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Table 2 Effects of thyroid hormone and cold exposures on biochemical and transcriptional changes in the liver of L. catesbeianus tadpoles

From: Cold temperature blocks thyroid hormone-induced changes in lipid and energy metabolism in the liver of Lithobates catesbeianus tadpoles

Treatment

Possible events

Biochemical and transcriptional changes

T3(+) at 26 °C

 (Enhancement)

Tail regression

Tail height↓, body weight (7d)↓, body length (7d)↓, tail length (7d)↓

T3-response genes

thrb↑, nfic↑, thibz↑, dio3 (3d)↑, mmp11↑

Remodeling of membrane lipids

Unsaturated ω-3 and ω-6 FAs (3d)↓, UI↓, 20:5n-3 (7d) ↓, elovl3 (3d)↑, elovl5↑

Lipogenesis (FA synthesis)

srebp1 (7d)↑, fas↑

Glycogenolysis?

Plasma glucose (7d)↑

Mitochondrial activity

Mitochondrial protein (7d)↑, cox4 (7d)↑

 (Suppression)

Lipolysis (β-oxidation)

ppara (3d)↓, acaa2 (3d)↓

Lipogenesis (sterol synthesis)

sc4mol (3d) ↓

T3(−) at 4 °C

 (Enhancement)

Remodeling of membrane lipids

Unsaturated ω-6 FAs↓, MUFA/SFA (3d)↑, 20:4n-6 (7d) ↓, ω-3 FAs/ω-6 FAs (7d)↑, scd1 (3d)↑, elovl1 (3d)↑, elovl2 (7d)↑, pcyt1 (3d)↑, pcyt2 (3d)↑, pemt (3d)↑, psd1 (3d)↓, pparg (7d)↑

Sterol synthesis

srebp2 (3d)↑, ldlr1 (3d)↑, hmgcr↑, cyp7a1↓, soat1 (7d)↑

Lipolysis (β-oxidation)

ppara (3d)↓, acadl (3d)↑, CTP↑

Gluconeogenesis and glyceroneogenesis/TG/FA cycle

Plasma glucose (3d)↑, TG (3d)↑, TG/Chol↑, FFA (7d)↑, pygl↑, g6pc2↑, pck1 (3d)↑, mdh (3d)↑

Mitochondrial activity

18:1n-9 in PG↑, mitochondrial protein↑, COX (3d)↑, CPT↑

T3(+) at 4 °C

 (Enhancement)

Remodeling of membrane lipids

Unsaturated ω-6 FAs (3d)↓, MUFA/SFA (3d)↑, 18:1n-9 (3d)↑, 20:4n-6 (7d) ↓, ω-3 FAs/ω-6 FAs (7d)↑, scd1↑, elovl1 (3d)↑, elovl2 (7d)↑, pcyt1 (3d)↑, pcyt2 (3d)↑, pemt (3d)↑, psd1 (3d)↓, pparg (7d)↑

Sterol and ceramide synthesis

hsd17b12 (3d)↑, cers↑, soat1↑, cyp7a1↓, hmgcr (7d)↑, hsd3b7 (7d)↑, ldlr1 (7d)↑, pparg (7d)↑

Lipolysis (β-oxidation)

ppara (3d)↓, cpt1a (7d)↑, CPT↑

Gluconeogenesis and glyceroneogenesis/TG/FA cycle

TG (3d)↑, TG/Chol↑, pygl↑, g6pc2↑, mdh (3d)↑

Mitochondrial activity

18:1n-9 in PG↑, mitochondrial protein↑, COX (3d)↑, CPT↑

 (Unclear)

FA/TG synthesis

dgat1 (3d)↓, accb (7d)↑

  1. No parenthesis of the column “Biochemical and transcriptional changes” indicates significant changes on both day 3 and day 7. Gene names are shown in Additional file 5: Table S3.
  2. Chol cholesterol, COX cytochrome c oxidase, CPT carnitine palmitoyltransferase, FA fatty acid, FFA free fatty acid, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acid, PG phosphatidylglycerol, SFA saturated fatty acid, TG triglyceride, UI unsaturation index. Parentheses indicate the day showing signifcant changes: 3d on day 3, 7d on day 7