Regulatory roles and mechanisms of alternative RNA splicing in adipogenesis and human metabolic health

Cell & Bioscience

Yifang Qin¹  Zheng Shen¹  Mianling Zhong¹  Chaochun Zou¹  Yunqi Chao¹  Chenxi Hu¹  Kaiyan Wei¹  Yiming Zuo¹  Lili Yang¹  Yonghui Jiang² 

[1] Department of Endocrinology, The Children’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 310052, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China;Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, 06520, New Haven, CT, USA;

关键词: Alternative splicing;    Adipogenesis;    Splicing factor;    Obesity;    Metabolic disorders;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13578-021-00581-w

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Alternative splicing (AS) regulates gene expression patterns at the post-transcriptional level and generates a striking expansion of coding capacities of genomes and cellular protein diversity. RNA splicing could undergo modulation and close interaction with genetic and epigenetic machinery. Notably, during the adipogenesis processes of white, brown and beige adipocytes, AS tightly interplays with the differentiation gene program networks. Here, we integrate the available findings on specific splicing events and distinct functions of different splicing regulators as examples to highlight the directive biological contribution of AS mechanism in adipogenesis and adipocyte biology. Furthermore, accumulating evidence has suggested that mutations and/or altered expression in splicing regulators and aberrant splicing alterations in the obesity-associated genes are often linked to humans’ diet-induced obesity and metabolic dysregulation phenotypes. Therefore, significant attempts have been finally made to overview novel detailed discussion on the prospects of splicing machinery with obesity and metabolic disorders to supply featured potential management mechanisms in clinical applicability for obesity treatment strategies.

【 授权许可】

CC BY