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Angptl3 regulates lipid metabolism in mice

Nature Genetics volume 30, pages 151–157 (2002)Cite this article

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The KK obese mouse is moderately obese and has abnormally high levels of plasma insulin (hyperinsulinemia), glucose (hyperglycemia) and lipids (hyperlipidemia). In one strain (KK/San), we observed abnormally low plasma lipid levels (hypolipidemia). This mutant phenotype is inherited recessively as a mendelian trait. Here we report the mapping of the hypolipidemia (hypl) locus to the middle of chromosome 4 and positional cloning of the autosomal recessive mutation responsible for the hypolipidemia. The hypl locus encodes a unique angiopoietin-like lipoprotein modulator, which we named Allm1. It is identical to angiopoietin-like protein 3, encoded by Angptl3, and has a highly conserved counterpart in humans. Overexpression of Angptl3 or intravenous injection of the purified protein in KK/San mice elicited an increase in circulating plasma lipid levels. This increase was also observed in C57BL/6J normal mice. Taken together, these data suggest that Angptl3 regulates lipid metabolism in animals.

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Figure 1: Electrophoretic analysis of plasma lipoprotein in wildtype KK, KK/San and C57BL/6J mice.
Figure 2: Plots of plasma triglyceride concentration for test-cross progeny. Individual points on the graph represent the triglyceride concentration in a mouse.
Figure 3: Genetic and physical map of the region of hypl on mouse chromosome 4.
Figure 4: Expression of Angptl3 mRNA.
Figure 5: A 4-bp nucleotide sequence insertion in exon 6 of Angptl3 in KK/San mice.
Figure 6: Plasma lipid levels after adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of Angptl3 in mice.
Figure 7: ANGPTL3 is a secreted protein.
Figure 8: Plasma lipid levels after administration of recombinant human ANGPTL3 in KK/San mice.

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Acknowledgements

This work is dedicated to the memory of N. Serizawa. We thank N. Shimizu and K. Kawasaki for help with BAC cloning; K. Maruyama for providing the pME18S vector; S. Takeshita, A. Suzuki and M. Ito for assistance with animal breeding and genetic analysis; M. Shimizu, A. Muramatsu, M. Mizuide, M. Sugawara, J. Ohsumi and S. Yoshioka for biochemical analysis; M. Nagata for anatomical analysis and K. Watanabe for protein purification. We are grateful to N. Nakamura, A. Sanbuissho and K. Yoshida for helpful discussion.

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  1. Biomedical Research Laboratories, Sankyo Co., Ltd., 1-2-58 Hiromachi, Shinagawa-ku, 140-8710, Tokyo, Japan

    Ryuta Koishi, Mitsuru Ono, Mitsuru Shimamura, Hiroaki Yasumo & Hidehiko Furukawa

  2. Medicinal Safety Research Laboratories, Sankyo Co., Ltd., 717, Horikoshi, Fukuroi, 437-0065, Shizuoka-ken, Japan

    Yosuke Ando

  3. Pharmacology & Molecular Biology Research Laboratories, Sankyo Co., Ltd., 1-2-58 Hiromachi, Shinagawa-ku, 140-8710, Tokyo, Japan

    Toshihiko Fujiwara

  4. Sankyo Pharma Research Institute, 4250 Executive Square, Suite 420, La Jolla, 92037, California, USA

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