PMID- 23274913 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140303 LR - 20130730 IS - 1559-0283 (Electronic) IS - 1085-9195 (Linking) VI - 66 IP - 3 DP - 2013 Jul TI - Overexpression of TFAM protects 3T3-L1 adipocytes from NYGGF4 (PID1) overexpression-induced insulin resistance and mitochondrial dysfunction. PG - 489-97 LID - 10.1007/s12013-012-9496-1 [doi] AB - NYGGF4, also known as phosphotyrosine interaction domain containing 1(PID1), is a recently discovered gene which is involved in obesity-related insulin resistance (IR) and mitochondrial dysfunction. We aimed to further elucidate the effects and mechanisms underlying NYGGF4-induced IR by investigating the effect of overexpressing mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM), which is essential for mitochondrial DNA transcription and replication, on NYGGF4-induced IR and mitochondrial abnormalities in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Overexpression of TFAM increased the mitochondrial copy number and ATP content in both control 3T3-L1 adipocytes and NYGGF4-overexpressing adipocytes. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was enhanced in NYGGF4-overexpressing adipocytes and reduced in TFAM-overexpressing adipocytes; co-overexpression of TFAM significantly attenuated ROS production in NYGGF4-overexpressing adipocytes. However, overexpression of TFAM did not affect the mitochondrial transmembrane potential (DeltaPsim) in control 3T3-L1 adipocytes or NYGGF4-overexpressing adipocytes. In addition, co-overexpression of TFAM-enhanced insulin-stimulated glucose uptake by increasing Glucose transporter type 4 (GLUT4) translocation to the PM in NYGGF4-overexpressing adipocytes. Overexpression of NYGGF4 significantly inhibited tyrosine phosphorylation of Insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1) and serine phosphorylation of Akt, whereas overexpression of TFAM strongly induced phosphorylation of IRS-1 and Akt in NYGGF4-overexpressing adipocytes. This study demonstrates that NYGGF4 plays a role in IR by impairing mitochondrial function, and that overexpression of TFAM can restore mitochondrial function to normal levels in NYGGF4-overexpressing adipocytes via activation of the IRS-1/PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. FAU - Shi, Chun-Mei AU - Shi CM AD - State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. FAU - Xu, Guang-Feng AU - Xu GF FAU - Yang, Lei AU - Yang L FAU - Fu, Zi-Yi AU - Fu ZY FAU - Chen, Ling AU - Chen L FAU - Fu, Hai-Long AU - Fu HL FAU - Shen, Ya-Hui AU - Shen YH FAU - Zhu, Lu AU - Zhu L FAU - Ji, Chen-Bo AU - Ji CB FAU - Guo, Xi-Rong AU - Guo XR LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Cell Biochem Biophys JT - Cell biochemistry and biophysics JID - 9701934 RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Glucose Transporter Type 4) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Mitochondrial Proteins) RN - 0 (PID1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (mitochondrial transcription factor A) RN - 8L70Q75FXE (Adenosine Triphosphate) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - 3T3-L1 Cells MH - Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism MH - Adipocytes/drug effects/*metabolism/*pathology MH - Animals MH - Carrier Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - Gene Expression MH - Glucose/metabolism MH - Glucose Transporter Type 4/metabolism MH - Insulin/metabolism/pharmacology MH - *Insulin Resistance MH - Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial/drug effects MH - Mice MH - Mitochondria/drug effects/metabolism/*pathology MH - Mitochondrial Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - Mitochondrial Size/drug effects MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Protein Transport/drug effects MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Transcription Factors/*genetics/metabolism EDAT- 2013/01/01 06:00 MHDA- 2014/03/04 06:00 CRDT- 2013/01/01 06:00 PHST- 2013/01/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/01/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/03/04 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s12013-012-9496-1 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Biochem Biophys. 2013 Jul;66(3):489-97. doi: 10.1007/s12013-012-9496-1.