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Abstract
Prostate apoptosis response-4 (Par-4) is a tumor suppressor that induces apoptosis in cancer cells. However, the physiological function of Par-4 remains unknown. Here we show that conventional Par-4 knockout (Par-4-/-) mice and adipocyte-specific Par-4 knockout (AKO) mice, but not hepatocyte-specific Par-4 knockout mice, are obese with standard chow diet. Par-4-/- and AKO mice exhibit increased absorption and storage of fat in adipocytes. Mechanistically, Par-4 loss is associated with mdm2 downregulation and activation of p53. We identified complement factor c3 as a p53-regulated gene linked to fat storage in adipocytes. Par-4 re-expression in adipocytes or c3 deletion reversed the obese mouse phenotype. Moreover, obese human subjects showed lower expression of Par-4 relative to lean subjects, and in longitudinal studies, low baseline Par-4 levels denoted an increased risk of developing obesity later in life. These findings indicate that Par-4 suppresses p53 and its target c3 to regulate obesity.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-29-2022
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.3389/fonc.2022.860446
Repository Citation
Araujo, Nathália; Sledziona, James; Noothi, Sunil K.; Burikhanov, Ravshan; Hebbar, Nikhil; Ganguly, Saptadwipa; Shrestha-Bhattarai, Tripti; Zhu, Beibei; Katz, Wendy S.; Zhang, Yi; Taylor, Barry S.; Liu, Jinze; Chen, Li; Weiss, Heidi L.; He, Daheng; Wang, Chi; Morris, Andrew J.; Cassis, Lisa A.; Nikolova‑Karakashian, Mariana N.; Nagareddy, Prabhakara R.; Melander, Olle; Evers, B. Mark; Kern, Phillip A.; and Rangnekar, Vivek M., "Tumor Suppressor Par-4 Regulates Complement Factor C3 and Obesity" (2022). Clinical and Translational Science Faculty Publications. 5.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ccts_facpub/5
