NYMC Faculty Publications

Heme Oxygenase-2/Adiponectin Protein-Protein Interaction in Metabolic Syndrome

Author Type(s)

Faculty

DOI

10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.02.037

Journal Title

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

First Page

606

Last Page

611

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-22-2013

Department

Pharmacology

Keywords

Adiponectin, Animals, Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing), Heme Oxygenase-1, Membrane Proteins, Metabolic Syndrome, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Mutant Strains, RNA, Small Interfering, Two-Hybrid System Techniques

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

Insulin resistance with adipose tissue dysfunction and dysregulation in the production and secretion of adipokines is one of the hallmarks of metabolic syndrome. We have previously reported that increased levels of the heme oxygenase (HO) system, HO-1/HO-2 results in increased levels of adiponectin. Despite documentation of the existence of the anti-inflammatory axis HO-adiponectin, a possible protein-protein interaction between HO and adiponectin has not been examined. Here, we investigated the existence of protein interactions between HO-2 and adiponectin in the maintenance of adipocyte function during metabolic syndrome by integrating phenotypic and in silico studies. Compared to WT animals, HO-2 null mice displayed an increase in both visceral and subcutaneous fat content and reduced circulating adiponectin levels. The decrease in adiponectin was reversed by upregulation of HO-1. HO-2 depletion was associated with increased adipogenesis in cultured mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and decreased adiponectin levels in the culture media. In addition, HO-1 siRNA decreased adiponectin release. HO-2 was found to bind to the monomeric form of adiponectin, according to poses and calculated energies. HO-2-adiponectin interactions were validated by the two-hybrid system assay. In conclusion, protein-protein interactions between HO-2 and adiponectin highlight the role of HO-2 as a molecular chaperone for adiponectin assembly, while HO-1 increases adiponectin levels. Thus, crosstalk between HO-2 and HO-1 could be manipulated in a therapeutic approach to ameliorate the deleterious effects of obesity and the metabolic syndrome.

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