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ArticleNature communications2024

Endothelin 3/EDNRB signaling induces thermogenic differentiation of white adipose tissue.

Chih-Hao Wang, Tadataka Tsuji, Li-Hong Wu, Cheng-Ying Yang, Tian Lian Huang, Mari Sato, Farnaz Shamsi, Yu-Hua Tseng

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Chih-Hao Wang *Graduate Institute of Cell Biology, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan. chih-hao.wang@cmu.edu.tw.ORCID 0000-0003-1704-1311
Tadataka Tsuji *Section on Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2837-8246
Li-Hong WuGraduate Institute of Cell Biology, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan.ORCID 0009-0006-9791-7545
Cheng-Ying YangGraduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan.
Tian Lian HuangSection on Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7999-1393
Mari SatoSection on Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Farnaz ShamsiSection on Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3506-6950
Yu-Hua TsengSection on Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. yu-hua.tseng@joslin.harvard.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-2053-9559

Funding

PILOT STUDY--SECRETORY TARGETING IN PANCREATIC B CELLSP30DK036836 · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · 1986 to 2025
$12.1M
Role of brown fat-derived specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators in inflammation and metabolismR01DK122808 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · PI Matthew R Spite, Yu-Hua Tseng · 2022 to 2023
$1.1M
Dissecting the thermogenic adipose nicheR01DK133528 · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · 2025 to 2025
$702k
Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of thermogenic adipocyte programR01DK132469 · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · 2025 to 2025
$602k
Mechanisms of slits3 signaling in thermogenic adipose tissueR01DK136724 · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · 2025 to 2025
$527k
American Heart Association-American Stroke Association 903968NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK125608NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK036836NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK102898NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK122808NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK132469NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK133528NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK136724NIH HHS S10 OD028568
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thermogenic adipose tissue, consisting of brown and beige fat, regulates nutrient utilization and energy metabolism. Human brown fat is relatively scarce and decreases with obesity and aging. Hence, inducing thermogenic differentiation of white fat offers an attractive way to enhance whole-body metabolic capacity. Here, we show the role of endothelin 3 (EDN3) and endothelin receptor type B (EDNRB) in promoting the browning of white adipose tissue (WAT). EDNRB overexpression stimulates thermogenic differentiation of human white preadipocytes through cAMP-EPAC1-ERK activation. In mice, cold induces the expression of EDN3 and EDNRB in WAT. Deletion of EDNRB in adipose progenitor cells impairs cold-induced beige adipocyte formation in WAT, leading to excessive weight gain, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance upon high-fat feeding. Injection of EDN3 into WAT promotes browning and improved whole-body glucose metabolism. The findings shed light on the mechanism of WAT browning and offer potential therapeutics for obesity and metabolic disorders.

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Adipose Tissue, WhiteCell DifferentiationEndothelin-3Receptor, Endothelin BSignal TransductionThermogenesisAdipocytes, BeigeAdipocytes, WhiteAdipose Tissue, BrownAnimalsCold TemperatureDiet, High-FatGlucose IntoleranceHumansInsulin ResistanceMaleEDN3 protein, humanEdn3 protein, mouseEDNRB protein, humanEDNRB protein, mouseEndothelin-3Receptor, Endothelin B

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