PMID- 37175792 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230606 LR - 20230606 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 9 DP - 2023 Apr 29 TI - The Receptor Tyrosine Kinase c-Met Promotes Lipid Accumulation in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes. LID - 10.3390/ijms24098086 [doi] LID - 8086 AB - The receptor tyrosine kinase c-Met is elaborated in embryogenesis, morphogenesis, metabolism, cell growth, and differentiation. JNJ38877605 (JNJ) is an inhibitor of c-Met with anti-tumor activity. The c-Met expression and its role in adipocyte differentiation are unknown. Here, we investigated the c-Met expression and phosphorylation, knockdown (KD) effects, and pharmacological inhibition of c-Met by JNJ on fat accumulation in murine preadipocyte 3T3-L1 cells. During 3T3-L1 preadipocyte differentiation, strikingly, c-Met expression at the protein and mRNA levels and the protein phosphorylation on Y1234/1235 and Y1349 is crucial for inducing its kinase catalytic activity and activating a docking site for signal transducers were increased in a time-dependent manner. Of note, JNJ treatment at 20 muM that strongly inhibits c-Met phosphorylation without altering its total expression resulted in less lipid accumulation and triglyceride (TG) content with no cytotoxicity. JNJ further reduced the expression of adipogenic regulators, including CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein-alpha (C/EBP-alpha), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma), fatty acid synthase (FAS), acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACC), and perilipin A. Moreover, JNJ treatment increased cAMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and liver kinase B-1 (LKB-1) phosphorylation but decreased ATP levels. Significantly, KD of c-Met suppressed fat accumulation and triglyceride (TG) quantity and reduced the expression of C/EBP-alpha, PPAR-gamma, FAS, ACC, and perilipin A. Collectively, the present results demonstrate that c-Met is a novel, highly conserved mediator of adipogenesis regulating lipid accumulation in murine adipocytes. FAU - Park, Yu-Kyoung AU - Park YK AD - Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Keimyung University, 1095 Dalgubeoldaero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea. AD - Department of Physiology, Senotherapy-Based Metabolic Disease Control Research Center, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, 170, Hyeonchung-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu 42415, Republic of Korea. FAU - Jang, Byeong-Churl AU - Jang BC AD - Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Keimyung University, 1095 Dalgubeoldaero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea. LA - eng GR - 2022R1A2C1009345/National Research Foundation of Korea/ GR - 2020-2022/Keimyung University Research Grant/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230429 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-alpha) RN - EC 2.3.1.85 (Fatty Acid Synthases) RN - 0 (Lipids) RN - 0 (Perilipins) RN - 0 (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors) RN - 0 (PPAR gamma) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases) RN - 0 (Triglycerides) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Mice MH - 3T3-L1 Cells MH - Adipocytes/metabolism MH - *Adipogenesis/genetics MH - CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-alpha/metabolism MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Fatty Acid Synthases/metabolism MH - Lipid Metabolism MH - Lipids/pharmacology MH - Perilipins/metabolism MH - *Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors/metabolism MH - PPAR gamma/metabolism MH - Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism MH - Triglycerides/metabolism PMC - PMC10179087 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 3T3-L1 OT - AMPK OT - JNJ38877605 OT - c-Met OT - lipid accumulation COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/05/13 15:12 MHDA- 2023/05/15 11:42 PMCR- 2023/04/29 CRDT- 2023/05/13 01:29 PHST- 2023/03/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/04/23 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/04/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/05/15 11:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/05/13 15:12 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/05/13 01:29 [entrez] PHST- 2023/04/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms24098086 [pii] AID - ijms-24-08086 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms24098086 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Apr 29;24(9):8086. doi: 10.3390/ijms24098086.