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ArticleFASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology2026

Fetuin-b Mediates Lipid Overload-Induced Hepatic Lipid Accumulation in Large Yellow Croaker (Larimichthys crocea).

Yanan Shen, Qiuchi Chen, Zengqi Zhao, Qiang Chen, Yuhang Tang, Fan Chen, Tingting Hao, Jianlong Du, Qinghui Ai

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Yanan ShenKey Laboratory of Aquaculture Nutrition and Feed (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs) & Key Laboratory of Mariculture (Ministry of Education), Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Qiuchi ChenKey Laboratory of Aquaculture Nutrition and Feed (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs) & Key Laboratory of Mariculture (Ministry of Education), Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Zengqi ZhaoKey Laboratory of Aquaculture Nutrition and Feed (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs) & Key Laboratory of Mariculture (Ministry of Education), Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Qiang ChenKey Laboratory of Aquaculture Nutrition and Feed (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs) & Key Laboratory of Mariculture (Ministry of Education), Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Yuhang TangKey Laboratory of Aquaculture Nutrition and Feed (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs) & Key Laboratory of Mariculture (Ministry of Education), Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Fan ChenKey Laboratory of Aquaculture Nutrition and Feed (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs) & Key Laboratory of Mariculture (Ministry of Education), Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Tingting HaoKey Laboratory of Aquaculture Nutrition and Feed (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs) & Key Laboratory of Mariculture (Ministry of Education), Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Jianlong DuKey Laboratory of Aquaculture Nutrition and Feed (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs) & Key Laboratory of Mariculture (Ministry of Education), Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Qinghui AiKey Laboratory of Aquaculture Nutrition and Feed (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs) & Key Laboratory of Mariculture (Ministry of Education), Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China.

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the Agriculture Research System of China CARS-47-11the Key International Cooperation Projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China 32320103012the National Key R&D Program of China 2022YFF1000303the National Natural Science Foundation of China-Shandong Joint Fund U2106232
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Abstract

Fetuin-b is a nutritionally regulated hepatokine that critically influences hepatic lipid content. However, the precise mechanism by which it regulates lipid content remains elusive. Here, our experiments found that lipid overload conditions can upregulate the expression of large yellow croaker fetuin-b through activating the transcription factor C/EBPα. Moreover, under lipid overload conditions, overexpression of fetuin-b in vitro elevated hepatic triglyceride (TG) content, whereas knockdown of fetuin-b in vivo reduced TG content in hepatocytes. Mechanistically, fetuin-b elevated hepatic TG content by upregulating genes involved in lipogenesis, lipid intake, and lipid droplets (LDs) synthesis, while repressing those in fatty acid oxidation. Concurrently, fetuin-b might promote LDs expansion by inhibiting the ubiquitination of Plin2. Collectively, our findings reveal that nutritional lipid overload upregulates fetuin-b to drive hepatic lipid accumulation, providing a potential therapeutic target for diet-induced hepatic steatosis.

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Fetuin-BLipogenesisLiverPerciformesTriglyceridesCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding ProteinsDietary FatsGene Knockdown TechniquesLipid DropletsPerilipin-2UbiquitinationUp-RegulationCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding ProteinsDietary FatsFetuin-BPerilipin-2TriglyceridesC/EBPαfetuin‐blipid accumulationlipid dropletsplin2

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