PMID- 26524639 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161114 LR - 20161230 IS - 1532-4281 (Electronic) IS - 1079-9893 (Linking) VI - 36 IP - 2 DP - 2016 TI - GPR39 activates proliferation and differentiation of porcine intramuscular preadipocytes through targeting the PI3K/AKT cell signaling pathway. PG - 130-8 LID - 10.3109/10799893.2015.1056308 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The orphan G protein-coupled receptor (GPR) 39 was originally identified as the receptor of obestatin. In this study, the effects and mechanisms of GPR39 on cell proliferation and differentiation were investigated in cultured porcine intramuscular preadipocytes. METHODS: Morphology of preadipocytes and accumulated lipid droplets within cells were identified by an inverted microscope. After transfected with constructed pCMV-GPR39 plasmid, cell proliferation was measured by using methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium method, mRNA expression of GPR39, CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-alpha (C/EBPalpha), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma), Caspase-9 and adipocyte determination and differentiation factor-1 (ADD1) was determined by RNA preparation and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, protein expression of phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K), 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1, phosphorylated glycogen synthase kinase 3 (pGSK3), total Akt and phosphorylated Akt (pAkt) was analyzed by Western blot. RESULTS: It found that GPR39 mRNA and protein were expressed in porcine intramuscular preadipocytes and its expression was significantly up-regulated after treatment with Zn(2+) whose function is found to be mediated by GPR39. Furthermore, over-expression of GPR39 further promoted the optical density value of cells, enhanced mRNA expression of PPARgamma, C/EBPalpha and ADD1, and inhibited mRNA expression of Caspase-9. Protein expression of pGSK3 and pAkt was also increased by GPR39 stimulation. In addition, GPR39-induced proliferation and differentiation of porcine intramuscular preadipocytes was partially blocked by the Akt inhibitor (PDTC) and the PI3K inhibitor (LY294002). CONCLUSION: It indicated that GPR39 was a transducer of Zn(2+), and enhanced proliferation and differentiation of porcine intramuscular preadipocytes through activation of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. FAU - Dong, Xiaoying AU - Dong X AD - a College of Yingdong Agricultural Science and Engineering, Shaoguan University , Shaoguan , P.R. China . FAU - Tang, Shengqiu AU - Tang S AD - a College of Yingdong Agricultural Science and Engineering, Shaoguan University , Shaoguan , P.R. China . FAU - Zhang, Wei AU - Zhang W AD - b Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo and Molecular Breeding, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Science , Wuhan , P.R. China . FAU - Gao, Weihua AU - Gao W AD - c College of Animal Science, Yangtze Univeisity , Jingzhou , P.R. China , and. FAU - Chen, Yanfei AU - Chen Y AD - d College of Yingdong Life Science, Shaoguan University , Shaoguan , P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20151102 PL - England TA - J Recept Signal Transduct Res JT - Journal of receptor and signal transduction research JID - 9509432 RN - 0 (CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-alpha) RN - 0 (PPAR gamma) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled) RN - 0 (Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Caspase 9) RN - J41CSQ7QDS (Zinc) SB - IM MH - Adipocytes/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-alpha/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Caspase 9/biosynthesis MH - Cell Differentiation/genetics MH - Cell Proliferation/genetics MH - Lipid Droplets/drug effects MH - PPAR gamma/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/genetics MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/genetics MH - RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis MH - Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/*biosynthesis/genetics MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Swine MH - Zinc/*pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Akt OT - GPR39 OT - PI3K OT - differentiation OT - inhibitor OT - preadipocyte OT - proliferation EDAT- 2015/11/03 06:00 MHDA- 2016/11/15 06:00 CRDT- 2015/11/03 06:00 PHST- 2015/11/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/11/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/11/15 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3109/10799893.2015.1056308 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Recept Signal Transduct Res. 2016;36(2):130-8. doi: 10.3109/10799893.2015.1056308. Epub 2015 Nov 2.