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EHD2 regulates adipocyte function and is enriched at cell surface-associated lipid droplets in primary human adipocytes

Morén, Björn LU orcid ; Hansson, Björn LU ; Negoita, Florentina LU ; Fryklund, Claes LU ; Lundmark, Richard ; Göransson, Olga LU orcid and Stenkula, Karin G. LU (2019) In Molecular Biology of the Cell 30(10). p.1147-1159
Abstract

Adipocytes play a central role in energy balance, and dysfunctional adipose tissue severely affects systemic energy homeostasis. The ATPase EH domain-containing 2 (EHD2) has previously been shown to regulate caveolae, plasma membrane-specific domains that are involved in lipid uptake and signal transduction. Here, we investigated the role of EHD2 in adipocyte function. We demonstrate that EHD2 protein expression is highly up-regulated at the onset of triglyceride accumulation during adipocyte differentiation. Small interfering RNA-mediated EHD2 silencing affected the differentiation process and impaired insulin sensitivity, lipid storage capacity, and lipolysis. Fluorescence imaging revealed localization of EHD2 to caveolae, close to... (More)

Adipocytes play a central role in energy balance, and dysfunctional adipose tissue severely affects systemic energy homeostasis. The ATPase EH domain-containing 2 (EHD2) has previously been shown to regulate caveolae, plasma membrane-specific domains that are involved in lipid uptake and signal transduction. Here, we investigated the role of EHD2 in adipocyte function. We demonstrate that EHD2 protein expression is highly up-regulated at the onset of triglyceride accumulation during adipocyte differentiation. Small interfering RNA-mediated EHD2 silencing affected the differentiation process and impaired insulin sensitivity, lipid storage capacity, and lipolysis. Fluorescence imaging revealed localization of EHD2 to caveolae, close to cell surface-associated lipid droplets in primary human adipocytes. These lipid droplets stained positive for glycerol transporter aquaporin 7 and phosphorylated perilipin-1 following adrenergic stimulation. Further, EHD2 overexpression in human adipocytes increased the lipolytic signaling and suppressed the activity of transcription factor PPARγ. Overall, these data suggest that EHD2 plays a key role for adipocyte function.

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10.1091/mbc.E18-10-0680
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  author       = {{Morén, Björn and Hansson, Björn and Negoita, Florentina and Fryklund, Claes and Lundmark, Richard and Göransson, Olga and Stenkula, Karin G.}},
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  pages        = {{1147--1159}},
  publisher    = {{American Society for Cell Biology}},
  series       = {{Molecular Biology of the Cell}},
  title        = {{EHD2 regulates adipocyte function and is enriched at cell surface-associated lipid droplets in primary human adipocytes}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E18-10-0680}},
  doi          = {{10.1091/mbc.E18-10-0680}},
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