Development of CIDEA reporter mouse model and its application for screening thermogenic drugs.
Sci Rep
; 11(1): 18429, 2021 09 16.
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| ID: mdl-34531447
Cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor-like effector A (CIDEA) is a lipid droplet-associated protein and is a known marker of the thermogenic capacity of brown/beige adipocytes. To monitor the expression of CIDEA in live mice in a non-invasive manner, we generated CIDEA reporter mice expressing multicistronic mRNAs encoding CIDEA, luciferase 2, and tdTomato proteins under the control of the Cidea promoter. The expression level of endogenous CIDEA protein in adipose tissue was not affected by the expression of polycistronic reporters. The two CIDEA reporters, luciferase 2 and tdTomato, correctly reflected CIDEA protein levels. Importantly, luciferase activity was induced by cold exposure and the treatment with ß3-adrenergic receptor agonist CL316,243 in interscapular and inguinal adipose tissue, which was detectable by in vivo bioluminescence imaging. We further evaluated the effects of candidate brown adipogenic agents using this CIDEA reporter system and demonstrated a positive correlation between drug-induced luciferase activity and thermogenic gene expression levels both in vitro and in vivo. Collectively, we established a dual CIDEA reporter mouse model in which fluorescence and luminescence signals correctly reflect CIDEA expression, and therefore, suggested that this reporter system can be used to evaluate the thermogenic efficacy of candidate molecules.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ingeniería Genética
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Termogénesis
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Proteínas Reguladoras de la Apoptosis
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Descubrimiento de Drogas
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
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Animals
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En
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Sci Rep
Año:
2021
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Article
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Reino Unido