A Mouse Homolog of a Human TP53 Germline Mutation Reveals a Lipolytic Activity of p53

Cell Rep. 2020 Jan 21;30(3):783-792.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.12.074.

Abstract

The physiological effects of the many germline mutations of TP53, encoding the tumor suppressor protein p53, are poorly understood. Here we report generating a p53 R178C knockin mouse modeling the human TP53 R181C mutation, which is notable for its prevalence and prior molecular characterization. Consistent with its weak cancer penetrance in humans, homozygous p53178C/C mice show a modest increase in tumorigenesis but, surprisingly, are lean with decreased body fat content. They display evidence of increased lipolysis and upregulation of fatty acid metabolism in their inguinal white adipose tissue (iWAT). Gene expression and chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq) analyses show that the mutant p53 bound and transactivated Beta-3-Adrenergic Receptor (ADRB3), a gene that is known to promote lipolysis and is associated with obesity. This study reveals that a germline mutation of p53 can affect fat metabolism, which has been implicated in cancer development.

Keywords: ADRB3; Li-Fraumeni syndrome; TP53 mutation; cancer; fat; lipolysis; mouse model.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 3T3-L1 Cells
  • Adipocytes / metabolism
  • Adipose Tissue, White / pathology
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Fatty Acids / blood
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Germ-Line Mutation / genetics*
  • Homozygote
  • Humans
  • Li-Fraumeni Syndrome / genetics
  • Lipolysis / genetics*
  • Metabolomics
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Phenotype
  • Principal Component Analysis
  • Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3 / genetics
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid*
  • Signal Transduction
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / genetics*

Substances

  • Adrb3 protein, mouse
  • Fatty Acids
  • Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53