Foxp1 controls brown/beige adipocyte differentiation and thermogenesis through regulating β3-AR desensitization.

β-Adrenergic receptor (β-AR) signaling is a pathway controlling adaptive thermogenesis in brown or beige adipocytes. Here we investigate the biological roles of the transcription factor Foxp1 in brown/beige adipocyte differentiation and thermogenesis. Adipose-specific deletion of Foxp1 leads to an increase of brown adipose activity and browning program of white adipose tissues. The Foxp1-deficient mice show an augmented energy expenditure and are protected from diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance. Consistently, overexpression of Foxp1 in adipocytes impairs adaptive thermogenesis and promotes diet-induced obesity. A robust change in abundance of the β3-adrenergic receptor (β3-AR) is observed in brown/beige adipocytes from both lines of mice. Molecularly, Foxp1 directly represses β3-AR transcription and regulates its desensitization behavior. Taken together, our findings reveal Foxp1 as a master transcriptional repressor of brown/beige adipocyte differentiation and thermogenesis, and provide an important clue for its targeting and treatment of obesity.

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Pei Liu, Sixia Huang, Shifeng Ling, Shuqin Xu, Fuhua Wang, Wei Zhang, Rujiang Zhou, Lin He, Xuechun Xia, Zhengju Yao, Ying Fan, Niansong Wang, Congxia Hu, Xiaodong Zhao, Haley O Tucker, Jiqiu Wang, Xizhi Guo. Foxp1 controls brown/beige adipocyte differentiation and thermogenesis through regulating β3-AR desensitization. Nature communications. 2019 Nov 07;10(1):5070

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