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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 37, 1685-1695, Copyright © 1996 by Lipid Research, Inc.

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Multiple regulatory steps are involved in the control of lipoprotein lipase activity in brown adipose tissue

M Klingenspor, C Ebbinghaus, G Hulshorst, S Stohr, F Spiegelhalter, K Haas and G Heldmaier
Department of Biology, Institute of Animal Physiology, Philipps University Marburg, Germany.

Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) supplies brown adipose tissue with fatty acids for nonshivering thermogenesis. In brown adipose tissue of the Djungarian hamster we studied i) the molecular mechanisms involved in cold-induced stimulation of LPL activity, ii) the adrenergic control of LPL expression, and iii) compared LPL expression in brown and white adipose tissue. i) After 8 h cold exposure we detected a 2-fold increase in LPL activity and protein level in brown adipose tissue, whereas LPL mRNA level remained unchanged. A cold-induced increase (1.5- fold) in LPL activity was observed in brown adipose tissue of hamsters treated with actinomycin D prior to 4 h cold exposure, whereas cycloheximide treatment completely abolished LPL stimulation. Thus, these data suggest that during the initial phase (< 24 h) of cold exposure the stimulation of LPL activity in brown adipose tissue is most likely due to increased translation. In contrast, during prolonged cold exposure, we detected a maximal 7-fold increase in LPL activity and a 2- to 3-fold increase in LPL mRNA level in brown adipose tissue indicating LPL regulation at the pretranslational level. Furthermore, comparison of LPL protein and activity in brown adipose tissue during prolonged (> 24 h) cold exposure provides some evidence that the active fraction of the enzyme pool in brown adipose tissue is increased in response to cold. ii) Surgical denervation and noradrenaline treatment revealed a complex role of the sympathetic innervation in the control of LPL expression in brown adipose tissue. Denervation decreased LPL mRNA level, but increased LPL activity. Noradrenaline treatment stimulated LPL activity to a similar extent as cold exposure. However, cold-induced stimulation of LPL activity was not impaired by denervation. iii) Cold exposure significantly elevated LPL mRNA content of inguinal white adipose tissue, although LPL activity was not affected. Posttranscriptional mechanisms appear to be involved in the tissue specific control of LPL expression.
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