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      Epigenetic Modification of the Leptin Promoter in Diet-Induced Obese Mice and the Effects of N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

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          We report evidence of a detailed epigenetic modification of the leptin promoter and the effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs), which is closely associated with the leptin gene transcription in obesity. In the adipose tissue of diet induced obese (DIO) mice, methylation of the CpG island and the binding of methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2 (MBD2) and DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) at the leptin promoter are increased and RNA Pol II is decreased. Additionally, histones H3 and H4 are hypoacetylated, lysine 4 of histone H3 (H3K4) is hypomethylated and the binding of histone deacetylases (HDACs) 1, 2 and 6 is increased at the leptin promoter in the DIO mice. These modifications may serve a feedback role to maintain leptin concentrations within a normal range. The regulation of leptin transcriptional expression by n-3 PUFAs is mediated, at least in part, by epigenetic targets, such as MBD2 and histone modifications.

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          Genome-wide mapping of HATs and HDACs reveals distinct functions in active and inactive genes.

          Zhibin Wang, Chongzhi Zang, Kairong Cui … (2009)
          Histone acetyltransferases (HATs) and deacetylases (HDACs) function antagonistically to control histone acetylation. As acetylation is a histone mark for active transcription, HATs have been associated with active and HDACs with inactive genes. We describe here genome-wide mapping of HATs and HDACs binding on chromatin and find that both are found at active genes with acetylated histones. Our data provide evidence that HATs and HDACs are both targeted to transcribed regions of active genes by phosphorylated RNA Pol II. Furthermore, the majority of HDACs in the human genome function to reset chromatin by removing acetylation at active genes. Inactive genes that are primed by MLL-mediated histone H3K4 methylation are subject to a dynamic cycle of acetylation and deacetylation by transient HAT/HDAC binding, preventing Pol II from binding to these genes but poising them for future activation. Silent genes without any H3K4 methylation signal show no evidence of being bound by HDACs.
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            Physical and Functional HAT/HDAC Interplay Regulates Protein Acetylation Balance

            Alessia Peserico, Cristiano Simone (2010)
            The balance between protein acetylation and deacetylation controls several physiological and pathological cellular processes, and the enzymes involved in the maintenance of this equilibrium—acetyltransferases (HATs) and deacetylases (HDACs)—have been widely studied. Presently, the evidences obtained in this field suggest that the dynamic acetylation equilibrium is mostly maintained through the physical and functional interplay between HAT and HDAC activities. This model overcomes the classical vision in which the epigenetic marks of acetylation have only an activating function whereas deacetylation marks have a repressing activity. Given the existence of several players involved in the preservation of this equilibrium, the identification of these complex networks of interacting proteins will likely foster our understanding of how cells regulate intracellular processes and respond to the extracellular environment and will offer the rationale for new therapeutic approaches based on epigenetic drugs in human diseases.
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              Sixteen years and counting: an update on leptin in energy balance.

              Laurent Gautron, Joel Elmquist (2011)
              Cloned in 1994, the ob gene encodes the protein hormone leptin, which is produced and secreted by white adipose tissue. Since its discovery, leptin has been found to have profound effects on behavior, metabolic rate, endocrine axes, and glucose fluxes. Leptin deficiency in mice and humans causes morbid obesity, diabetes, and various neuroendocrine anomalies, and replacement leads to decreased food intake, normalized glucose homeostasis, and increased energy expenditure. Here, we provide an update on the most current understanding of leptin-sensitive neural pathways in terms of both anatomical organization and physiological roles.
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                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Sci Rep
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Sci Rep
                Title: Scientific Reports
                Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
                ISSN (Electronic): 2045-2322
                Publication date (Electronic): 13 June 2014
                Publication date Collection: 2014
                Volume: 4
                Electronic Location Identifier: 5282
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                [1 ]Nutrition Research Unit, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University , Beijing, China. No. 56 Nan-li-shi Road, Beijing 100045, China
                [2 ]Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University , New York, USA
                [3 ]These authors contributed equally to this work.
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                Publisher Item ID: srep05282
                DOI: 10.1038/srep05282
                PMC ID: 5381469
                PubMed ID: 24923522
                SO-VID: 4b90d13a-5da2-4a2f-bc30-6be635374aac
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                Date received : 08 April 2014
                Date accepted : 21 May 2014
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