A liver-fat crosstalk for iron flux during healthy beiging of adipose tissue

Beiging of adipocytes is characteristic of a higher number of mitochondria, the central hub of metabolism in the cell. However, studies show that beiging can improve metabolic health or cause metabolic disorders. Here we discuss a liver-fat crosstalk for iron flux associated with healthy beiging of...

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Main Authors: Jinying Yang, Limin Shi, Anna L. Cubito, James F. Collins, Zhiyong Cheng
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27694127.2024.2396696
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Limin Shi
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description Beiging of adipocytes is characteristic of a higher number of mitochondria, the central hub of metabolism in the cell. However, studies show that beiging can improve metabolic health or cause metabolic disorders. Here we discuss a liver-fat crosstalk for iron flux associated with healthy beiging of adipocytes. Deletion of the transcription factor FoxO1 in adipocytes (adO1KO mice) induces a higher iron flux from the liver to white adipose tissue, concurrent with augmented mitochondrial biogenesis that increases iron demands. In addition, adO1KO mice adopt an alternate mechanism to sustain mitophagy, which enhances mitochondrial quality control, thereby improving mitochondrial respiratory capacity and metabolic health. However, the liver-fat crosstalk is not detectable in adipose Atg7 knockout (ad7KO) mice, which undergo beiging of adipocytes but have metabolic dysregulation. Autophagic clearance of mitochondria is blocked in ad7KO mice, which accumulates dysfunctional mitochondria and elevates mitochondrial content but lowers mitochondrial respiratory capacity. Mitochondrial biogenesis is comparable in the control and ad7KO mice, and the iron influx into adipocytes and iron efflux from the liver remain unchanged. Therefore, activation of the liver-fat crosstalk is critical for mitochondrial quality control that underlies healthy beiging of adipocytes.
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spelling doaj-art-d03c361b368b4e0ab349e0d0c20093fb2025-08-20T02:20:54ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAutophagy Reports2769-41272024-12-013110.1080/27694127.2024.2396696A liver-fat crosstalk for iron flux during healthy beiging of adipose tissueJinying Yang0Limin Shi1Anna L. Cubito2James F. Collins3Zhiyong Cheng4Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, USAFood Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, USAFood Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, USAFood Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, USAFood Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, USABeiging of adipocytes is characteristic of a higher number of mitochondria, the central hub of metabolism in the cell. However, studies show that beiging can improve metabolic health or cause metabolic disorders. Here we discuss a liver-fat crosstalk for iron flux associated with healthy beiging of adipocytes. Deletion of the transcription factor FoxO1 in adipocytes (adO1KO mice) induces a higher iron flux from the liver to white adipose tissue, concurrent with augmented mitochondrial biogenesis that increases iron demands. In addition, adO1KO mice adopt an alternate mechanism to sustain mitophagy, which enhances mitochondrial quality control, thereby improving mitochondrial respiratory capacity and metabolic health. However, the liver-fat crosstalk is not detectable in adipose Atg7 knockout (ad7KO) mice, which undergo beiging of adipocytes but have metabolic dysregulation. Autophagic clearance of mitochondria is blocked in ad7KO mice, which accumulates dysfunctional mitochondria and elevates mitochondrial content but lowers mitochondrial respiratory capacity. Mitochondrial biogenesis is comparable in the control and ad7KO mice, and the iron influx into adipocytes and iron efflux from the liver remain unchanged. Therefore, activation of the liver-fat crosstalk is critical for mitochondrial quality control that underlies healthy beiging of adipocytes.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27694127.2024.2396696Adipose beigingFoxO1Atg7liver-fat crosstalkiron flux
spellingShingle Jinying Yang
Limin Shi
Anna L. Cubito
James F. Collins
Zhiyong Cheng
A liver-fat crosstalk for iron flux during healthy beiging of adipose tissue
Autophagy Reports
Adipose beiging
FoxO1
Atg7
liver-fat crosstalk
iron flux
title A liver-fat crosstalk for iron flux during healthy beiging of adipose tissue
title_full A liver-fat crosstalk for iron flux during healthy beiging of adipose tissue
title_fullStr A liver-fat crosstalk for iron flux during healthy beiging of adipose tissue
title_full_unstemmed A liver-fat crosstalk for iron flux during healthy beiging of adipose tissue
title_short A liver-fat crosstalk for iron flux during healthy beiging of adipose tissue
title_sort liver fat crosstalk for iron flux during healthy beiging of adipose tissue
topic Adipose beiging
FoxO1
Atg7
liver-fat crosstalk
iron flux
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/27694127.2024.2396696
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