Adipose Triglyceride Lipase (ATGL) and Hormone-Sensitive Lipase (HSL) Deficiencies Affect Expression of Lipolytic Activities in Mouse Adipose Tissues

Abstract

Adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) and hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) are key enzymes involved in intracellular degradation of triacylglycerols. It was the aim of this study to elucidate how the deficiency in one of these proteins affects the residual lipolytic proteome in adipose tissue. For this purpose, we compared the lipase patters of brown and white adipose tissue from ATGL (؊/؊) and HSL (؊/؊) mice using differential activity-based gel electrophoresis. This method is based on activity-recognition probes possessing the same substrate analogous structure but carrying different fluorophores for specific detection of the enzyme patterns of two different tissues in one electrophoresis gel. We found that ATGL-deficiency in brown adipose tissue had a profound effect on the expression levels of other lipolytic and esterolytic enzymes in this tissue, whereas HSL-deficiency hardly showed any effect in brown adipose tissue. Neither ATGL-nor HSL-deficiency greatly influenced the lipase patterns in white adipose tissue. Enzyme activities of mouse tissues on acylglycerol substrates were analyzed as well, showing that ATGL-and HSL-deficiencies can be compensated for at least in part by other enzymes. The proteins that responded to ATGL-deficiency in brown adipose tissue were overexpressed and their activities on acylglycerols were analyzed. Among these enzymes, Es1, Es10, and Es31-like represent lipase candidates as they catalyze the hydrolysis of long-chain acylglycerols. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics 11: 10.1074/mcp.M111.015743, 1777-1789, 2012.Excess lipids are stored as intracellular triacylglycerol and steryl ester deposits in animals, plant seeds, and fungi. In mammals adipose tissue is the body's largest storage organ for triacylglycerols (TAG) 1 as the primary source of energy during periods of starvation and increased energy demand. Two types of adipose tissue, namely brown (BAT) and white (WAT) adipose tissue exist in mammals, localizing to anatomically distinct areas. BAT and WAT differ in almost all their structural and functional features. Whereas BAT develops prenatally, WAT is subject to maturation postnatally. The different appearance of brown and white adipose tissue is caused by differences in lipid content and the abundance of mitochondria in the constituent adipocytes. Brown fat cells contain several small multilocular lipid droplets and a high number of large mitochondria with numerous cristae. In addition, BAT is highly vascularized and highly innervated by the sympathetic nervous system. In contrast, white adipocytes, usually contain one major unilocular lipid droplet that fills most of the cytoplasm leaving space for only few mitochondria (1-3). WAT accumulates excess energy as triacylglycerols, whereas BAT dissipates energy through adaptive thermogenesis. The thermogenic activity of BAT is caused by the expression of one protein unique in brown adipocytes, the uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1). This polypeptide is a facultative proton transporter and localizes to the inner mitochondrial membrane. I...

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