncharacterized gene that is implicated in the thermogenic function of brown adipose tissue of mice. This gene, termed Cig30, is the first mammalian member of a novel gene family comprising several nematode and yeast genes, such as SUR4 and FEN1, mutation of which is associated with highly pleiotropic phenotypes. It codes for a 30-kDa plasma membrane glycoprotein with five putative transmembrane domains. The Cig30 mRNA was readily detected only in brown fat and liver. When animals were exposed to a 3-day cold stress, the Cig30 expression was selectively elevated in brown fat more than 200-fold. Similar increases were brought about in two other conditions of brown fat recruitment, namely during perinatal development and after cafeteria diet. The magnitude of Cig30 mRNA induction in the cold could be mimicked by chronic norepinephrine treatment in vivo. However, in primary cultures of brown adipocytes, a synergistic action of norepinephrine and dexamethasone was required for full expression of the gene, indicating that both catecholamines and glucocorticoids are required for the induction of Cig30. We propose that the CIG30 protein is involved in a pathway connected with brown fat hyperplasia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
272
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
31738-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Acetyltransferases, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Adipose Tissue, Brown, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Body Temperature Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Dexamethasone, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Glucose Transporter Type 4, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Models, Chemical, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Monosaccharide Transport Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Muscle Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Norepinephrine, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Protein Structure, Secondary, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:9395518-Transfection
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Cig30, a mouse member of a novel membrane protein gene family, is involved in the recruitment of brown adipose tissue.
pubmed:affiliation
The Wenner-Gren Institute, The Arrhenius Laboratories F3, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden. petr.tvrdik@zoofys.su.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't