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Activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in mature adipocytes does not impact diet-induced obesity in mice [scRNA-seq]

GSE311598 Mus musculus (mouse) Single-cell RNA-seq 2 samples Submitted 2025/12/22 Platform GPL17021

At a glance

Single-cell RNA-seq · mouse · 2 samples

What it is: Single-cell RNA-seqGene activity measured in thousands of individual cells, so cell types can be told apart.
Organism: Mus musculus (mouse)
Samples: 2 samples
Data you can get: A processed table (series matrix) and supplementary files from NCBI; the raw sequencing reads from ENA. Which of these hold counts depends on the study, so check the file list.

Summary (written by the submitters)

Background: Despite rising awareness and advances in the field, the prevalence of obesity continues to increase. Current weight-loss treatments are often ineffective long-term, and some are associated with serious side effects. For this reason, alternative pathways need to be explored in order to identify novel pharmacological targets for the treatment of obesity.

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In this study, we aim to investigate the role of the ligand-activated transcription factor, aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), in the development of obesity and metabolic syndrome. Methods & Results: Using global and adipocyte-specific Ahr knock-out mouse models, we show that even though global Ahr deletion has some protective effects from diet-induced obesity and metabolic syndrome, adipocyte-specific deletion of Ahr has no effect. Furthermore, using a variety of techniques to isolate mature adipocytes, such as flotation, in-vitro differentiation, and translating ribosome affinity purification, we show no evidence that Ahr is expressed in mature white adipocytes. Finally, using single-cell RNA sequencing on cells from a Cyp1a1 fate reporter mouse line, in which eYFP can be used as a readout of AHR activation, we show that the AHR pathway is active in adipose stem and precursor cells. Using bulk RNA sequencing on adipocyte precursors stimulated with an AHR ligand in-vitro, we show evidence suggesting that Ahr may be involved in the control of adipocyte differentiation. Conclusions: Our study indicates that Ahr may play an important role in adipocyte precursors, particularly in the initiation of adipocyte differentiation. We suggest that these results warrant further research in this mechanism in the context of obesity.

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Series matrix ↓

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Supplementary files

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Raw sequencing reads

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Raw reads on ENA ↗

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Also filed as BioProject PRJNA1369975 and SRA study SRP649185. Searching any of these in the dataset finder brings you back here.

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