Xiao, L.* ; De Jesus, D.F.* ; Ju, C.* ; Wei, J.B.* ; Hu, J.* ; DiStefano-Forti, A.* ; Tsuji, T.* ; Cero, C.* ; Maennistoe, V.* ; Manninen, S.M.* ; Wei, S.* ; Ijaduola, O.* ; Blüher, M. ; Cypess, A.M.* ; Pihlajamaeki, J.* ; Tseng, Y.-T.* ; He, C.* ; Kulkarni, R.N.*
m6A mRNA methylation in brown fat regulates systemic insulin sensitivity via an inter-organ prostaglandin signaling axis independent of UCP1.
Cell Metab. 36, 2207–2227 (2024)
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Brown adipose tissue (BAT) regulates systemic metabolism by releasing signaling lipids. N6-methyladeno- sine (m6A) is the most prevalent and abundant post-transcriptional mRNA modification and has been reported to regulate BAT adipogenesis and energy expenditure. Here, we demonstrate that the absence of m6A methyltransferase-like 14 (METTL14) modifies the BAT secretome to improve systemic insulin sensitivity independent of UCP1. Using lipidomics, we identify prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and prostaglandin F2a (PGF2a) as BAT-secreted insulin sensitizers. PGE2 and PGF2a inversely correlate with insulin sensitivity in humans and protect mice from high-fat-diet-induced insulin resistance by suppressing specific AKT phosphatases. Mechanistically, METTL14-mediated m6A promotes the decay of PTGES2 and CBR1, the genes encoding PGE2 and PGF2a biosynthesis enzymes, in brown adipocytes via YTHDF2/3. Consistently, BAT-specific knockdown of Ptges2 or Cbr1 reverses the insulin-sensitizing effects in M14KO mice. Overall, these findings reveal a novel biological mechanism through which m6A-dependent regulation of the BAT secretome regulates systemic insulin sensitivity.
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Adipose-tissue; Induced Lipokine; In-vitro; Obesity; Identification; 12,13-dihome; Contributes; Homeostasis; Mice
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Finnish Cultural Foundation
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Eleanor and Miles Shore Program Award from Harvard Medical School
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Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation Endowed Chair