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Germline deletion of Krüppel-like factor 14 does not increase risk of diet
induced metabolic syndrome in male C57BL/6 mice.
Authors Argmann CA, Violante S, Dodatko T, Amaro MP, Hagen J, Gillespie VL, Buettner C,
Schadt EE, Houten SM
Submitted By Submitted Externally on 11/5/2018
Status Published
Journal Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease
Year 2017
Date Published 12/1/2017
Volume : Pages 1863 : 3277 - 3285
PubMed Reference 28962896
Abstract The transcription factor Krüppel-like factor 14 (KLF14) has been associated with
type 2 diabetes and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) through
genome-wide association studies. The mechanistic underpinnings of KLF14's
control of metabolic processes remain largely unknown. We studied the
physiological roles of KLF14 in a knockout (KO) mouse model., Male whole body
Klf14 KO mice were fed a chow or high fat diet (HFD) and diet induced phenotypes
were analyzed. Additionally, tissue-specific expression of Klf14 was determined
using RT-PCR, RNA sequencing, immunoblotting and whole mount lacZ staining.
Finally, the consequences of KLF14 loss-of-function were studied using RNA
sequencing in tissues with relatively high Klf14 expression levels., KLF14
loss-of-function did not affect HFD-induced weight gain or insulin resistance.
Fasting plasma concentrations of glucose, insulin, cholesterol, HDL-C and ApoA-I
were also comparable between Klf14+/+ and Klf14-/- mice on chow and HFD. We
found that in mice expression of Klf14 was the highest in the anterior pituitary
(adenohypophysis), lower but detectable in white adipose tissue and undetectable
in liver. Loss of KLF14 function impacted on the pituitary transcriptome with
extracellular matrix organization as the primary affected pathway and a
predicted link to glucocorticoid receptor signaling., Whole body loss of KLF14
function in male mice does not result in metabolic abnormalities as assessed
under chow and HFD conditions. Mostly likely there is redundancy for the role of
KLF14 in the mouse and a diverging function in humans.




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