Involvement of the Acyl-CoA binding domain containing 7 in the control of food intake and energy expenditure in mice

  1. Damien Lanfray  Is a corresponding author
  2. Alexandre Caron
  3. Marie-Claude Roy
  4. Mathieu Laplante
  5. Fabrice Morin
  6. Jérôme Leprince
  7. Marie-Christine Tonon
  8. Denis Richard
  1. Université Laval, Canada
  2. Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, France

Abstract

Acyl-CoA binding domain-containing 7 (Acbd7) is a paralog gene of the diazepam-binding inhibitor/Acyl-CoA binding protein in which single nucleotide polymorphism has recently been associated with obesity in humans. In this report, we provide converging evidence indicating that a splice variant isoform of the Acbd7 mRNA is expressed and translated by some POMC and GABAergic-neurons in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC). We have demonstrated that the ARC ACBD7 isoform was produced and processed into a bioactive peptide referred to as nonadecaneuropeptide (NDN) in response to catabolic signals. We have characterized NDN as a potent anorexigenic signal acting through an uncharacterized endozepine G protein-coupled receptor and subsequently via the melanocortin system. Our results suggest that ACBD7-producing neurons participate in the hypothalamic leptin signalling pathway. Taken together, these data suggest that ACBD7-producing neurons are involved in the hypothalamic control exerted on food intake and energy expenditure by the leptin-melanocortin pathway.

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  1. Damien Lanfray

    Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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  2. Alexandre Caron

    Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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  3. Marie-Claude Roy

    Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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  4. Mathieu Laplante

    Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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  5. Fabrice Morin

    Laboratory of Neuronal and Neuroendocrine Differentiation and Communication, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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  6. Jérôme Leprince

    Laboratory of Neuronal and Neuroendocrine Differentiation and Communication, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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  7. Marie-Christine Tonon

    Laboratory of Neuronal and Neuroendocrine Differentiation and Communication, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
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  8. Denis Richard

    Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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  1. Richard D Palmiter, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, United States

Ethics

Animal experimentation: This study was performed in strict accordance with the recommendations in Canadian Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. The protocol was approved by the Animal Ethic Committee (CPAUL) of the Laval University (Permit Number: #2013-019-3). All surgery was performed under Isoflurane anesthesia, and every effort was made to minimize suffering.

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  1. Received: September 20, 2015
  2. Accepted: February 14, 2016
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: February 15, 2016 (version 1)
  4. Version of Record published: March 23, 2016 (version 2)

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© 2016, Lanfray et al.

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  1. Damien Lanfray
  2. Alexandre Caron
  3. Marie-Claude Roy
  4. Mathieu Laplante
  5. Fabrice Morin
  6. Jérôme Leprince
  7. Marie-Christine Tonon
  8. Denis Richard
(2016)
Involvement of the Acyl-CoA binding domain containing 7 in the control of food intake and energy expenditure in mice
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