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Flux profile and modularity analysis of time-dependent metabolic changes of de novo adipocyte formation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17284573     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
White adipose tissue (WAT) mass is the main determinant of obesity and associated health risks. WAT expansion results from increases in white adipocyte cell number and size, which in turn reflect a series of shifts in the cellular metabolic state. To quantitatively profile the metabolic alterations occurring during de novo adipocyte formation, metabolic flux analysis (MFA) was used in conjunction with a novel modularity analysis algorithm on differentiating 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Use of a type I collagen gel as an effective long-term culture substrate was also assessed. The calculated flux distributions predicted the sequential activation of several intracellular cross-compartmental pathways, including lipogenesis, the pentose phosphate pathway, and the malate cycle, in good agreement with earlier isotopic tracer experiments and gene profiling studies. Partition of the adipocyte metabolic network into highly interacting reaction subgroups suggested a functional reorganization of the major pathways consistent with the lipid-loading phenotype of the adipocyte. Flux and modularity analysis results together point to the flux distribution around pyruvate as a key indicator of adipocyte lipid accumulation.
Authors:
Yaguang Si; Jeongah Yoon; Kyongbum Lee
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-02-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism     Volume:  292     ISSN:  0193-1849     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.     Publication Date:  2007 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-06-05     Completed Date:  2007-07-30     Revised Date:  2007-12-03    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901226     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  E1637-46     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
3T3-L1 Cells / cytology*
Adipocytes, White / cytology*,  metabolism*
Algorithms
Animals
Cell Differentiation / drug effects,  physiology*
Cell Proliferation
Collagen Type I / pharmacology
DNA / metabolism
Gels
Lipid Metabolism
Lipogenesis
Malates / metabolism
Mice
Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Phenotype
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1-R21-DK-67228-01/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Collagen Type I; 0/Gels; 0/Malates; 6915-15-7/malic acid; 9007-49-2/DNA

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