Adipogenin Dictates Adipose Tissue Expansion by Facilitating the Assembly of a Dodecameric Seipin Complex
Li, C.; Sun, X.-N.; Funcke, J.-B.; Vanharanta, L.; Joffin, N.; Li, Y.; Prasanna, X.; Paredes, M.; Joung, C.; Gordillo, R.; voros, C.; Kulig, W.; Straub, L.; Chen, S.; Velasco, J.; Cobb, A.; Padula, D.; Wang, M.-Y.; Onodera, T.; Varlamov, O.; Li, Y.; Liu, C.; Nawrocki, A.; Zhao, S.; Oh, D. Y.; Wang, Z.; Goodman, J.; Wynn, R. M.; Vattulainen, I.; Han, Y.; Ikonen, E.; Scherer, P. E.
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Adipogenin (Adig) is an evolutionarily conserved microprotein and is highly expressed in adipose tissues and testis. Here, we identify Adig as a critical regulator for lipid droplet formation in adipocytes. We determine that Adig interacts directly with seipin, leading to the formation of a rigid complex. We solve the structure of the seipin/Adig complex by Cryo-EM at 2.98[A] overall resolution. Surprisingly, seipin can form two unique oligomers, undecamers and dodecamers. Adig selectively binds to the dodecameric seipin complex. We further find that Adig promotes seipin assembly by stabilizing and bridging adjacent seipin subunits. Functionally, Adig plays a key role in generating lipid droplets in adipocytes. In mice, inducible overexpression of Adig in adipocytes substantially increases fat mass, with enlarged lipid droplets. It also elevates thermogenesis during cold exposure. In contrast, inducible adipocyte-specific Adig knockout mice manifest aberrant lipid droplet formation in brown adipose tissues and impaired cold tolerance.
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