Abstract
Macrophages play a critical role in chronic
inflammation and metabolic diseases. We identified a
longer splice variant of ubiquitin specific protease (USP)
2-69 as a novel molecule that modulates pathways implicated
in metabolic disorders. Expression levels of aP2/
FABP4 and PAI-1/SERPINE1 genes were increased by 4-
and 1.8-fold, respectively, after short hairpin RNA-mediated
knockdown (KD) of the USP2 gene, and such expression
was alleviated by overexpression of USP2-69 in
human myeloid cell lines. Supernatants derived from
USP2-KD cells induced IL6 ( 6-fold) and SAA3 ( 15-fold)
in 3T3-L1 adipocytes to suggest the anti-inflammatory
properties of USP2. In addition, we observed a 30
decrease in the number of macrophages in mesenteric
adipose tissue derived from USP2-69 transgenic mice fed
a high-fat diet for 14 wk compared with that in their
C57BL/6 littermates (P2.1-fold), methylation of histone H3 lysine 4 (>4.5-
fold), and acetylation of histone H4 (>2.5-fold) in
USP2-KD cells. Transfection of isopeptidase-mutated
USP2-69 did not alter chromatin conformation on the aP2
locus in USP2-KD cells. Our results suggest that USP2-69
suppresses meta-inflammatory molecules involved in the
development of type-2 diabetes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4940 - 4953 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | The FASEB Journal |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |