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Molecular and Cellular Biology, March 2007, p. 2294-2308, Vol. 27, No. 6
0270-7306/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.02207-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Pref-1 (Preadipocyte Factor 1) Activates the MEK/Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Pathway To Inhibit Adipocyte Differentiation{triangledown}

Kyung-Ah Kim, Jung-Hyun Kim, Yuhui Wang, and Hei Sook Sul*

Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720

Received 25 November 2006/ Accepted 21 December 2006

Preadipocyte factor 1 (Pref-1) is found in preadipocytes but is absent in adipocytes. Pref-1 is made as a transmembrane protein but is cleaved to generate a biologically active soluble form. Although Pref-1 inhibition of adipogenesis has been well studied in vitro and in vivo, the signaling pathway for Pref-1 is not known. Here, by using purified soluble Pref-1 in Pref-1 null mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEF), we show that Pref-1 increases MEK/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Compared to wild-type MEF, differentiation of Pref-1 null MEF into adipocytes is enhanced, as judged by lipid accumulation and adipocyte marker expression. Both wild-type and Pref-1 null MEF show a transient burst of ERK phosphorylation upon addition of adipogenic agents. Wild-type MEF show a significant, albeit lower, second increase in ERK phosphorylation peaking at day 2. This ERK phosphorylation, corresponding to Pref-1 abundance, is absent during differentiation of Pref-1 null MEF. Prevention of this second increase in ERK1/2 phosphorylation in wild-type MEF by the MEK inhibitor PD98059 or by transient depletion of ERK1/2 via small interfering RNA-enhanced adipocyte differentiation. Furthermore, treatment of Pref-1 null MEF with Pref-1 restores this ERK phosphorylation, resulting in inhibition of adipocyte differentiation primarily by preventing peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor {gamma}2 induction. However, in the presence of PD98059 or depletion of ERK1/2, exogenous Pref-1 cannot inhibit adipocyte differentiation in Pref-1 null MEF. We conclude that Pref-1 activates MEK/ERK signaling, which is required for Pref-1 inhibition of adipogenesis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720. Phone: (510) 642-3978. Fax: (510) 642-0535. E-mail: hsul{at}nature.berkeley.edu.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 8 January 2006.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, March 2007, p. 2294-2308, Vol. 27, No. 6
0270-7306/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.02207-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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