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Grivas PD, Tzelepi V, Sotiropoulou-Bonikou G, Kefalopoulou Z, Papavassiliou AG, Kalofonos H. Estrogen receptor alpha/beta, AIB1, and TIF2 in colorectal carcinogenesis: do coregulators have prognostic significance? Int J Colorectal Dis 2009; 24:613-22. [PMID: 19198856 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-009-0647-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/09/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE Estrogen receptor beta (ER beta) is abundantly expressed in colorectal tissue, but its role in colorectal carcinogenesis remains elusive. Estrogen receptor coregulators, amplified in breast cancer 1 (AIB1) and transcription intermediary factor 2 (TIF2), have been well-characterized, but their expression in colorectal carcinomas has not been investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha), ER beta, AIB1, and TIF2 protein expression were evaluated by immunohistochemistry in colorectal normal mucosa, adenomas, and adenocarcinomas from 110 patients with colorectal cancer. RESULTS ER alpha expression was rare in colorectal tissue and its expression does not appear to be associated with colorectal carcinogenesis. ER beta, AIB1, and TIF2 were detected in the nucleus of epithelial, endothelial, inflammatory, smooth muscle cells, and myofibroblasts. The expression of the three proteins was significantly increased in epithelial cells of carcinomas compared to normal mucosa. In carcinomas, a significant correlation between the levels of expression of AIB1 and TIF2 was noted. Although AIB1 overexpression was associated with local tumor invasion, it was also found to correlate independently with prolonged overall survival. CONCLUSIONS ER beta, AIB1, and TIF2 appear to be involved in colorectal tumorigenesis and might have prognostic significance.
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- Petros D Grivas
- Division of Oncology and Clinical Oncology Laboratory, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504, Patras, Greece
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Spears M, Bartlett J. The potential role of estrogen receptors and the SRC family as targets for the treatment of breast cancer. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2009; 13:665-74. [DOI: 10.1517/14728220902911509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Mödder UI, Monroe DG, Fraser DG, Spelsberg TC, Rosen CJ, Géhin M, Chambon P, O'Malley BW, Khosla S. Skeletal consequences of deletion of steroid receptor coactivator-2/transcription intermediary factor-2. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:18767-77. [PMID: 19423703 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.000836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Both estrogen receptor (ER) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) regulate bone metabolism, and because steroid receptor coactivator (SRC)-2 (TIF-2) enhances ER and PPARgamma activity, we examined the consequences of deletion of SRC-2 on bone using SRC-2 knock out (KO) mice. Loss of SRC-2 resulted in increased bone mass, with SRC-2 KO mice having 80% higher trabecular bone volume as compared with wild type mice. SRC-2 KO mice also had a marked decrease (by 50%) in bone marrow adipocytes. These data suggested that marrow precursor cells in the SRC-2 KO mice may be resistant to the inhibitory effects of endogenous PPARgamma ligands on bone formation. Consistent with this, compared with cultures from wild type mice, marrow stromal cultures from SRC-2 KO mice formed significantly more mineralized nodules (by 3-fold) in the presence of the PPARgamma agonist, rosiglitazone. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis, we demonstrated that in bone marrow stromal cells, loss of SRC-2 leads to destabilization of the transcription complex at the peroxisome proliferator response elements of a number of PPARgamma target genes, resulting in an overall decrease in the expression of adipocyte-related genes and a marked decrease in adipocyte development. Using ovariectomy with or without estrogen replacement, we also demonstrated that SRC-2 KO mice were partially resistant to the skeletal actions of estrogen. Collectively, these findings indicate that loss of SRC-2 leads to partial skeletal resistance to the ER and PPARgamma, but resistance to PPARgamma is dominant, leading to increased bone mass. Modulating SRC-2 action may, thus, represent a novel therapeutic target for osteoporosis.
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- Ulrike I Mödder
- Endocrine Research Unit, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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Transcriptional control of brown adipocyte development and physiological function--of mice and men. Genes Dev 2009; 23:788-97. [PMID: 19339685 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1779209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The last several years have seen an explosion of information relating to the transcriptional control of brown fat cell development. At the same time, new data have emerged that clearly demonstrate that adult humans do indeed have substantial amounts of functioning brown adipose tissue (BAT). Together, these advances are stimulating a reassessment of the role of brown adipose tissue in human physiology and pathophysiology. These data have also opened up exciting new opportunities for the development of entirely novel classes of therapeutics for metabolic diseases like obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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Pan D, Fujimoto M, Lopes A, Wang YX. Twist-1 is a PPARdelta-inducible, negative-feedback regulator of PGC-1alpha in brown fat metabolism. Cell 2009; 137:73-86. [PMID: 19345188 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.01.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2008] [Revised: 12/16/2008] [Accepted: 01/23/2009] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Brown fat is specialized for energy expenditure, a process that is principally controlled by the transcriptional coactivator PGC-1alpha. Here, we describe a molecular network important for PGC-1alpha function and brown fat metabolism. We find that twist-1 is selectively expressed in adipose tissue, interacts with PGC-1alpha, and is recruited to the promoters of PGC-1alpha's target genes to suppress mitochondrial metabolism and uncoupling. In vivo, transgenic mice expressing twist-1 in the adipose tissue are prone to high-fat-diet-induced obesity, whereas twist-1 heterozygous knockout mice are obesity resistant. These phenotypes are attributed to their altered mitochondrial metabolism in the brown fat. Interestingly, the nuclear receptor PPARdelta not only mediates the actions of PGC-1alpha but also regulates twist-1 expression, suggesting a negative-feedback regulatory mechanism. These findings reveal an unexpected physiological role for twist-1 in the maintenance of energy homeostasis and have important implications for understanding metabolic control and metabolic diseases.
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- Dongning Pan
- Program in Gene Function and Expression and Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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Hwang JH, Kim DW, Jo EJ, Kim YK, Jo YS, Park JH, Yoo SK, Park MK, Kwak TH, Kho YL, Han J, Choi HS, Lee SH, Kim JM, Lee I, Kyung T, Jang C, Chung J, Kweon GR, Shong M. Pharmacological stimulation of NADH oxidation ameliorates obesity and related phenotypes in mice. Diabetes 2009; 58:965-74. [PMID: 19136651 PMCID: PMC2661596 DOI: 10.2337/db08-1183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotides (NAD+ and NADH) play a crucial role in cellular energy metabolism, and a dysregulated NAD+-to-NADH ratio is implicated in metabolic syndrome. However, it is still unknown whether a modulating intracellular NAD+-to-NADH ratio is beneficial in treating metabolic syndrome. We tried to determine whether pharmacological stimulation of NADH oxidation provides therapeutic effects in rodent models of metabolic syndrome. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We used beta-lapachone (betaL), a natural substrate of NADH:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), to stimulate NADH oxidation. The betaL-induced pharmacological effect on cellular energy metabolism was evaluated in cells derived from NQO1-deficient mice. In vivo therapeutic effects of betaL on metabolic syndrome were examined in diet-induced obesity (DIO) and ob/ob mice. RESULTS NQO1-dependent NADH oxidation by betaL strongly provoked mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation in vitro and in vivo. These effects were accompanied by activation of AMP-activated protein kinase and carnitine palmitoyltransferase and suppression of acetyl-coenzyme A (CoA) carboxylase activity. Consistently, systemic betaL administration in rodent models of metabolic syndrome dramatically ameliorated their key symptoms such as increased adiposity, glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia, and fatty liver. The treated mice also showed higher expressions of the genes related to mitochondrial energy metabolism (PPARgamma coactivator-1alpha, nuclear respiratory factor-1) and caloric restriction (Sirt1) consistent with the increased mitochondrial biogenesis and energy expenditure. CONCLUSIONS Pharmacological activation of NADH oxidation by NQO1 resolves obesity and related phenotypes in mice, opening the possibility that it may provide the basis for a new therapy for the treatment of metabolic syndrome.
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- Jung Hwan Hwang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Environmental Health, Seoul Health College, Sungnam, Korea
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Hormone Research Center, Chonnam National University, Kwangju, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Section of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Junggu, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
- Corresponding author: Minho Shong, , and Gi Ryang Kweon,
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
- Corresponding author: Minho Shong, , and Gi Ryang Kweon,
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1-alpha (PGC-1alpha) has been extensively described as a master regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis. However, PGC-1alpha activity is not constant and can be finely tuned in response to different metabolic situations. From this point of view, PGC-1alpha could be described as a mediator of the transcriptional outputs triggered by metabolic sensors, providing the idea that these sensors, together with PGC-1alpha, might be weaving a network controlling cellular energy expenditure. In this review, we will focus on how disorders such as type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome might be related to an abnormal and improper function of this network. RECENT FINDINGS Two metabolic sensors, AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and SIRT1 have been described to directly affect PGC-1alpha activity through phosphorylation and deacetylation, respectively. Although the physiological relevance of these modifications and their molecular consequences are still largely unknown, recent insight from different in-vivo transgenic models clearly suggests that AMPK, SIRT1 and PGC-1alpha might act as an orchestrated network to improve metabolic fitness. SUMMARY Metabolic sensors such as AMPK and SIRT1, gatekeepers of the activity of the master regulator of mitochondria, PGC-1alpha, are vital links in a regulatory network for metabolic homeostasis. Together, these players explain many of the beneficial effects of physical activity and dietary interventions in our battle against type 2 diabetes and related metabolic disorders. Hence, understanding the mechanisms by which they act could guide us to identify and improve preventive and therapeutic strategies for metabolic diseases.
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- Carles Cantó
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Tzelepi V, Grivas P, Kefalopoulou Z, Kalofonos H, Varakis JN, Melachrinou M, Sotiropoulou-Bonikou G. Estrogen signaling in colorectal carcinoma microenvironment: expression of ERβ1, AIB-1, and TIF-2 is upregulated in cancer-associated myofibroblasts and correlates with disease progression. Virchows Arch 2009; 454:389-99. [DOI: 10.1007/s00428-009-0740-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2008] [Revised: 01/12/2009] [Accepted: 01/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lefebvre P, Cariou B, Lien F, Kuipers F, Staels B. Role of bile acids and bile acid receptors in metabolic regulation. Physiol Rev 2009; 89:147-91. [PMID: 19126757 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00010.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1137] [Impact Index Per Article: 75.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The incidence of the metabolic syndrome has taken epidemic proportions in the past decades, contributing to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The metabolic syndrome can be defined as a cluster of cardiovascular disease risk factors including visceral obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, increased blood pressure, and hypercoagulability. The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) belongs to the superfamily of ligand-activated nuclear receptor transcription factors. FXR is activated by bile acids, and FXR-deficient (FXR(-/-)) mice display elevated serum levels of triglycerides and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, demonstrating a critical role of FXR in lipid metabolism. In an opposite manner, activation of FXR by bile acids (BAs) or nonsteroidal synthetic FXR agonists lowers plasma triglycerides by a mechanism that may involve the repression of hepatic SREBP-1c expression and/or the modulation of glucose-induced lipogenic genes. A cross-talk between BA and glucose metabolism was recently identified, implicating both FXR-dependent and FXR-independent pathways. The first indication for a potential role of FXR in diabetes came from the observation that hepatic FXR expression is reduced in animal models of diabetes. While FXR(-/-) mice display both impaired glucose tolerance and decreased insulin sensitivity, activation of FXR improves hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia in vivo in diabetic mice. Finally, a recent report also indicates that BA may regulate energy expenditure in a FXR-independent manner in mice, via activation of the G protein-coupled receptor TGR5. Taken together, these findings suggest that modulation of FXR activity and BA metabolism may open new attractive pharmacological approaches for the treatment of the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.
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- Philippe Lefebvre
- Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Lille, France
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Fasting-induced hypothermia and reduced energy production in mice lacking acetyl-CoA synthetase 2. Cell Metab 2009; 9:191-202. [PMID: 19187775 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2008.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2008] [Revised: 10/15/2008] [Accepted: 12/12/2008] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Acetate is activated to acetyl-CoA by acetyl-CoA synthetase 2 (AceCS2), a mitochondrial enzyme. Here, we report that the activation of acetate by AceCS2 has a specific and unique role in thermogenesis during fasting. In the skeletal muscle of fasted AceCS2(-/-) mice, ATP levels were reduced by 50% compared to AceCS2(+/+) mice. Fasted AceCS2(-/-) mice were significantly hypothermic and had reduced exercise capacity. Furthermore, when fed a low-carbohydrate diet, 4-week-old weaned AceCS2(-/-) mice also exhibited hypothermia accompanied by sustained hypoglycemia that led to a 50% mortality. Therefore, AceCS2 plays a significant role in acetate oxidation needed to generate ATP and heat. Furthermore, AceCS2(-/-) mice exhibited increased oxygen consumption and reduced weight gain on a low-carbohydrate diet. Our findings demonstrate that activation of acetate by AceCS2 plays a pivotal role in thermogenesis, especially under low-glucose or ketogenic conditions, and is crucially required for survival.
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SMRT repression of nuclear receptors controls the adipogenic set point and metabolic homeostasis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:20021-6. [PMID: 19066220 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0811012105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The nuclear receptor corepressor, silencing mediator of retinoid and thyroid hormone receptors (SMRT), is recruited by a plethora of transcription factors to mediate lineage and signal-dependent transcriptional repression. We generated a knockin mutation in the receptor interaction domain (RID) of SMRT (SMRT(mRID)) that solely disrupts its interaction with nuclear hormone receptors (NHRs). SMRT(mRID) mice are viable and exhibit no gross developmental abnormalities, demonstrating that the reported lethality of SMRT knockouts is determined by non-NHR transcription factors. However, SMRT(mRID) mice exhibit widespread metabolic defects including reduced respiration, altered insulin sensitivity, and 70% increased adiposity. The latter phenotype is illustrated by the observation that SMRT(mRID)-derived MEFs display a dramatically increased adipogenic capacity and accelerated differentiation rate. Collectively, our results demonstrate that SMRT-RID-dependent repression is a key determinant of the adipogenic set point as well as an integrator of glucose metabolism and whole-body metabolic homeostasis.
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Chopra AR, Louet JF, Saha P, An J, DeMayo F, Xu J, York B, Karpen S, Finegold M, Moore D, Chan L, Newgard CB, O'Malley BW. Absence of the SRC-2 coactivator results in a glycogenopathy resembling Von Gierke's disease. Science 2008; 322:1395-9. [PMID: 19039140 PMCID: PMC2668604 DOI: 10.1126/science.1164847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Hepatic glucose production is critical for basal brain function and survival when dietary glucose is unavailable. Glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) is an essential, rate-limiting enzyme that serves as a terminal gatekeeper for hepatic glucose release into the plasma. Mutations in G6Pase result in Von Gierke's disease (glycogen storage disease-1a), a potentially fatal genetic disorder. We have identified the transcriptional coactivator SRC-2 as a regulator of fasting hepatic glucose release, a function that SRC-2 performs by controlling the expression of hepatic G6Pase. SRC-2 modulates G6Pase expression directly by acting as a coactivator with the orphan nuclear receptor RORalpha. In addition, SRC-2 ablation, in both a whole-body and liver-specific manner, resulted in a Von Gierke's disease phenotype in mice. Our results position SRC-2 as a critical regulator of mammalian glucose production.
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- Atul R. Chopra
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Liang J, Zhang H, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Shang Y. GAS, a new glutamate-rich protein, interacts differentially with SRCs and is involved in oestrogen receptor function. EMBO Rep 2008; 10:51-7. [PMID: 19039327 DOI: 10.1038/embor.2008.223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2008] [Revised: 11/03/2008] [Accepted: 11/04/2008] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Steroid receptor coactivators (SRCs) exert profound effects on animal development and physiology. Genetic ablation experiments indicate that various SRC proteins might have differential physiological roles; however, clear evidence of functional specificity has not yet been shown at the molecular level. Here we report the identification of a new SRC1 interacting protein, glutamate-rich coactivator interacting with SRC1 (GAS), which contains a central glutamate-rich region and has transactivation activity. Interestingly, GAS interacts only with SRC1, and not with glucocorticoid receptor interacting protein 1 (GRIP1) or amplified in breast cancer 1 (AIB1), the other two members of the SRC family. It interacts with oestrogen receptor-alpha (ERalpha) and participates in both oestrogen receptor-regulated gene transcription and oestrogen-stimulated G1/S cell-cycle transition. Our data thus indicate that GAS is a new transcription cofactor and that different SRCs are associated with distinct secondary cofactors.
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- Jing Liang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research, Ministry of Education,Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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Iankova I, Chavey C, Clapé C, Colomer C, Guérineau NC, Grillet N, Brunet JF, Annicotte JS, Fajas L. Regulator of G protein signaling-4 controls fatty acid and glucose homeostasis. Endocrinology 2008; 149:5706-12. [PMID: 18635652 PMCID: PMC2605582 DOI: 10.1210/en.2008-0717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Circulating free fatty acids are a reflection of the balance between lipogenesis and lipolysis that takes place mainly in adipose tissue. We found that mice deficient for regulator of G protein signaling (RGS)-4 have increased circulating catecholamines, and increased free fatty acids. Consequently, RGS4-/- mice have increased concentration of circulating free fatty acids; abnormally accumulate fatty acids in liver, resulting in liver steatosis; and show a higher degree of glucose intolerance and decreased insulin secretion in pancreas. We show in this study that RGS4 controls adipose tissue lipolysis through regulation of the secretion of catecholamines by adrenal glands. RGS4 controls the balance between adipose tissue lipolysis and lipogenesis, secondary to its role in the regulation of catecholamine secretion by adrenal glands. RGS4 therefore could be a good target for the treatment of metabolic diseases.
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- Irena Iankova
- Métabolisme et cancer
INSERM : U834Université Montpellier ICentre de recherche Inserm
60, rue de navacelles
34090 MONTPELLIER,FR
- IRCM, Institut de recherche en cancérologie de Montpellier
INSERM : U896Université Montpellier IFR
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- Métabolisme et cancer
INSERM : U834Université Montpellier ICentre de recherche Inserm
60, rue de navacelles
34090 MONTPELLIER,FR
- IRCM, Institut de recherche en cancérologie de Montpellier
INSERM : U896Université Montpellier IFR
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- Métabolisme et cancer
INSERM : U834Université Montpellier ICentre de recherche Inserm
60, rue de navacelles
34090 MONTPELLIER,FR
- IRCM, Institut de recherche en cancérologie de Montpellier
INSERM : U896Université Montpellier IFR
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- IGF, Institut de génomique fonctionnelle
CNRS : UMR5203INSERM : U661Université Montpellier IUniversité Montpellier II - Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc141, Rue de la Cardonille
34094 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 5,FR
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- IGF, Institut de génomique fonctionnelle
CNRS : UMR5203INSERM : U661Université Montpellier IUniversité Montpellier II - Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc141, Rue de la Cardonille
34094 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 5,FR
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- DESN, Développement et évolution du système nerveux
CNRS : UMR8542Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris46 Rue d'Ulm
75230 PARIS CEDEX 05,FR
- TSRI, The Scripps Research institute
The Scripps Research Institute10550 N Torrey Pines Rd
La Jolla, CA 92037,US
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- DESN, Développement et évolution du système nerveux
CNRS : UMR8542Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris46 Rue d'Ulm
75230 PARIS CEDEX 05,FR
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- Métabolisme et cancer
INSERM : U834Université Montpellier ICentre de recherche Inserm
60, rue de navacelles
34090 MONTPELLIER,FR
- IRCM, Institut de recherche en cancérologie de Montpellier
INSERM : U896Université Montpellier IFR
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- Métabolisme et cancer
INSERM : U834Université Montpellier ICentre de recherche Inserm
60, rue de navacelles
34090 MONTPELLIER,FR
- IRCM, Institut de recherche en cancérologie de Montpellier
INSERM : U896Université Montpellier IFR
- CHU Arnaud de Villeneuve
CHRU MontpellierHôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, F-34295 Montpellier,FR
- * Correspondence should be adressed to: Lluis Fajas
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The genetic ablation of SRC-3 protects against obesity and improves insulin sensitivity by reducing the acetylation of PGC-1{alpha}. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:17187-92. [PMID: 18957541 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0808207105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Transcriptional control of metabolic circuits requires coordination between specific transcription factors and coregulators and is often deregulated in metabolic diseases. We characterized here the mechanisms through which the coactivator SRC-3 controls energy homeostasis. SRC-3 knock-out mice present a more favorable metabolic profile relative to their wild-type littermates. This metabolic improvement in SRC-3(-/-) mice is caused by an increase in mitochondrial function and in energy expenditure as a consequence of activation of PGC-1alpha. By controlling the expression of the only characterized PGC-1alpha acetyltransferase GCN5, SRC-3 induces PGC-1alpha acetylation and consequently inhibits its activity. Interestingly, SRC-3 expression is induced by caloric excess, resulting in the inhibition of PGC-1alpha activity and energy expenditure, whereas caloric restriction reduces SRC-3 levels leading to enhanced PGC-1alpha activity and energy expenditure. Collectively, these data suggest that SRC-3 is a critical link in a cofactor network that uses PGC-1alpha as an effector to control mitochondrial function and energy homeostasis.
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Transcriptional control of cellular energy metabolic pathways is achieved by the coordinated action of numerous transcription factors and associated coregulators. Several members of the nuclear receptor superfamily have been shown to play important roles in this process because they can translate hormonal, nutrient, and metabolite signals into specific gene expression networks to satisfy energy demands in response to distinct physiological cues. Estrogen-related receptor (ERR) alpha, ERRbeta, and ERRgamma are nuclear receptors that have yet to be associated with a natural ligand and are thus considered as orphan receptors. However, the transcriptional activity of the ERRs is exquisitely sensitive to the presence of coregulatory proteins known to be essential for the control of energy homeostasis, and for all intents and purposes, these coregulators function as protein ligands for the ERRs. In particular, functional genomics and biochemical studies have shown that ERRalpha and ERRgamma operate as the primary conduits for the activity of members of the family of PGC-1 coactivators. As transcription factors, the ERRs control vast gene networks involved in all aspects of energy homeostasis, including fat and glucose metabolism as well as mitochondrial biogenesis and function. Phenotypic analyses of knockout mouse models have shown that all three ERRs are indispensable for proper development and/or survival of the organism when subjected to a variety of physiological challenges. The focus of this review is on the recent and rapid advances in understanding the functions of the ERRs in regulating bioenergetic pathways, with an emphasis on their roles in the specification of energetic properties required for cell- and tissue-specific functions.
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- Vincent Giguère
- The Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Centre, Cancer Pavilion, 1160 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A3.
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Chida D, Hashimoto O, Kuwahara M, Sagara H, Osaka T, Tsubone H, Iwakura Y. Increased fat:carbohydrate oxidation ratio in Il1ra (-/-) mice on a high-fat diet is associated with increased sympathetic tone. Diabetologia 2008; 51:1698-706. [PMID: 18594791 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-008-1075-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2008] [Accepted: 05/14/2008] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Proinflammatory cytokines, including IL-1, exert pleiotropic effects on the neuro-immuno-endocrine system. Previously, we showed that mice with knockout of the gene encoding IL-1 receptor antagonist (Il1ra (-/-), also known as Il1rn (-/-)) have a lean phenotype. The present study was designed to analyse the mechanisms leading to this lean phenotype. METHODS Il1ra (-/-) mice were fed a high-fat diet following weaning. Energy expenditure, body temperature, heart rate, blood parameters, urinary catecholamines and adipose tissue were analysed. RESULTS Il1ra (-/-) mice exhibited resistance to obesity induced by a high-fat diet; this resistance was associated with increased energy expenditure and a decreased respiratory quotient, indicating that the ratio of fat:carbohydrate metabolism in Il1ra (-/-) mice is greater than in controls. Activity level in Il1ra (-/-) mice was significantly decreased and body temperature was significantly increased, compared with wild-type (WT) mice. Inguinal white adipose tissues in Il1ra (-/-) mice express increased levels of Ucp1 and mitochondrial respiratory chain genes compared with WT mice. Histological analysis of adipose tissue in Il1ra (-/-) mice revealed that brown adipose tissue is hyperactive and inguinal white adipose tissue contains smaller cells, which exhibit the distinctive multilocular appearance of brown adipocytes. Urinary epinephrine and norepinephrine excretion in Il1ra (-/-) mice was significantly increased compared with WT mice, suggesting that Il1ra (-/-) mice have increased sympathetic tone. Consistent with this, heart rate in Il1ra (-/-) mice was also significantly increased. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Our results show that Il1ra (-/-) mice have increased energy expenditure, fat:carbohydrate oxidation ratio, body temperature, heart rate and catecholamine production. All of these observations are consistent with an enhanced sympathetic tone.
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- D Chida
- Division of Cell Biology, Center for Experimental Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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Wang X, Chen J, Liu H, Xu Y, Wang X, Xue C, Yu D, Jiang Z. The pig p160 co-activator family: full length cDNA cloning, expression and effects on intramuscular fat content in Longissimus Dorsi muscle. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2008; 35:208-16. [PMID: 18638664 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2008.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2008] [Revised: 05/10/2008] [Accepted: 05/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Evidence has shown in mouse that the p160 co-activator family, consisting of nuclear receptor co-activators 1 (NCOA1), 2 (NCOA2) and 3 (NCOA3) plays a critical role in adipogenesis. In the present study, we cloned these three porcine genes, identified their transcript variants and analyzed their expression level in relation to intramuscular fat (IMF) content in Longissimus Dorsi (LD) muscle. Both in silico cloning and PCR amplification revealed a full length cDNA sequence of 6591bp for NCOA1 (EU346671), 7628bp for NCOA2 (EU346672) and 5005bp for NCOA3 (EU346674) in pigs, respectively. Interestingly, three transcript variants were identified for the porcine NCOA1 and two for the porcine NCOA2 gene. In addition, the deduced amino acid sequences indicated that isoform 2 of NCOA2 lacks the fourth LXXLL motif, the number of which has been shown to influence the selectivity and affinity for different nuclear receptors. Finally, 15 animals with high IMF content and fifteen animals with low IMF content (p<0.05) selected from 60 individuals were used to investigate how the family members and their variants affect the phenotype in pigs using real-time PCR. Our results showed that both NCOA1 transcript variant 2 (r=-0.554, p<0.01) and total NCOA1 (r=-0.516, p<0.01) expression levels were negatively correlated with IMF contents, while NCOA2 transcript variant 1 (r=0.605, p<0.01) and NCOA3 (r=0.435, p<0.05) were positively associated with IMF content in LD muscle. Overall, the present study provides evidence for the first time that the p160 co-activator family might have a concordant effect on lipid metabolism in mammals.
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- Xiuxing Wang
- College of Animal Science & Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang 1, Nanjing, China
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Kajimura S, Seale P, Tomaru T, Erdjument-Bromage H, Cooper MP, Ruas JL, Chin S, Tempst P, Lazar MA, Spiegelman BM. Regulation of the brown and white fat gene programs through a PRDM16/CtBP transcriptional complex. Genes Dev 2008; 22:1397-409. [PMID: 18483224 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1666108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 343] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Brown fat is a specialized tissue that can dissipate energy and counteract obesity through a pattern of gene expression that greatly increases mitochondrial content and uncoupled respiration. PRDM16 is a zinc-finger protein that controls brown fat determination by stimulating brown fat-selective gene expression, while suppressing the expression of genes selective for white fat cells. To determine the mechanisms regulating this switching of gene programs, we purified native PRDM16 protein complexes from fat cells. We show here that the PRDM16 transcriptional holocompex contains C-terminal-binding protein-1 (CtBP-1) and CtBP-2, and this direct interaction selectively mediates the repression of white fat genes. This repression occurs through recruiting a PRDM16/CtBP complex onto the promoters of white fat-specific genes such as resistin, and is abolished in the genetic absence of CtBP-1 and CtBP-2. In turn, recruitment of PPAR-gamma-coactivator-1alpha (PGC-1alpha) and PGC-1beta to the PRDM16 complex displaces CtBP, allowing this complex to powerfully activate brown fat genes, such as PGC-1alpha itself. These data show that the regulated docking of the CtBP proteins on PRDM16 controls the brown and white fat-selective gene programs.
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- Shingo Kajimura
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Foryst-Ludwig A, Clemenz M, Hohmann S, Hartge M, Sprang C, Frost N, Krikov M, Bhanot S, Barros R, Morani A, Gustafsson JÅ, Unger T, Kintscher U. Metabolic actions of estrogen receptor beta (ERbeta) are mediated by a negative cross-talk with PPARgamma. PLoS Genet 2008; 4:e1000108. [PMID: 18584035 PMCID: PMC2432036 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2008] [Accepted: 05/28/2008] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Estrogen receptors (ER) are important regulators of metabolic diseases such as obesity and insulin resistance (IR). While ERα seems to have a protective role in such diseases, the function of ERβ is not clear. To characterize the metabolic function of ERβ, we investigated its molecular interaction with a master regulator of insulin signaling/glucose metabolism, the PPARγ, in vitro and in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed ERβ -/- mice (βERKO) mice. Our in vitro experiments showed that ERβ inhibits ligand-mediated PPARγ-transcriptional activity. That resulted in a blockade of PPARγ-induced adipocytic gene expression and in decreased adipogenesis. Overexpression of nuclear coactivators such as SRC1 and TIF2 prevented the ERβ-mediated inhibition of PPARγ activity. Consistent with the in vitro data, we observed increased PPARγ activity in gonadal fat from HFD-fed βERKO mice. In consonance with enhanced PPARγ activation, HFD-fed βERKO mice showed increased body weight gain and fat mass in the presence of improved insulin sensitivity. To directly demonstrate the role of PPARγ in HFD-fed βERKO mice, PPARγ signaling was disrupted by PPARγ antisense oligonucleotide (ASO). Blockade of adipose PPARγ by ASO reversed the phenotype of βERKO mice with an impairment of insulin sensitization and glucose tolerance. Finally, binding of SRC1 and TIF2 to the PPARγ-regulated adiponectin promoter was enhanced in gonadal fat from βERKO mice indicating that the absence of ERβ in adipose tissue results in exaggerated coactivator binding to a PPARγ target promoter. Collectively, our data provide the first evidence that ERβ-deficiency protects against diet-induced IR and glucose intolerance which involves an augmented PPARγ signaling in adipose tissue. Moreover, our data suggest that the coactivators SRC1 and TIF2 are involved in this interaction. Impairment of insulin and glucose metabolism by ERβ may have significant implications for our understanding of hormone receptor-dependent pathophysiology of metabolic diseases, and may be essential for the development of new ERβ-selective agonists. In the present study, we demonstrate for the first time a pro-diabetogenic function of the ERβ. Our experiments indicate that ERβ impairs insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance in mice challenged with a high fat diet (HFD). Loss of ERβ, studied in ERβ -/- mice (βERKO mice), results in increased body weight gain and fat deposition under HFD-treatment. Conversely, absence of ERβ averted accumulation of triglycerides and preserved regular insulin signaling in liver and skeletal muscle. This observation was associated with improved whole-body insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance. Increased adipose tissue mass in the presence of improved insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance is usually observed under chronic stimulation of the nuclear hormone receptor PPARγ. In consonance, we show that activation of PPARγ was markedly induced in gonadal fat from βERKO mice and blockade of adipose PPARγ signaling by antisense oligonucleotide injection reversed the metabolic phenotype. Moreover, our cell culture experiments indicate that ERβ is a negative regulator of ligand-induced PPARγ activity in vitro. Finally, we identify SRC1 and TIF2 as key players in the ERβ-PPARγ interaction. In summary, the present study demonstrates that ERβ impairs insulin and glucose metabolism, which may, at least in part, result from a negative cross-talk with adipose PPARγ.
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- Anna Foryst-Ludwig
- Center for Cardiovascular Research (CCR), Institute of Pharmacology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research (CCR), Institute of Pharmacology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research (CCR), Institute of Pharmacology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research (CCR), Institute of Pharmacology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research (CCR), Institute of Pharmacology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research (CCR), Institute of Pharmacology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research (CCR), Institute of Pharmacology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, NOVUM, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, NOVUM, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, NOVUM, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research (CCR), Institute of Pharmacology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Cardiovascular Research (CCR), Institute of Pharmacology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Li Y, Kovach A, Suino-Powell K, Martynowski D, Xu HE. Structural and biochemical basis for the binding selectivity of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma to PGC-1alpha. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:19132-9. [PMID: 18469005 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m802040200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The functional interaction between the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) and its coactivator PGC-1alpha is crucial for the normal physiology of PPARgamma and its pharmacological response to antidiabetic treatment with rosiglitazone. Here we report the crystal structure of the PPARgamma ligand-binding domain bound to rosiglitazone and to a large PGC-1alpha fragment that contains two LXXLL-related motifs. The structure reveals critical contacts mediated through the first LXXLL motif of PGC-1alpha and the PPARgamma coactivator binding site. Through a combination of biochemical and structural studies, we demonstrate that the first LXXLL motif is the most potent among all nuclear receptor coactivator motifs tested, and only this motif of the two LXXLL-related motifs in PGC-1alpha is capable of binding to PPARgamma. Our studies reveal that the strong interaction of PGC-1alpha and PPARgamma is mediated through both hydrophobic and specific polar interactions. Mutations within the context of the full-length PGC-1alpha indicate that the first PGC-1alpha motif is necessary and sufficient for PGC-1alpha to coactivate PPARgamma in the presence or absence of rosiglitazone. These results provide a molecular basis for specific recruitment and functional interplay between PPARgamma and PGC-1alpha in glucose homeostasis and adipocyte differentiation.
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- Yong Li
- Laboratory of Structural Sciences, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, USA.
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Champy MF, Selloum M, Zeitler V, Caradec C, Jung B, Rousseau S, Pouilly L, Sorg T, Auwerx J. Genetic background determines metabolic phenotypes in the mouse. Mamm Genome 2008; 19:318-31. [PMID: 18392653 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-008-9107-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2007] [Accepted: 03/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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To evaluate the contribution of genetic background to phenotypic variation, we compared a large range of biochemical and metabolic parameters at different ages of four inbred mice strains, C57BL/6J, 129SvPas, C3HeB/FeJ, and Balb/cByJ. Our results demonstrate that important metabolic, hematologic, and biochemical differences exist between these different inbred strains. Most of these differences are gender independent and are maintained or accentuated throughout life. It is therefore imperative that the genetic background is carefully defined in phenotypic studies. Our results also argue that certain backgrounds are more suited to study a given physiologic phenomenon, as distinct mouse strains have a different propensity to develop particular biochemical, hematologic, and metabolic abnormalities. These genetic differences can furthermore be exploited to identify new genes/proteins that contribute to phenotypic abnormalities. The choice of the genetic background in which to generate and analyze genetically engineered mutant mice is important as it is, together with environmental factors, one of the most important contributors to the variability of phenotypic results.
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van Beekum O, Brenkman AB, Grøntved L, Hamers N, van den Broek NJF, Berger R, Mandrup S, Kalkhoven E. The adipogenic acetyltransferase Tip60 targets activation function 1 of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma. Endocrinology 2008; 149:1840-9. [PMID: 18096664 DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-0977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The transcription factor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) plays a key role in the regulation of lipid and glucose metabolism in adipocytes, by regulating their differentiation, maintenance, and function. The transcriptional activity of PPARgamma is dictated by the set of proteins with which this nuclear receptor interacts under specific conditions. Here we identify the HIV-1 Tat-interacting protein 60 (Tip60) as a novel positive regulator of PPARgamma transcriptional activity. Using tandem mass spectrometry, we found that PPARgamma and the acetyltransferase Tip60 interact in cells, and through use of chimeric proteins, we established that coactivation by Tip60 critically depends on the N-terminal activation function 1 of PPARgamma, a domain involved in isotype-specific gene expression and adipogenesis. Chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments showed that the endogenous Tip60 protein is recruited to PPARgamma target genes in mature 3T3-L1 adipocytes but not in preadipocytes, indicating that Tip60 requires PPARgamma for its recruitment to PPARgamma target genes. Importantly, we show that in common with disruption of PPARgamma function, small interfering RNA-mediated reduction of Tip60 protein impairs differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Taken together, these findings qualify the acetyltransferase Tip60 as a novel adipogenic factor.
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- Olivier van Beekum
- Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, University Medical Center Utrecht, Lundlaan 6, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Body mass and composition reflect the combined effects of three processes: energy intake, energy partitioning (storage), and energy expenditure. Energy is released from food as it is combusted to carbon dioxide and water, and is expended as heat and work within a cell. The energy stores, mainly in adipose tissue, represent the net balance between intake and expenditure. The methods outlined in this unit evaluate these three processes by measuring food intake and lipid absorption, body fat composition, and energy expenditure. Evaluation of food intake and fat mass is a useful first-line phenotyping test indicating altered energy homeostasis. Evaluation of energy expenditure in this unit addresses obligatory basal energy expenditure (for performance of cellular and organ functions), as measured by indirect calorimetry. The combined results of these tests provide indications of the metabolic defects in a mouse model and help to identify molecular targets that cause these abnormalities.
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- Carmen A Argmann
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Illkirch, France
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Ström K, Hansson O, Lucas S, Nevsten P, Fernandez C, Klint C, Movérare-Skrtic S, Sundler F, Ohlsson C, Holm C. Attainment of brown adipocyte features in white adipocytes of hormone-sensitive lipase null mice. PLoS One 2008; 3:e1793. [PMID: 18335062 PMCID: PMC2258419 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2007] [Accepted: 02/11/2008] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Background Hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) is expressed predominantly in adipose tissue, where it plays an important role in catecholamine-stimulated hydrolysis of stored tri- and diglycerides, thus mobilizing fatty acids. HSL exhibits broad substrate specificity and besides acylglycerides it hydrolyzes cholesteryl esters, retinyl esters and lipoidal esters. Despite its role in fatty acid mobilization, HSL null mice have been shown to be resistant to diet-induced obesity. Methodology/Principal Findings Following a high-fat diet (HFD) regimen, energy expenditure, measured using indirect calorimetry, was increased in HSL null mice. White adipose tissue of HSL null mice was characterized by reduced mass and reduced protein expression of PPARγ, a key transcription factor in adipogenesis, and stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1, the expression of which is known to be positively correlated to the differentiation state of the adipocyte. The protein expression of uncoupling protein-1 (UCP-1), the highly specific marker of brown adipocytes, was increased 7-fold in white adipose tissue of HSL null mice compared to wildtype littermates. Transmission electron microscopy revealed an increase in the size of mitochondria of white adipocytes of HSL null mice. The mRNA expression of pRb and RIP140 was decreased in isolated white adipocytes, while the expression of UCP-1 and CPT1 was increased in HSL null mice compared to wildtype littermates. Basal oxygen consumption was increased almost 3-fold in white adipose tissue of HSL null mice and was accompanied by increased uncoupling activity. Conclusions These data suggest that HSL is involved in the determination of white versus brown adipocytes during adipocyte differentiation The exact mechanism(s) underlying this novel role of HSL remains to be elucidated, but it seems clear that HSL is required to sustain normal expression levels of pRb and RIP140, which both promote differentiation into the white, rather than the brown, adipocyte lineage.
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- Kristoffer Ström
- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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Zhuravleva J, Solary E, Chluba J, Bastie JN, Delva L. A role for the transcription intermediary factor 2 in zebrafish myelopoiesis. Exp Hematol 2008; 36:559-67. [PMID: 18295965 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2007.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2007] [Revised: 12/28/2007] [Accepted: 12/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE TIF2 is fused with MOZ in the inv(8)(p11q13) acute myeloid leukemia. TIF2, member of the p160 family, is a histone acetyl transferase (HAT). Deletion of p160 genes were performed in mice. Some observations suggest that p160 family members may perform overlapping functions in mice. Therefore, we decided to choose the zebrafish model to study TIF2. The aim of this study was to characterize the role of this HAT during embryonic development. MATERIAL AND METHODS We use antisense, morpholino-modified oligomers to transiently knockdown tif2 gene, thus determining whether TIF2 plays a role in zebrafish early development. RESULTS We show that tif2 is involved in embryogenesis and in primitive hematopoiesis. tif2-knockdown zebrafish embryos are smaller than controls, they demonstrate shorter tails, they display notochord deformation and they exhibit U-shaped tail somites. A synthetic RNA encoding human TIF2 rescues the tif2-knockdown phenotype. Analysis of fli1 expression by whole-mount in situ hybridization indicates normal angioblast specification, but altered localization of intersomitic vessels. The posterior intermediate cell mass, in which a part of primitive hematopoiesis occurs, is altered in tif2 morphants and whole-mount in situ hybridization analyses of l-plastin and mpx expression suggest a specific inhibition of granulocytic and macrophagic differentiation at late stages. CONCLUSION These data indicate an important role for TIF2 in zebrafish primitive myelopoiesis.
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Thomas C, Auwerx J, Schoonjans K. Bile acids and the membrane bile acid receptor TGR5--connecting nutrition and metabolism. Thyroid 2008; 18:167-74. [PMID: 18279017 DOI: 10.1089/thy.2007.0255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A multitude of endocrine, neural, and metabolic signaling pathways are activated upon food intake to coordinate the effective use of the available energy. Bile acids (BAs) are released from the gallbladder after each meal and subsequently facilitate the digestion of nutrients. Since concentrations of BAs increase postprandially in the serum, they are also signals of food availability that bridge nutrition with metabolism. Both nuclear and membrane receptors mediate BA signaling. Whereas the nuclear receptor farnesoid X receptor mainly affects enterohepatic lipid homeostasis, the G protein-coupled receptor TGR5 stimulates glucagon-like protein 1 production in enteroendocrine cells and activates thyroid hormone in brown adipose tissue and muscle, through the stimulation of type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase (D2). Through its insulinotropic effects, TGR5 may improve glucose homeostasis; through the activation of D2, it will stimulate energy expenditure and protect against the onset of obesity. These properties position TGR5 as an attractive and "drugable" target in our fight against the metabolic syndrome.
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- Charles Thomas
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), CNRS/INSERM/ULP, Illkirch, France
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Arrault A, Rocchi S, Picard F, Maurois P, Pirotte B, Vamecq J. A short series of antidiabetic sulfonylureas exhibit multiple ligand PPARgamma-binding patterns. Biomed Pharmacother 2008; 63:56-62. [PMID: 18280694 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2007.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2007] [Accepted: 12/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The present work explores the PPARgamma-activating properties of a series of eight sulfonylureas, using transfection experiments with 293T cells, and rosiglitazone as a reference PPARgamma agonist. In the same time, results from these in vitro experiments are compared to those generated by a sound in silico PPARgamma-ligand docking procedure combined to a simple and astute strategy analysis. The latter consists of building up a dendrogram (decision tree-like diagram) by applying three successive criteria, namely stability, conformational shape and H-binding strength of the docked sulfonylurea or rosiglitazone. This original dendrogram approach avers to be a successful way to account for our biochemical data. It discriminates also various PPARgamma-binding patterns from our small series of compounds. The recognition of these patterns is extremely important because of the extraordinary potentialities of PPARgamma ligands as therapeutic agents in diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular and neurological disorders.
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- Alban Arrault
- Chemoinformatics Group, Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique, UMR CNRS 6005, Université d'Orléans, BP 6759,.Orléans Cedex 2, France
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CARM1 promotes adipocyte differentiation by coactivating PPARgamma. EMBO Rep 2008; 9:193-8. [PMID: 18188184 DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7401151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2007] [Revised: 11/16/2007] [Accepted: 11/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The coactivator-associated arginine methyltransferase 1 (CARM1) is recruited to gene promoters by many transcription factors. To identify new pathways that use CARM1, we carried out a comprehensive transcriptome analysis of CARM1-knockout embryos. By using complementary DNA microarrays and serial analysis of gene expression, we identified various genes involved in lipid metabolism that were underrepresented in CARM1-knockout embryos, indicating an important role for this coactivator in adipose tissue biology. We also observed that the amount of brown fat in CARM1-knockout embryos is reduced. Furthermore, cells lacking CARM1 have a severely curtailed potential to differentiate into mature adipocytes. Reporter experiments and chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis show that CARM1 regulates these processes by acting as a coactivator for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma). Together, these results show that CARM1 promotes adipocyte differentiation by coactivating PPARgamma-mediated transcription and thus might be important in energy balance.
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Zhou D, Shen R, Ye JJ, Li Y, Tsark W, Isbell D, Tso P, Chen S. Nuclear Receptor Coactivator PNRC2 Regulates Energy Expenditure and Adiposity. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:541-553. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m703234200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Maurois P, Rocchi S, Pages N, Bac P, Stables JP, Gressens P, Vamecq J. The PPARgamma agonist FMOC-L-leucine protects both mature and immature brain. Biomed Pharmacother 2007; 62:259-63. [PMID: 18343627 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2007.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2007] [Accepted: 10/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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(N-[9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl]-)-L-leucine (FMOC-L-leucine) and rosiglitazone, two ligands of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma), were evaluated in mature (adult mice) and immature (pups) brain injury models. In adult magnesium-deficient mice, a model responsive to both neuroprotective and anti-seizure compounds, FMOC-L-leucine, but not rosiglitazone, protected against audiogenic seizures. The protection afforded by FMOC-L-leucine was alleviated by the PPARgamma antagonist GW9662 (1-2 mg/kg) and was induced in 50% animals by 4.8+/-1.2 mg/kg. At this dose, FMOC-L-leucine modified audiogenic seizure phase durations in convulsing mice differently than prototype antiepileptic drugs did. FMOC-L-leucine (up to 100 mg/kg) was inactive in the 6 Hz seizure test, an adult animal model largely responsive to anti-seizure drugs. In a model of neonatal brain injury, FMOC-L-leucine (4 microg/kg) was neuroprotective against cerebral ibotenate toxicity. It reduced significantly the size of lesions in grey but not in white matter, while rosiglitazone (10 microg/kg) was inactive. Taken as a whole, the present data support neuroprotective potentialities of FMOC-L-leucine towards both mature and immature brain. The PPAR-based protection of immature brain is more important as it is known that classic adult brain protectants (GABA(A) activators, N-methyl-D-aspartate and sodium channel blockers) may be toxic for immature brain. The PPARgamma agonist FMOC-L-leucine is likely to be devoid of these classic protective mechanisms because of its inactivity in the 6 Hz seizure test, its activity in the audiogenic test being explained by neuroprotective rather than intrinsic anti-seizure mechanisms. Targeting PPARs might be thus a promising way to protect immature brain.
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- Pierre Maurois
- CNRS UMR 8162, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, F-92350 Le Plessis-Robinson, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris-Sud 11, Châtenay-Malabry, France
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Sakamoto H, Suzuki M, Abe T, Hosoyama T, Himeno E, Tanaka S, Greally JM, Hattori N, Yagi S, Shiota K. Cell type-specific methylation profiles occurring disproportionately in CpG-less regions that delineate developmental similarity. Genes Cells 2007; 12:1123-32. [PMID: 17903172 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2007.01120.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Our previous studies using restriction landmark genomic scanning (RLGS) defined tissue- or cell-specific DNA methylation profiles. It remains to be determined whether the DNA sequence compositions in the genomic contexts of the NotI loci tested by RLGS influence their tendency to change with differentiation. We carried out 3834 methylation measurements consisting of 213 NotI loci in the mouse genome in 18 different tissues and cell types, using quantitative real-time PCR based on a Virtual image rlgs database. Loci were categorized as CpG islands or other, and as unique or repetitive sequences, each category being associated with a variety of methylation categories. Strikingly, the tissue-dependently and differentially methylated regions (T-DMRs) were disproportionately distributed in the non-CpG island loci. These loci were located not only in 5'-upstream regions of genes but also in intronic and non-genic regions. Hierarchical clustering of the methylation profiles could be used to define developmental similarity and cellular phenotypes. The results show that distinctive tissue- and cell type-specific methylation profiles by RLGS occur mostly at NotI sites located at non-CpG island sequences, which delineate developmental similarity of different cell types. The finding indicates the power of NotI methylation profiles in evaluating the relatedness of different cell types.
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- Hideki Sakamoto
- Cellular Biochemistry, Animal Resource Sciences/Veterinary Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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White R, Morganstein D, Christian M, Seth A, Herzog B, Parker MG. Role of RIP140 in metabolic tissues: Connections to disease. FEBS Lett 2007; 582:39-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2007] [Accepted: 11/06/2007] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Lonard DM, O'malley BW. Nuclear receptor coregulators: judges, juries, and executioners of cellular regulation. Mol Cell 2007; 27:691-700. [PMID: 17803935 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2007.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 352] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In a little more than 10 years, nuclear receptor (NR) coregulators (coactivators and corepressors) have contributed to our present realization that a great level of sophistication exists in transcriptional regulation. Here, we discuss the implications of coregulators as versatile regulatory agents, influencing not only transcriptional initiation but also elongation, splicing, and translation. In addition to this, there is an increasing recognition that they also regulate a variety of biological processes outside of the nucleus. An important concept that we wish to emphasize is that coregulators are both targets and propagators of posttranslational modification (PTM) codes. This underlies a sophisticated epigenetic regulatory scheme from which a complex and dynamic mammalian phenotype emanates.
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- David M Lonard
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Zhang X, Tseng H. Basonuclin-null mutation impairs homeostasis and wound repair in mouse corneal epithelium. PLoS One 2007; 2:e1087. [PMID: 17971852 PMCID: PMC2034529 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2007] [Accepted: 10/04/2007] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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At least two cellular processes are required for corneal epithelium homeostasis and wound repair: cell proliferation and cell-cell adhesion. These processes are delicately balanced to ensure the maintenance of normal epithelial function. During wound healing, these processes must be reprogrammed in coordination to achieve a rapid re-epithelialization. Basonuclin (Bnc1) is a cell-type-specific transcription factor expressed mainly in the proliferative keratinocytes of stratified epithelium (e.g., corneal epithelium, epidermis and esophageal epithelium) and the gametogenic cells in testis and ovary. Our previous work suggested that basonuclin could regulate transcription of ribosomal RNA genes (rDNA) and genes involved in chromatin structure, transcription regulation, cell-cell junction/communication, ion-channels and intracelllular transportation. However, basonuclin's role in keratinocytes has not been demonstrated in vivo. Here we show that basonuclin-null mutation disrupts corneal epithelium homeostasis and delays wound healing by impairing cell proliferation. In basonuclin-null cornea epithelium, RNA polymerase I (Pol I) transcription is perturbed. This perturbation is unique because it affects transcripts from a subset of rDNA. Basonuclin-null mutation also perturbs RNA polymerase II (Pol II) transcripts from genes encoding chromatin structure proteins histone 3 and HMG2, transcription factor Gli2, gap-junction protein connexin 43 and adheren E-cadherin. In most cases, a concerted change in mRNA and protein level is observed. However, for E-cadherin, despite a notable increase in its mRNA level, its protein level was reduced. In conclusion, our study establishes basonuclin as a regulator of corneal epithelium homeostasis and maintenance. Basonuclin likely coordinates functions of a subset of ribosomal RNA genes (rDNA) and a group of protein coding genes in cellular processes critical for the regulation of cell proliferation.
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- Xiaohong Zhang
- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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English SB, Butte AJ. Evaluation and integration of 49 genome-wide experiments and the prediction of previously unknown obesity-related genes. Bioinformatics 2007; 23:2910-7. [PMID: 17921495 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btm483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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MOTIVATION Genome-wide experiments only rarely show resounding success in yielding genes associated with complex polygenic disorders. We evaluate 49 obesity-related genome-wide experiments with publicly available findings including microarray, genetics, proteomics and gene knock-down from human, mouse, rat and worm, in terms of their ability to rediscover a comprehensive set of genes previously found to be causally associated or having variants associated with obesity. RESULTS Individual experiments show poor predictive ability for rediscovering known obesity-associated genes. We show that intersecting the results of experiments significantly improves the sensitivity, specificity and precision of the prediction of obesity-associated genes. We create an integrative model that statistically significantly outperforms all 49 individual genome-wide experiments. We find that genes known to be associated with obesity are significantly implicated in more obesity-related experiments and use this to provide a list of genes that we predict to have the highest likelihood of association for obesity. The approach described here can include any number and type of genome-wide experiments and might be useful for other complex polygenic disorders as well.
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- Sangeeta B English
- Department of Medicine, Stanford Medical Informatics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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PPARγ is an important transcription factor in the process of adipocyte recruitment and differentiation. Its relevance in vivo has been clearly observed using genetically modified animal models with different degrees of PPARγ function impairment. These animals showed defects in white and brown adipose tissue development and plasticity. Also, the use of PPARγ synthetic activators provided pharmacological evidence for the role of PPARγ as a modulator of adipose tissue plasticity and function. Aside from its well-established role in white adipocyte differentiation, PPARγ also plays a role in brown adipocyte differentiation. Specifically, in brown adipocytes, PPARγ promotes the transcription of genes involved in thermogenesis, such as mitochondrial uncoupling protein (UCP) 1, resulting in enhanced noradrenaline-dependent thermogenesis. PPARγ may also promote the acquirement of a 'brown' phenotype by mature white adipocytes.
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- Edoardo Dalla Nora
- a University of Ferrara, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine, Gerontology and Geriatric, Via Savonarola 9, 44100, Ferrara, Italy.
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- b University of British Columbia, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Vancouver, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, V6T 1Z3 Canada.
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- c University of Cambridge, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Rd., Cambridge, CB2 2QR, UK.
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Yin H, Glass J, Blanchard KL. MOZ-TIF2 repression of nuclear receptor-mediated transcription requires multiple domains in MOZ and in the CID domain of TIF2. Mol Cancer 2007; 6:51. [PMID: 17697320 PMCID: PMC2048977 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-6-51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2007] [Accepted: 08/13/2007] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Fusion of the MOZ and TIF2 genes by an inv (8) (p11q13) translocation has been identified in patients with acute mixed-lineage leukemia. Characterization of the molecular structure of the MOZ-TIF2 fusion protein suggested that the fusion protein would effect on nuclear receptor signaling. Results A series of deletions from the N-terminus of the MOZ-TIF2 fusion protein demonstrated that the MOZ portion is essential for nuclear localization of the fusion protein. Transient expression of MOZ-TIF2 dramatically decreased both basal and estradiol inducible reporter gene activity in an estrogen receptor element (ERE) driven luciferase reporter system and decreased androgen-inducible reporter gene activity in an androgen receptor element (ARE) luciferase reporter system. Deletions in the MOZ portion of the MOZ-TIF2 fusion protein reduced the suppression in the ER reporter system. Stable expression of MOZ-TIF2 inhibited retinoic acid (RA) inducible endogenous CD11b and C/EBPβ gene response. The suppression of the reporter systems was released with either a CID domain deletion or with mutations of leucine-rich repeats in the TIF2 portion of MOZ-TIF2. The co-expression of TIF2, but not CBP, with MOZ-TIF2 partially restored the inhibition of the reporter systems. In addition, analysis of protein interactions demonstrated MOZ-TIF2 interaction with the C-terminus of CBP through both the MOZ and TIF2 portions of the fusion protein. Conclusion MOZ-TIF2 inhibited nuclear receptor-mediated gene response by aberrant recruitment of CBP and both the MOZ and TIF2 portions are required for this inhibition.
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MESH Headings
- Acute Disease
- Blotting, Western
- Carrier Proteins/genetics
- Carrier Proteins/metabolism
- Corticosterone
- Genes, Reporter
- Histone Acetyltransferases/genetics
- Histone Acetyltransferases/metabolism
- Humans
- Leukemia, Myeloid/genetics
- Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 2/genetics
- Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 2/metabolism
- Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/chemistry
- Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/genetics
- Receptors, Androgen/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Receptors, Estrogen/genetics
- Transcription, Genetic
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- Hong Yin
- Feist-Weiller Cancer Center and Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA
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- Feist-Weiller Cancer Center and Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA
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Herzog B, Hallberg M, Seth A, Woods A, White R, Parker MG. The nuclear receptor cofactor, receptor-interacting protein 140, is required for the regulation of hepatic lipid and glucose metabolism by liver X receptor. Mol Endocrinol 2007; 21:2687-97. [PMID: 17684114 PMCID: PMC2140279 DOI: 10.1210/me.2007-0213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The liver X receptors (LXRs) are nuclear receptors that play important roles in the regulation of lipid metabolism. In this study, we demonstrate that receptor-interacting protein 140 (RIP140) is a cofactor for LXR in liver. Analysis of RIP140 null mice and hepatocytes depleted of RIP140 indicate that the cofactor is essential for the ability of LXR to activate the expression of a set of genes required for lipogenesis. Furthermore we demonstrate that RIP140 is required for the ability of LXR to repress the expression of the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase gene in Fao cells and mice. Thus, we conclude that the function of RIP140 as a cofactor for LXR in liver varies according to the target genes and metabolic process, serving as a coactivator in lipogenesis but as a corepressor in gluconeogenesis.
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- Birger Herzog
- From the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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- From the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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- From the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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- MRC Cellular Stress Group, Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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- From the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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- From the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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Nuclear receptor (NR) coregulators (coactivators and corepressors) are essential elements in regulating nuclear receptor-mediated transcription. In a little more than a decade since their discovery, these proteins have been studied mechanistically and reveal that the regulation of transcription is a highly controlled and complex process. Because of their central role in regulating NR-mediated transcription and in coordinating intercompartmental metabolic processes, disruptions in coregulator biology can lead to pathological states. To date, the extent to which they are involved in human disease has not been widely appreciated. In a complete literature survey, we have identified nearly 300 distinct coregulators, revealing that a great variety of enzymatic and regulatory capabilities exist for NRs to regulate transcription and other cellular events. Here, we substantiate that coregulators are broadly implicated in human pathological states and will be of growing future interest in clinical medicine.
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- David M Lonard
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Sato H, Genet C, Strehle A, Thomas C, Lobstein A, Wagner A, Mioskowski C, Auwerx J, Saladin R. Anti-hyperglycemic activity of a TGR5 agonist isolated from Olea europaea. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 362:793-8. [PMID: 17825251 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.06.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2007] [Accepted: 06/20/2007] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Olive tree (Olea europeaea) leaves are well known for their effect on metabolism in particular as a traditional anti-diabetic and anti-hypertensive herbal drug. These properties are until now only attributed to oleuropein, the major secoiridoid of olive leaves. Here we describe the isolation and the identification of another constituent implicated in the anti-diabetic effect of this plant, i.e. oleanolic acid. We show that this triterpene is an agonist for TGR5, a member of G-protein coupled receptor activated by bile acids and which mediates some of their various cellular and physiological effect. Oleanolic acid lowers serum glucose and insulin levels in mice fed with a high fat diet and it enhances glucose tolerance. Our data suggest that both oleuropein and oleanolic acid are involved in the anti-diabetic effect of olive leaves and further emphasize the potential role of TGR5 agonists to improve metabolic disorders.
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- Hiroyuki Sato
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/Université Louis Pasteur, 67404 Illkirch, France
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Debevec D, Christian M, Morganstein D, Seth A, Herzog B, Parker M, White R. Receptor interacting protein 140 regulates expression of uncoupling protein 1 in adipocytes through specific peroxisome proliferator activated receptor isoforms and estrogen-related receptor alpha. Mol Endocrinol 2007; 21:1581-92. [PMID: 17456798 PMCID: PMC2072047 DOI: 10.1210/me.2007-0103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Expression of uncoupling protein 1 (Ucp1) mRNA is elevated in differentiated adipocytes derived from brown or white adipose tissue devoid of the nuclear receptor corepressor receptor interacting protein 140 (RIP140). Increased expression is mediated in part by the recruitment of peroxisome proliferator activated receptors alpha and gamma, together with estrogen-related receptor alpha, which functions through a novel binding site on the Ucp1 enhancer. This demonstrates that regulation of Ucp1 expression in the absence of RIP140 involves derepression of at least three different nuclear receptors. The ability to increase expression of Ucp1 by beta-adrenergic signaling is independent of RIP140, as shown by the action of the beta(3)-adrenergic agonist CL 316,243 to stimulate expression in both brown and white adipocytes in the presence and absence of the corepressor. Therefore, the expression of this metabolic uncoupling protein in adipose cells is regulated by inhibition as well as activation of distinct signaling pathways.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/deficiency
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/genetics
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism
- Adipocytes/metabolism
- Adipose Tissue, Brown/metabolism
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Binding Sites/genetics
- Cells, Cultured
- DNA Primers/genetics
- Enhancer Elements, Genetic
- Gene Expression Regulation
- In Vitro Techniques
- Ion Channels/genetics
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Mitochondrial Proteins/genetics
- Nuclear Proteins/deficiency
- Nuclear Proteins/genetics
- Nuclear Proteins/metabolism
- Nuclear Receptor Interacting Protein 1
- PPAR alpha/metabolism
- PPAR gamma/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3/metabolism
- Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Transcriptional Activation
- Uncoupling Protein 1
- ERRalpha Estrogen-Related Receptor
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- Darja Debevec
- Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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Dali-Youcef N, Mataki C, Coste A, Messaddeq N, Giroud S, Blanc S, Koehl C, Champy MF, Chambon P, Fajas L, Metzger D, Schoonjans K, Auwerx J. Adipose tissue-specific inactivation of the retinoblastoma protein protects against diabesity because of increased energy expenditure. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:10703-8. [PMID: 17556545 PMCID: PMC1965576 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0611568104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The role of the tumor suppressor retinoblastoma protein (pRb) has been firmly established in the control of cell cycle, apoptosis, and differentiation. Recently, it was demonstrated that lack of pRb promotes a switch from white to brown adipocyte differentiation in vitro. We used the Cre-Lox system to specifically inactivate pRb in adult adipose tissue. Under a high-fat diet, pRb-deficient (pRb(ad-/-)) mice failed to gain weight because of increased energy expenditure. This protection against weight gain was caused by the activation of mitochondrial activity in white and brown fat as evidenced by histologic, electron microscopic, and gene expression studies. Moreover, pRb(-/-) mouse embryonic fibroblasts displayed higher proliferation and apoptosis rates than pRb(+/+) mouse embryonic fibroblasts, which could contribute to the altered white adipose tissue morphology. Taken together, our data support a direct role of pRb in adipocyte cell fate determination in vivo and suggest that pRb could serve as a potential therapeutic target to trigger mitochondrial activation in white adipose tissue and brown adipose tissue, favoring an increase in energy expenditure and subsequent weight loss.
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- Nassim Dali-Youcef
- *Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire de Strasbourg, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Louis Pasteur, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, BP 10142, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Laboratoire de Biochimie Générale et Spécialisée, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 1 Place de l'Hôpital, 67098 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- *Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire de Strasbourg, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Louis Pasteur, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, BP 10142, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- *Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire de Strasbourg, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Louis Pasteur, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, BP 10142, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- *Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire de Strasbourg, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Louis Pasteur, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, BP 10142, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Département d'Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 7178 and Université Louis Pasteur, 23 Rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 02, France
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- Département d'Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie, Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 7178 and Université Louis Pasteur, 23 Rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 02, France
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie Générale et Spécialisée, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 1 Place de l'Hôpital, 67098 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Institut Clinique de la Souris, Genopole Strasbourg, 67404 Illkirch, France; and
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- *Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire de Strasbourg, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Louis Pasteur, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, BP 10142, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Metabolism and Cancer Laboratory, Le Centre Régional de Lutte Contre le Cancer Val d'Aurelle, Parc Euromédecine U540, 208 Rue des Apothicaires, F-34298 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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- *Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire de Strasbourg, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Louis Pasteur, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, BP 10142, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- *Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire de Strasbourg, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Louis Pasteur, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, BP 10142, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- *Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire de Strasbourg, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Louis Pasteur, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, BP 10142, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Laboratoire de Biochimie Générale et Spécialisée, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 1 Place de l'Hôpital, 67098 Strasbourg Cedex, France
- Institut Clinique de la Souris, Genopole Strasbourg, 67404 Illkirch, France; and
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Zhang Y, Zhang H, Liang J, Yu W, Shang Y. SIP, a novel ankyrin repeat containing protein, sequesters steroid receptor coactivators in the cytoplasm. EMBO J 2007; 26:2645-57. [PMID: 17476305 PMCID: PMC1888672 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2006] [Accepted: 04/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Steroid receptor coactivators (SRCs) exert profound effects on animal development and physiology. These coactivators are nuclear proteins and transcription co-regulators that function to facilitate the transcription initiation mediated by nuclear receptors, as well as by other well-known transcription factors. However, how these co-regulators are functionally regulated is poorly understood. During genome-wide screening for SRC-interacting proteins, we identified a novel ankyrin repeat containing protein, SIP (SRC-Interacting Protein), which interacts with SRC coactivators in the cytoplasm. We demonstrated that extracellular stimuli such as the addition of estrogen, induced phosphorylation of SIP in its PEST (Proline, Glutamate, Serine, and Threonine rich) domain by casein kinase II. The phosphorylation of SIP resulted in dissociation of SRC proteins from SIP in the cytoplasm and led to subsequent nuclear translocation of SRC proteins and gene coactivation. Both gain-of-function and loss-of-function experiments indicate that SIP functions to sequester SRC coactivators in the cytoplasm and buffer the availability of these coactivators, thus providing a mechanism for the regulation of the transcription regulators.
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- Ying Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xue Yuan Road, Beijing 100083, P.R. China. Tel.: 86 10 82805118; Fax: 86 10 82801355; E-mail:
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Waki H, Park KW, Mitro N, Pei L, Damoiseaux R, Wilpitz DC, Reue K, Saez E, Tontonoz P. The small molecule harmine is an antidiabetic cell-type-specific regulator of PPARgamma expression. Cell Metab 2007; 5:357-70. [PMID: 17488638 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2007.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2006] [Revised: 03/01/2007] [Accepted: 03/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PPARgamma is the master regulator of adipogenesis and the molecular target of the thiazolidinedione antidiabetic drugs. By screening for compounds that promote adipogenesis, we identified a small molecule that targets the PPARgamma pathway by a distinct mechanism. This molecule, harmine, is not a ligand for the receptor; rather, it acts as a cell-type-specific regulator of PPARgamma expression. Administration of harmine to diabetic mice mimics the effects of PPARgamma ligands on adipocyte gene expression and insulin sensitivity. Unlike thiazolidinediones, however, harmine does not cause significant weight gain or hepatic lipid accumulation. Molecular studies indicate that harmine controls PPARgamma expression through inhibition of the Wnt signaling pathway. This work validates phenotypic screening of adipocytes as a promising strategy for the identification of bioactive small molecules and suggests that regulators of PPARgamma expression may represent a complementary approach to PPARgamma ligands in the treatment of insulin resistance.
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- Hironori Waki
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Feige JN, Auwerx J. Transcriptional coregulators in the control of energy homeostasis. Trends Cell Biol 2007; 17:292-301. [PMID: 17475497 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2007.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2007] [Revised: 03/07/2007] [Accepted: 04/16/2007] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Metabolic programs controlling energy homeostasis are governed at the transcriptional level by the integrated action of several transcription factors. Among these, nuclear receptors including peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, estrogen-related receptors or thyroid hormone receptors play prominent roles by adapting gene expression programs to the endocrine and metabolic context that they sense via their ligand-binding domain. Coregulators assist nuclear receptors to positively or negatively influence the transcription of target genes, and thereby comprise an integral part of the transcriptional circuitry. This review focuses on how coregulators, including PGC-1 and p160 coactivators, Sirt-1, RIP140 and NCoR corepressors, control the balance between energy storage and expenditure, with a particular emphasis on how these proteins integrate physiological stimuli in vivo. The general picture that emerges indicates that these coregulators are metabolic switches, which convergently regulate metabolic pathways through their pleiotropic interactions with nuclear receptors and other transcription factors.
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- Jérôme N Feige
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/Université Louis Pasteur, Illkirch, France
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Gupta P, Park SW, Farooqui M, Wei LN. Orphan nuclear receptor TR2, a mediator of preadipocyte proliferation, is differentially regulated by RA through exchange of coactivator PCAF with corepressor RIP140 on a platform molecule GRIP1. Nucleic Acids Res 2007; 35:2269-82. [PMID: 17389641 PMCID: PMC1874640 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl1147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2006] [Revised: 11/12/2006] [Accepted: 12/15/2006] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Orphan nuclear receptor TR2 is a preadipocyte proliferator. Knockdown of TR2 in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes reduced their proliferation efficiency, whereas specific elevation of TR2 in these cells facilitated their proliferation. All-trans retinoic acid (RA) stimulates cellular proliferation in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes by activating TR2 through an IR0-type RA response element, which further activates c-Myc expression. In post-differentiated adipocytes, RA becomes a repressive signal for TR2 and rapidly down-regulates its expression. The biphasic effect of RA on TR2 expression in 3T3-L1 is mediated by differential RA-dependent coregulator recruitment to the receptor/Glucocorticoid Receptor-Interacting Protein 1 (GRIP1) complex that binds IR0 on the TR2 promoter. RA induces the recruitment of histone acetyl transferase-containing/GRIP1/p300/CBP-associated factor (PCAF) complex to the TR2 promoter in undifferentiated cells, whereas it triggers recruitment of histone deacetylase-containing/GRIP1/receptor-interacting protein 140 (RIP140) complex in differentiated cells. GRIP1 directly interacts with RIP140 through its carboxyl terminal AD2 domain. GRIP1 interacts with PCAF and RIP140 directly and differentially, functioning as a platform molecule to mediate differential RA-induced coregulator recruitment to TR2 promoter target. This results in a biphasic effect of RA on the expression of TR2 in undifferentiated and differentiated cells, which is required for RA-stimulated preadipocyte proliferation.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Li S, Shang Y. Regulation of SRC family coactivators by post-translational modifications. Cell Signal 2007; 19:1101-12. [PMID: 17368849 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2007.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2007] [Revised: 02/01/2007] [Accepted: 02/01/2007] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Initially identified as a group of auxiliary protein factors involved in transcriptional regulation by steroid hormone receptors as well as by other members of the nuclear receptor superfamily, the steroid receptor coactivators (SRCs) have since then been implicated in the transcriptional regulation of other transcription factors which are important components of very different signaling pathways. Members of the SRC family have been shown to interact with myogenin, MEF-2, transcriptional enhancer factor (TEF), NF-kappaB, AP-1, STAT, p53, and E2F1, suggesting that SRC coactivators participate in diverse cellular processes. Recent evidence indicates that various post-translational modifications play critical roles in determining the final transcriptional output and specificity of SRC coactivators. In this review, we summarized the current knowledge concerning post-translational modifications, dynamic interplay between different modifications, and patho-physiological relevance of the modifications of SRC proteins.
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- Shaosi Li
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, 38 Xue Yuan Road, Beijing 100083, PR China
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Misu H, Takamura T, Matsuzawa N, Shimizu A, Ota T, Sakurai M, Ando H, Arai K, Yamashita T, Honda M, Yamashita T, Kaneko S. Genes involved in oxidative phosphorylation are coordinately upregulated with fasting hyperglycaemia in livers of patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia 2007; 50:268-77. [PMID: 17187250 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-006-0489-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2006] [Accepted: 09/19/2006] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) plays an important role in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Genes involved in OXPHOS have been reported to be down-regulated in skeletal muscle from patients with type 2 diabetes; however, hepatic regulation is unknown. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analysed expression of genes involved in OXPHOS from the livers of 14 patients with type 2 diabetes and 14 subjects with NGT using serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) and DNA chip analysis. We evaluated the correlation between expression levels of genes involved in OXPHOS and the clinical parameters of individuals with type 2 diabetes and NGT. RESULTS Both gene analyses showed that genes involved in OXPHOS were significantly upregulated in the type 2 diabetic liver. In the SAGE analysis, tag count comparisons of mitochondrial transcripts showed that ribosomal RNAs (rRNA) were 3.5-fold over-expressed, and mRNAs were 1.2-fold over-expressed in the type 2 diabetes library. DNA chip analysis revealed that expression of genes involved in OXPHOS, which correlated with several nuclear factors, including estrogen-related receptor-alpha or peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma, was a predictor of fasting plasma glucose levels, independently of age, BMI, insulin resistance and fasting insulin levels (p = 0.04). Surprisingly, genes involved in OXPHOS did not correlate with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1alpha or nuclear respiratory factor 1. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Our results indicate that upregulation of genes involved in OXPHOS in the liver, which are regulated by different mechanisms from genes in the skeletal muscle, is associated with fasting hyperglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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- Deparment of Disease Control and Homeostasis, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan
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Villena JA, Hock MB, Chang WY, Barcas JE, Giguère V, Kralli A. Orphan nuclear receptor estrogen-related receptor alpha is essential for adaptive thermogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:1418-23. [PMID: 17229846 PMCID: PMC1783094 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0607696104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Survival of organisms requires the ability to adapt to changes in the environment. Adaptation of oxidative metabolism is essential for meeting increased energy demands in response to stressors, such as exposure to cold temperatures or increased physical activity. Adaptive changes in metabolism are often achieved at the level of gene expression, and nuclear receptors have prevalent roles in mediating such responses. Estrogen-related receptor alpha (ERRalpha) was the first orphan nuclear receptor to be identified, and yet its physiologic function remains unknown. Here, we show that mice lacking ERRalpha are unable to maintain body temperature when exposed to cold. Surprisingly, the inability to adapt to cold is not due to defects in the acute transcriptional induction of genes important for thermogenesis. Rather, we show that ERRalpha is needed for the high levels of mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative capacity characteristic of brown adipose tissue (BAT), and thus for providing the energy necessary for thermogenesis. ERRalpha fulfills this role by acting directly at genes important for mitochondrial function, parallel to other factors controlling mitochondrial gene expression, such as NRF1 and NRF2/GABPA. Our findings demonstrate that ERRalpha is a key regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative metabolism, and essential for adaptive thermogenesis.
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- Josep A. Villena
- *Department of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- *Department of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Molecular Oncology Group, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada H3A 1A1
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- *Department of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
- To whom correspondence should be addressed at:
Department of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037. E-mail:
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