Thyroid hormone receptor α in skeletal muscle is essential for T3-mediated increase in energy expenditure
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- Nicolaisen et al_FASEB Journal_2020_Vol 34(11)_15480-15491
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Thyroid hormones are important for homeostatic control of energy metabolism and body temperature. Although skeletal muscle is considered a key site for thyroid action, the contribution of thyroid hormone receptor signaling in muscle to whole-body energy metabolism and body temperature has not been resolved. Here, we show that T3-induced increase in energy expenditure requires thyroid hormone receptor alpha 1 (TRα1 ) in skeletal muscle, but that T3-mediated elevation in body temperature is achieved in the absence of muscle-TRα1 . In slow-twitch soleus muscle, loss-of-function of TRα1 (TRαHSACre ) alters the fiber-type composition toward a more oxidative phenotype. The change in fiber-type composition, however, does not influence the running capacity or motivation to run. RNA-sequencing of soleus muscle from WT mice and TRαHSACre mice revealed differentiated transcriptional regulation of genes associated with muscle thermogenesis, such as sarcolipin and UCP3, providing molecular clues pertaining to the mechanistic underpinnings of TRα1-linked control of whole-body metabolic rate. Together, this work establishes a fundamental role for skeletal muscle in T3-stimulated increase in whole-body energy expenditure.
Original language | English |
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Journal | F A S E B Journal |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 11 |
Pages (from-to) | 15480-15491 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISSN | 0892-6638 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
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© 2020 The Authors. The FASEB Journal published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
- Faculty of Science - Energy expenditure, Energy metabolism, Skeletal muscle, Thyorid hormone
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