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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 21.
Published in final edited form as: Cell Metab. 2006 Jul;4(1):75–87. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2006.05.002

Table 1.

Expression of genes involved in mitochondrial biogenesis, fiber type determination, and fat oxidation in 12-week-old wt and adiponectin-deficient mice

Wild-Type Adiponectin KO

Gene Muscle mRNA/ RPLPO mRNA (Arbitrary Units)
PGC1α Soleus 348 ± 13 201 ± 32a
Gastrocnemius 224 ± 20b 158 ± 11a,b
PGC1β Soleus 4.3 ± 0.4 3.4 ± 0.9
Gastrocnemius 2.9 ± 0.7b 3.6 ± 0.5
NRF-1 Soleus 18 ± 1 18 ± 2
Gastrocnemius 23 ± 2 16 ± 0.6
PPARδ Soleus 113 ± 4 85 ± 7a
Gastrocnemius 124 ± 11 98 ± 6a
PPARα Soleus 94 ± 10 79 ± 12
Gastrocnemius 32 ± 12b 27 ± 6b
UCP3 Soleus 65 ± 21 69 ± 19
Gastrocnemius 85 ± 18 129 ± 48

PGC1α, peroxisome proliferative activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha; PGC1β, peroxisome proliferative activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 beta; NRF1, nuclear respiratory factor 1; PPARδ, peroxisome proliferative activated receptor-delta; PPARα, peroxisome proliferative activated receptor-alpha; and UCP3, uncoupling protein 3. Data represented mean ± SEM, n = 5 each group.

a

p < 0.05 compared to wt mice.

b

p < 0.05 compared to soleus.