PMID- 27235551 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170523 LR - 20211204 IS - 1090-2104 (Electronic) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 476 IP - 4 DP - 2016 Aug 5 TI - mTOR remains unchanged in diet-resistant (DR) rats despite impaired LKB1/AMPK cascade in adipose tissue. PG - 333-339 LID - S0006-291X(16)30838-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.05.123 [doi] AB - Liver kinase B1 (LKB1) plays an important role in adipogenesis, but the underlying molecular mechanism is poorly understood. Here, we explored the functional relationship between LKB1 and the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in regulating adipogenesis in rats and preadipocytes. We found that LKB1 and the adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) cascade are impaired in the white adipose tissue (WAT) of diet-induced obesity (DIO) and diet-resistant (DR) rats when compared with chow-fed (CF) rats. While DIO activated the mTOR pathway in WAT and led to a more fat mass gain, DR maintained the normal activity of the mTOR pathway and normal weight and percentage of fat mass. We further constructed overexpressed LKB1 (OE) and silenced LKB1 (Si) 3T3-L1 preadipocytes monoclonal cell lines. In the OE cell line, the mTOR pathway was inactivated, and intracellular lipid content was reduced during differentiation. This effect could be reversed by AMPK inhibition. Conversely, in the Si cell line, the mTOR pathway was activated and intracellular lipid content increased. This effect could be reversed by rapamycin, an inhibitor of mTOR. Our results suggest that mTOR mediates the effect of LKB1 on adipogenesis, and normal activity of mTOR in DR rats interferes with the effect of LKB1 in WAT. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Han, Jie AU - Han J AD - Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China. FAU - Liang, Huimin AU - Liang H AD - Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China. FAU - Tian, Derun AU - Tian D AD - Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China. Electronic address: tiandr@tmu.edu.cn. FAU - Du, Jianying AU - Du J AD - Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China. FAU - Wang, Qiming AU - Wang Q AD - Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China. FAU - Xi, Pengjiao AU - Xi P AD - Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China. FAU - Wang, Haomin AU - Wang H AD - Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China. FAU - Li, Yongmei AU - Li Y AD - Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160525 PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (Escherichia coli Proteins) RN - 0 (lysis protein, E coli) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (mTOR protein, rat) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Stk11 protein, rat) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.3 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.31 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - 3T3-L1 Cells MH - AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases MH - AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism MH - Adipocytes/physiology MH - Adipogenesis/physiology MH - Adipose Tissue/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Body Composition MH - Body Weight MH - Cell Line MH - Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects MH - Escherichia coli Proteins MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Obesity/etiology/metabolism MH - Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics/*metabolism MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Signal Transduction MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Adipogenesis OT - Diet-induced obesity OT - Diet-resistant OT - LKB1 OT - Preadipocytes OT - mTOR EDAT- 2016/05/29 06:00 MHDA- 2017/05/24 06:00 CRDT- 2016/05/29 06:00 PHST- 2016/05/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/05/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/05/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/05/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/05/24 06:00 [medline] AID - S0006-291X(16)30838-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.05.123 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2016 Aug 5;476(4):333-339. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.05.123. Epub 2016 May 25.