linc-ADAIN, a human adipose lincRNA, regulates adipogenesis by modulating KLF5 and IL-8 mRNA stability

Marcella E. O'Reilly, Sebastian Ho, Johana Coronel, Lucie Zhu, Wen Liu, Chenyi Xue, Eunyoung Kim, Esther Cynn, Caio V. Matias, Rajesh Kumar Soni, Chen Wang, Iuliana Ionita-Laza, Robert C. Bauer, Leila Ross, Yiying Zhang, Silvia Corvera, Susan K. Fried, Muredach P. Reilly

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Abstract

Adipose tissue remodeling and dysfunction, characterized by elevated inflammation and insulin resistance, play a central role in obesity-related development of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular diseases. Long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) are important regulators of cellular functions. Here, we describe the functions of linc-ADAIN (adipose anti-inflammatory), an adipose lincRNA that is downregulated in white adipose tissue of obese humans. We demonstrate that linc-ADAIN knockdown (KD) increases KLF5 and interleukin-8 (IL-8) mRNA stability and translation by interacting with IGF2BP2. Upregulation of KLF5 and IL-8, via linc-ADAIN KD, leads to an enhanced adipogenic program and adipose tissue inflammation, mirroring the obese state, in vitro and in vivo. KD of linc-ADAIN in human adipose stromal cell (ASC) hTERT adipocytes implanted into mice increases adipocyte size and macrophage infiltration compared to implanted control adipocytes, mimicking hallmark features of obesity-induced adipose tissue remodeling. linc-ADAIN is an anti-inflammatory lincRNA that limits adipose tissue expansion and lipid storage.

Original languageEnglish
Article number114240
JournalCell Reports
Volume43
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 May 2024

Keywords

  • CP: Metabolism
  • CP: Molecular biology
  • HuR
  • IGF2BP2
  • IL-8
  • KLF5
  • adipogenesis
  • linc-ADAIN
  • linc-DMRT2
  • linc01230
  • long non-coding RNA
  • obesity

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