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Ruppert PMM, Kersten S. Mechanisms of hepatic fatty acid oxidation and ketogenesis during fasting. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2024; 35:107-124. [PMID: 37940485 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2023.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
Abstract
Fasting is part of many weight management and health-boosting regimens. Fasting causes substantial metabolic adaptations in the liver that include the stimulation of fatty acid oxidation and ketogenesis. The induction of fatty acid oxidation and ketogenesis during fasting is mainly driven by interrelated changes in plasma levels of various hormones and an increase in plasma nonesterified fatty acid (NEFA) levels and is mediated transcriptionally by the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)α, supported by CREB3L3 (cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3 like 3). Compared with men, women exhibit higher ketone levels during fasting, likely due to higher NEFA availability, suggesting that the metabolic response to fasting shows sexual dimorphism. Here, we synthesize the current molecular knowledge on the impact of fasting on hepatic fatty acid oxidation and ketogenesis.
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- Philip M M Ruppert
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 C Odense, Denmark
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- Nutrition, Metabolism, and Genomics Group, Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands; Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Vecchi C, Montosi G, Garuti C, Canali S, Sabelli M, Bergamini E, Ricci A, Buzzetti E, Corradini E, Pietrangelo A. CREB-H is a stress-regulator of hepcidin gene expression during early postnatal development. J Mol Med (Berl) 2023; 101:1113-1124. [PMID: 37493829 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-023-02344-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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Hepcidin, the hepatic iron hormone, is the central regulator of iron homeostasis. Cyclic AMP-Responsive Element-Binding protein 3-like 3 (CREB3L3/CREB-H) is a liver homeostatic regulator of essential nutrients (i.e. glucose and lipids) and has been previously involved in hepcidin response to pathologic stress signals. Here, we asked whether CREB-H has also a physiologic role in iron homeostasis through hepcidin. To this end, we analyzed hepcidin gene expression and regulation in the liver of wild type and Creb3l3 knockout mice during early postnatal development, as a model of "physiologic" stressful condition. The effect of iron challenge in vivo and BMP6 stimulation in vitro have been also addressed. In addition, we investigated the BMP signaling pathway and hepcidin promoter activity following CREB3L3 silencing and hepcidin promoter mutation in HepG2 cells. Creb3l3 knockout suckling and young-adult mice showed a prominent serum and hepatic iron accumulation, respectively, due to impaired hepcidin mRNA expression which progressively returned to normal level in adult mice. Interestingly, upon iron challenge, while the upstream BMP/SMAD signaling pathway controlling hepcidin was equally responsive in both strains, hepcidin gene expression was impaired in knockout mice and more iron accumulated in the liver. Accordingly, hepcidin gene response to BMP6 was blunted in primary CREB-H knockout hepatocytes and in HepG2 cells transfected with CREB-H siRNA or carrying a hepcidin promoter mutated in the CREB-H binding site. In conclusion, CREB-H has a role in maintaining the homeostatic balance of iron traffic through hepcidin during the critical postnatal period and in response to iron challenge. KEY MESSAGES: CREB-H KO mice develop liver iron overload shortly after weaning that normalizes in adulthood. CHEB-H is involved in hepcidin gene response to oral iron in vivo. CREB-H loss hampers hepcidin promoter response to BMP6. CREB-H is a key stress-sensor controlling hepcidin gene transcription in physiologic and pathophysiologic states.
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- Chiara Vecchi
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University Hospital of Modena, 41125, Modena, Italy.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University Hospital of Modena, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University Hospital of Modena, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University Hospital of Modena, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University Hospital of Modena, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University Hospital of Modena, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University Hospital of Modena, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University Hospital of Modena, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University Hospital of Modena, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University Hospital of Modena, 41125, Modena, Italy
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Han HS, Ahn E, Park ES, Huh T, Choi S, Kwon Y, Choi BH, Lee J, Choi YH, Jeong YL, Lee GB, Kim M, Seong JK, Shin HM, Kim HR, Moon MH, Kim JK, Hwang GS, Koo SH. Impaired BCAA catabolism in adipose tissues promotes age-associated metabolic derangement. NATURE AGING 2023; 3:982-1000. [PMID: 37488415 DOI: 10.1038/s43587-023-00460-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
Abstract
Adipose tissues are central in controlling metabolic homeostasis and failure in their preservation is associated with age-related metabolic disorders. The exact role of mature adipocytes in this phenomenon remains elusive. Here we describe the role of adipose branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) catabolism in this process. We found that adipocyte-specific Crtc2 knockout protected mice from age-associated metabolic decline. Multiomics analysis revealed that BCAA catabolism was impaired in aged visceral adipose tissues, leading to the activation of mechanistic target of rapamycin complex (mTORC1) signaling and the resultant cellular senescence, which was restored by Crtc2 knockout in adipocytes. Using single-cell RNA sequencing analysis, we found that age-associated decline in adipogenic potential of visceral adipose tissues was reinstated by Crtc2 knockout, via the reduction of BCAA-mTORC1 senescence-associated secretory phenotype axis. Collectively, we propose that perturbation of BCAA catabolism by CRTC2 is critical in instigating age-associated remodeling of adipose tissue and the resultant metabolic decline in vivo.
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- Hye-Sook Han
- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Integrated Metabolomics Research Group, Western Seoul Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Integrated Metabolomics Research Group, Western Seoul Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, POSTECH, Pohang, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- BK21 FOUR Biomedical Science Project, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Korea Mouse Phenotyping Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- BK21 FOUR Biomedical Science Project, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Wide River Institute of Immunology, Seoul National University, Hongcheon, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- BK21 FOUR Biomedical Science Project, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Wide River Institute of Immunology, Seoul National University, Hongcheon, Korea
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- Department of New Biology, DGIST, Daegu, Korea.
- Department of Life Sciences, POSTECH, Pohang, Korea.
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- Integrated Metabolomics Research Group, Western Seoul Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Seoul, Korea.
- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
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An S, Nedumaran B, Koh H, Joo DJ, Lee H, Park CS, Harris RA, Shin KS, Djalilian AR, Kim YD. Enhancement of the SESN2-SHP cascade by melatonin ameliorates hepatic gluconeogenesis by inhibiting the CRBN-BTG2-CREBH signaling pathway. Exp Mol Med 2023:10.1038/s12276-023-01040-x. [PMID: 37488285 PMCID: PMC10393991 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-023-01040-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023] Open
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Melatonin is involved in the regulation of various biological functions. Here, we explored a novel molecular mechanism by which the melatonin-induced sestrin2 (SESN2)-small heterodimer partner (SHP) signaling pathway protects against fasting- and diabetes-mediated hepatic glucose metabolism. Various key gene expression analyses were performed and multiple metabolic changes were assessed in liver specimens and primary hepatocytes of mice and human participants. The expression of the hepatic cereblon (CRBN) and b-cell translocation gene 2 (BTG2) genes was significantly increased in fasting mice, diabetic mice, and patients with diabetes. Overexpression of Crbn and Btg2 increased hepatic gluconeogenesis by enhancing cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-responsive element-binding protein H (CREBH), whereas this phenomenon was prominently ablated in Crbn null mice and Btg2-silenced mice. Interestingly, melatonin-induced SESN2 and SHP markedly reduced hepatic glucose metabolism in diabetic mice and primary hepatocytes, and this protective effect of melatonin was strikingly reversed by silencing Sesn2 and Shp. Finally, the melatonin-induced SESN2-SHP signaling pathway inhibited CRBN- and BTG2-mediated hepatic gluconeogenic gene transcription via the competition of BTG2 and the interaction of CREBH. Mitigation of the CRBN-BTG2-CREBH axis by the melatonin-SESN2-SHP signaling network may provide a novel therapeutic strategy to treat metabolic dysfunction due to diabetes.
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- Seungwon An
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Severance Pediatric Liver Disease Research Group, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- School of Life Sciences and Cell Logistics Research Center, Gwangju Institute Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA
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- DUKSAN Institute of Biomedical and Life Science, Gwangmyeong, 14348, Republic of Korea
- Young Sciences, Inc., Bucheon, 14449, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- DUKSAN Institute of Biomedical and Life Science, Gwangmyeong, 14348, Republic of Korea.
- Young Sciences, Inc., Bucheon, 14449, Republic of Korea.
- Research Institute of Aging and Metabolism, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea.
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Lee SH, Moon SJ, Woo SH, Ahn G, Kim WK, Lee CH, Hwang JH. CrebH protects against liver injury associated with colonic inflammation via modulation of exosomal miRNA. Cell Biosci 2023; 13:116. [PMID: 37370191 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-023-01065-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Hepatic liver disease, including primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), is a serious extraintestinal manifestations of colonic inflammation. Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-responsive element-binding protein H (CrebH) is a transcription factor expressed mostly in the liver and small intestine. However, CrebH's roles in the gut-liver axis remain unknown. METHODS Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and PSC disease models were established in wild-type and CrebH-/- mice treated with dextran sulfate sodium, dinitrobenzene sulfonic acid, and diethoxycarbonyl dihydrocollidine diet, respectively. RNA sequencing were conducted to investigate differential gene expression. Exosomes were isolated from plasma and culture media. miRNA expression profiling was performed using the NanoString nCounter Mouse miRNA Panel. Effects of miR-29a-3p on adhesion molecule expression were investigated in bEnd.3 brain endothelial cells. RESULTS CrebH-/- mice exhibited accelerated liver injury without substantial differences in the gut after administration of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS), and had similar features to PSC, including enlarged bile ducts, enhanced inflammation, and aberrant MAdCAM-1 expression. Furthermore, RNA-sequencing analysis showed that differentially expressed genes in the liver of CrebH-/- mice after DSS overlapped significantly with genes changed in PSC-liver. Analysis of plasma exosome miRNA isolated from WT and CrebH-/- mice indicates that CrebH can contribute to the exosomal miRNA profile. We also identified miR-29a-3p as an effective mediator for MAdCAM-1 expression. Administration of plasma exosome from CrebH-/- mice led to prominent inflammatory signals in the liver of WT mice with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). CONCLUSIONS CrebH deficiency led to increased susceptibility to IBD-induced liver diseases via enhanced expression of adhesion molecules and concomitant infiltration of T lymphocytes. Exosomes can contribute to the progression of IBD-induced liver injury in CrebH-/- mice. These study provide novel insights into the role of CrebH in IBD-induced liver injury.
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- Sang-Hee Lee
- Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseoung-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Korea
- Department of Biology, Daejeon University, 62 Daehak-ro, Dong-gu, Daejeon, 34520, Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseoung-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Korea
- KRIBB School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology (UST), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseoung-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Korea
- Department of Biology and Microbiology, Changwon National University, 20 Chanwondaehak-ro, Uichan-gu, Chanwon-si, Gyeonsangnam-do, 51140, Korea
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- Department of Biology, Daejeon University, 62 Daehak-ro, Dong-gu, Daejeon, 34520, Korea
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- KRIBB School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology (UST), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Korea
- Metabolic Regulation Research Center, KRIBB, 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseoung-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseoung-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Korea.
- KRIBB School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology (UST), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Korea.
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseoung-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Korea.
- KRIBB School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology (UST), 125 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Korea.
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Zhao Y, Li S, Chen Y, Wang Y, Wei Y, Zhou T, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Chen L, Liu Y, Hu C, Zhou B, Ding Q. Histone phosphorylation integrates the hepatic glucagon-PKA-CREB gluconeogenesis program in response to fasting. Mol Cell 2023; 83:1093-1108.e8. [PMID: 36863348 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
Abstract
The glucagon-PKA signal is generally believed to control hepatic gluconeogenesis via the CREB transcription factor. Here we uncovered a distinct function of this signal in directly stimulating histone phosphorylation for gluconeogenic gene regulation in mice. In the fasting state, CREB recruited activated PKA to regions near gluconeogenic genes, where PKA phosphorylated histone H3 serine 28 (H3S28ph). H3S28ph, recognized by 14-3-3ζ, promoted recruitment of RNA polymerase II and transcriptional stimulation of gluconeogenic genes. In contrast, in the fed state, more PP2A was found near gluconeogenic genes, which counteracted PKA by dephosphorylating H3S28ph and repressing transcription. Importantly, ectopic expression of phosphomimic H3S28 efficiently restored gluconeogenic gene expression when liver PKA or CREB was depleted. These results together highlight a different functional scheme in regulating gluconeogenesis by the glucagon-PKA-CREB-H3S28ph cascade, in which the hormone signal is transmitted to chromatin for rapid and efficient gluconeogenic gene activation.
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- Yongxu Zhao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Linyi People's Hospital, Xuzhou Medical University, Shandong 276000, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China; Institute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
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Kim H, Song Z, Zhang R, Davies BSJ, Zhang K. A hepatokine derived from the ER protein CREBH promotes triglyceride metabolism by stimulating lipoprotein lipase activity. Sci Signal 2023; 16:eadd6702. [PMID: 36649378 PMCID: PMC10080946 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.add6702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-tethered, liver-enriched stress sensor CREBH is processed in response to increased energy demands or hepatic stress to release an amino-terminal fragment that functions as a transcription factor for hepatic genes encoding lipid and glucose metabolic factors. Here, we discovered that the carboxyl-terminal fragment of CREBH (CREBH-C) derived from membrane-bound, full-length CREBH was secreted as a hepatokine in response to fasting or hepatic stress. Phosphorylation of CREBH-C mediated by the kinase CaMKII was required for efficient secretion of CREBH-C through exocytosis. Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) mediates the lipolysis of circulating triglycerides for tissue uptake and is inhibited by a complex consisting of angiopoietin-like (ANGPTL) 3 and ANGPTL8. Secreted CREBH-C blocked the formation of ANGPTL3-ANGPTL8 complexes, leading to increased LPL activity in plasma and metabolic tissues in mice. CREBH-C administration promoted plasma triglyceride clearance and partitioning into peripheral tissues and mitigated hypertriglyceridemia and hepatic steatosis in mice fed a high-fat diet. Individuals with obesity had higher circulating amounts of CREBH-C than control individuals, and human CREBH loss-of-function variants were associated with dysregulated plasma triglycerides. These results identify a stress-induced, secreted protein fragment derived from CREBH that functions as a hepatokine to stimulate LPL activity and triglyceride homeostasis.
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- Hyunbae Kim
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, and Obesity Research and Education Initiative, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Liver Regeneration and Immunity: A Tale to Tell. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021176. [PMID: 36674692 PMCID: PMC9864482 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The physiological importance of the liver is demonstrated by its unique and essential ability to regenerate following extensive injuries affecting its function. By regenerating, the liver reacts to hepatic damage and thus enables homeostasis to be restored. The aim of this review is to add new findings that integrate the regenerative pathway to the current knowledge. An optimal regeneration is achieved through the integration of two main pathways: IL-6/JAK/STAT3, which promotes hepatocyte proliferation, and PI3K/PDK1/Akt, which in turn enhances cell growth. Proliferation and cell growth are events that must be balanced during the three phases of the regenerative process: initiation, proliferation and termination. Achieving the correct liver/body weight ratio is ensured by several pathways as extracellular matrix signalling, apoptosis through caspase-3 activation, and molecules including transforming growth factor-beta, and cyclic adenosine monophosphate. The actors involved in the regenerative process are numerous and many of them are also pivotal players in both the immune and non-immune inflammatory process, that is observed in the early stages of hepatic regeneration. Balance of Th17/Treg is important in liver inflammatory process outcomes. Knowledge of liver regeneration will allow a more detailed characterisation of the molecular mechanisms that are crucial in the interplay between proliferation and inflammation.
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Celik C, Lee SYT, Yap WS, Thibault G. Endoplasmic reticulum stress and lipids in health and diseases. Prog Lipid Res 2023; 89:101198. [PMID: 36379317 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2022.101198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a complex and dynamic organelle that regulates many cellular pathways, including protein synthesis, protein quality control, and lipid synthesis. When one or multiple ER roles are dysregulated and saturated, the ER enters a stress state, which, in turn, activates the highly conserved unfolded protein response (UPR). By sensing the accumulation of unfolded proteins or lipid bilayer stress (LBS) at the ER, the UPR triggers pathways to restore ER homeostasis and eventually induces apoptosis if the stress remains unresolved. In recent years, it has emerged that the UPR works intimately with other cellular pathways to maintain lipid homeostasis at the ER, and so does at cellular levels. Lipid distribution, along with lipid anabolism and catabolism, are tightly regulated, in part, by the ER. Dysfunctional and overwhelmed lipid-related pathways, independently or in combination with ER stress, can have reciprocal effects on other cellular functions, contributing to the development of diseases. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of the UPR in response to proteotoxic stress and LBS and the breadth of the functions mitigated by the UPR in different tissues and in the context of diseases.
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- Cenk Celik
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A*STAR, Singapore.
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Shen H, Gu X, Li H, Tang M, Li X, Zhang Y, Su F, Wang Z. Exploring Prognosis, Tumor Microenvironment and Tumor Immune Infiltration in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Based on ATF/CREB Transcription Factor Family Gene-Related Model. J Hepatocell Carcinoma 2023; 10:327-345. [PMID: 36874250 PMCID: PMC9983578 DOI: 10.2147/jhc.s398713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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Introduction Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of primary liver cancer. It is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Deregulation of the ATF/CREB family is associated with the progression of metabolic homeostasis and cancer. Because the liver plays a central role in metabolic homeostasis, it is critical to assess the predictive value of the ATF/CREB family in the diagnosis and prognosis of HCC. Methods Using data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), this research evaluated the expression, copy number variations, and frequency of somatic mutations of 21 genes in the ATF/CREB family in HCC. A prognostic model based on the ATF/CREB gene family was developed via Lasso and Cox regression analyses, with the TCGA cohort serving as the training dataset and the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) cohort serving as the validation set. Kaplan-Meier and receiver operating characteristic analyses verified the accuracy of the prognostic model. Furthermore, the association among the prognostic model, immune checkpoints, and immune cells was examined. Results High-risk patients exhibited an unfavorable outcome as opposed to those in the low-risk category. Multivariate Cox analysis revealed that the risk score calculated based on the prognostic model was an independent prognostic factor for HCC. Analysis of immune mechanisms revealed that the risk score had a positive link to the expression of immune checkpoints, particularly CD274, PDCD1, LAG3, and CTLA4. Differences in immune cells and immune-associated roles were found between the high- and low-risk patients, as determined by single-sample gene set enrichment analysis. The core genes ATF1, CREB1, and CREB3 in the prognostic model were shown to be upregulated in HCC tissues as opposed to adjoining normal tissues, and the 10-year overall survival (OS) rate was worse among patients with elevated expression levels of ATF1, CREB1, and CREB3. Elevated expression levels of ATF1, CREB1, and CREB3 in HCC tissues were confirmed by qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry studies. Conclusion According to the results of our training set and test set, the risk model based on the six ATF/CREB gene signatures predicting prognosis has certain predictive accuracy in predicting the survival of HCC patients. This study provides novel insights into the individualized treatment of patients with HCC.
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- Honghong Shen
- Department of Medical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, People's Republic of China
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Junli Z, Shuhan W, Yajuan Z, Xiaoling D, Jiahuan L, Keshu X. The Role and Mechanism of CREBH Regulating SIRT3 in Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease. Life Sci 2022; 306:120838. [PMID: 35902030 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the effect of cAMP response element-binding protein H (CREBH) on metabolic associated fatty liver disease by regulating sirtuin 3 (SIRT3). MAIN METHODS Two mouse models of fatty liver induced by a methionine-choline deficient (MCD) diet and a high-fat (HF) diet and an in vitro model of palmitic acid (PA) induced lipid-overloaded hepatocytes were constructed to detect the expression of CREBH, SIRT3, total acetylation, and downstream protein interactions and lipid metabolism phenotype, which were further validated in CREBH-/- mice and lentivirus-overexpressing CREBH hepatocytes. KEY FINDINGS In fatty liver and lipid overload models, the expressions of CREBH and SIRT3 were down-regulated and their expression was positively correlated, accompanied by an increase in the level of total protein acetylation. Overexpression of CREBH alleviated excess lipid accumulation, impaired viability, and the ability to metabolize energy through the fatty acid oxidation pathway in hepatocytes in vitro. Furthermore, overexpression of CREBH restored the interaction of the deacetylase SIRT3 with the molecules carnitine palmitoyl-transferase 2 (CPT2) and long-chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase (ACADL) involved in the fatty acid oxidation pathway and their deacetylation status. However, CREBH-/- aggravated the damage of lipid metabolism in the liver tissue of mice. SIGNIFICANCE CREBH increased the enzymatic activity of downstream factors by positively regulating the expression of SIRT3, which promoted the oxidative decomposition of fatty acids in hepatocytes and played an important role in fatty acid oxidation in MAFLD.
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- Zhang Junli
- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
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Zhang K. Stress-induced Regulators of Intestinal Fat Absorption. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 13:1469-1470. [PMID: 35189121 PMCID: PMC9043301 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2022.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- Kezhong Zhang
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.
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Adipose expression of CREB3L3 modulates body weight during obesity. Sci Rep 2021; 11:19400. [PMID: 34588527 PMCID: PMC8481296 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-98627-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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We found the hepatic transcription factor Cyclic-AMP Responsive Element Binding Protein 3-like-3 (CREB3L3) to be expressed in adipose tissue, and selectively downregulated in the more metabolically protective subcutaneous adipose tissue in obese mice and humans. We sought to elucidate the specific role of this factor in adipose biology. CREB3L3 fat-specific knockout mice were fed a high-fat diet to induce obesity and metabolic dysfunction. Additionally, we injected a flip-excision adeno-associated virus directly into the subcutaneous inguinal adipose tissue of Adiponectin-Cre mice to create a depot-specific overexpression model for further assessment. Fat-specific ablation of CREB3L3 enhanced weight gain and insulin resistance following high-fat feeding, as fat-specific knockout mice expended less energy and possessed more inflammatory adipose tissue. Conversely, inguinal fat CREB3L3 overexpression deterred diet-induced obesity and ameliorated metabolic dysfunction. Together, this study highlights the relevance of CREB3L3 in obese adipose tissue and demonstrates its role as a powerful body weight modulator.
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CREBH Systemically Regulates Lipid Metabolism by Modulating and Integrating Cellular Functions. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13093204. [PMID: 34579081 PMCID: PMC8472586 DOI: 10.3390/nu13093204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein H (CREBH, encoded by CREB3L3) is a membrane-bound transcriptional factor expressed in the liver and small intestine. The activity of CREBH is regulated not only at the transcriptional level but also at the posttranslational level. CREBH governs triglyceride metabolism in the liver by controlling gene expression, with effects including the oxidation of fatty acids, lipophagy, and the expression of apolipoproteins related to the lipoprotein lipase activation and suppression of lipogenesis. The activation and functions of CREBH are controlled in response to the circadian rhythm. On the other hand, intestinal CREBH downregulates the absorption of lipids from the diet. CREBH deficiency in mice leads to severe hypertriglyceridemia and fatty liver in the fasted state and while feeding a high-fat diet. Therefore, when crossing CREBH knockout (KO) mice with an atherosclerosis model, low-density lipoprotein receptor KO mice, these mice exhibit severe atherosclerosis. This phenotype is seen in both liver- and small intestine-specific CREBH KO mice, suggesting that CREBH controls lipid homeostasis in an enterohepatic interaction. This review highlights that CREBH has a crucial role in systemic lipid homeostasis to integrate cellular functions related to lipid metabolism.
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Yang Z, Roth K, Agarwal M, Liu W, Petriello MC. The transcription factors CREBH, PPARa, and FOXO1 as critical hepatic mediators of diet-induced metabolic dysregulation. J Nutr Biochem 2021; 95:108633. [PMID: 33789150 PMCID: PMC8355060 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2021.108633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The liver is a critical mediator of lipid and/or glucose homeostasis and is a primary organ involved in dynamic changes during feeding and fasting. Additionally, hepatic-centric pathways are prone to dysregulation during pathophysiological states including metabolic syndrome (MetS) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Omics platforms and GWAS have elucidated genes related to increased risk of developing MetS and related disorders, but mutations in these metabolism-related genes are rare and cannot fully explain the increasing prevalence of MetS-related pathologies worldwide. Complex interactions between diet, lifestyle, environmental factors, and genetic predisposition jointly determine inter-individual variability of disease risk. Given the complexity of these interactions, researchers have focused on master regulators of metabolic responses incorporating and mediating the impact of multiple environmental cues. Transcription factors are DNA binding, terminal executors of signaling pathways that modulate the cellular responses to complex metabolic stimuli and are related to the control of hepatic lipid and glucose homeostasis. Among numerous hepatic transcription factors involved in regulating metabolism, three emerge as key players in transducing nutrient sensing, which are dysregulated in MetS-related perturbations in both clinical and preclinical studies: cAMP Responsive Element Binding Protein 3 Like 3 (CREB3L3), Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Alpha (PPAR), and Forkhead Box O1 (FOXO1). Additionally, these three transcription factors appear to be amenable to dietary and/or nutrient-based therapies, being potential targets of nutritional therapy. In this review we aim to describe the activation, regulation, and impact of these transcription factors in the context of metabolic homeostasis. We also summarize their perspectives in MetS and nutritional therapies.
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- Zhao Yang
- Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (IEHS), Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (IEHS), Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (IEHS), Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA; Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
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Kang M, Han SK, Kim S, Park S, Jo Y, Kang H, Ko J. Role of small leucine zipper protein in hepatic gluconeogenesis and metabolic disorder. J Mol Cell Biol 2021; 13:361-373. [PMID: 33355643 PMCID: PMC8373270 DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjaa069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Hepatic gluconeogenesis is the central pathway for glucose generation in the body. The imbalance between glucose synthesis and uptake leads to metabolic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Small leucine zipper protein (sLZIP) is an isoform of LZIP and it mainly functions as a transcription factor. Although sLZIP is known to regulate the transcription of genes involved in various cellular processes, the role of sLZIP in hepatic glucose metabolism is not known. In this study, we investigated the regulatory role of sLZIP in hepatic gluconeogenesis and its involvement in metabolic disorder. We found that sLZIP expression was elevated during glucose starvation, leading to the promotion of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase and glucose-6-phosphatase expression in hepatocytes. However, sLZIP knockdown suppressed the expression of the gluconeogenic enzymes under low glucose conditions. sLZIP also enhanced glucose production in the human liver cells and mouse primary hepatic cells. Fasting-induced cyclic adenosine monophosphate impeded sLZIP degradation. Results of glucose and pyruvate tolerance tests showed that sLZIP transgenic mice exhibited abnormal blood glucose metabolism. These findings suggest that sLZIP is a novel regulator of gluconeogenic enzyme expression and plays a role in blood glucose homeostasis during starvation.
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- Minsoo Kang
- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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Nakagawa Y, Kumagai K, Han SI, Mizunoe Y, Araki M, Mizuno S, Ohno H, Matsuo K, Yamada Y, Kim JD, Miyamoto T, Sekiya M, Konishi M, Itoh N, Matsuzaka T, Takahashi S, Sone H, Shimano H. Starvation-induced transcription factor CREBH negatively governs body growth by controlling GH signaling. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21663. [PMID: 34042217 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202002784rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
cAMP responsive element-binding protein H (CREBH) is a hepatic transcription factor to be activated during fasting. We generated CREBH knock-in flox mice, and then generated liver-specific CREBH transgenic (CREBH L-Tg) mice in an active form. CREBH L-Tg mice showed a delay in growth in the postnatal stage. Plasma growth hormone (GH) levels were significantly increased in CREBH L-Tg mice, but plasma insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) levels were significantly decreased, indicating GH resistance. In addition, CREBH overexpression significantly increased hepatic mRNA and plasma levels of FGF21, which is thought to be as one of the causes of growth delay. However, the additional ablation of FGF21 in CREBH L-Tg mice could not correct GH resistance at all. CREBH L-Tg mice sustained GH receptor (GHR) reduction and the increase of IGF binding protein 1 (IGFBP1) in the liver regardless of FGF21. As GHR is a first step in GH signaling, the reduction of GHR leads to impairment of GH signaling. These data suggest that CREBH negatively regulates growth in the postnatal growth stage via various pathways as an abundant energy response by antagonizing GH signaling.
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- Yoshimi Nakagawa
- Division of Complex Biosystem Research, Department of Research and Development, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.,Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.,International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.,Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development-Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (AMED-CREST), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.,International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center (LARC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Division of Complex Biosystem Research, Department of Research and Development, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Division of Complex Biosystem Research, Department of Research and Development, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Division of Complex Biosystem Research, Department of Research and Development, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Microbial Chemistry, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.,Transborder Medical Research Center (TMRC), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center (LARC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.,Transborder Medical Research Center (TMRC), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.,Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Hematology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology and Metabolism), Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.,International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.,Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development-Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (AMED-CREST), Tokyo, Japan.,Life Science Center for Survival Dynamics, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance (TARA), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Kim H, Wei J, Song Z, Mottillo E, Samavati L, Zhang R, Li L, Chen X, Jena BP, Lin JD, Fang D, Zhang K. Regulation of hepatic circadian metabolism by the E3 ubiquitin ligase HRD1-controlled CREBH/PPARα transcriptional program. Mol Metab 2021; 49:101192. [PMID: 33592335 PMCID: PMC7966871 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2021.101192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident E3 ligase HRD1 and its co-activator Sel1L are major components of ER-associated degradation (ERAD) machinery. Here, we investigated the molecular mechanism and functional significance underlying the circadian regulation of HRD1/Sel1L-mediated protein degradation program in hepatic energy metabolism. METHODS Genetically engineered animal models as well as gain- and loss-of-function studies were employed to address the circadian regulatory mechanism and functional significance. Gene expression, transcriptional activation, protein-protein interaction, and animal metabolic phenotyping analyses were performed to dissect the molecular network and metabolic pathways. RESULTS Hepatic HRD1 and Sel1L expression exhibits circadian rhythmicity that is controlled by the ER-tethered transcriptional activator CREBH, the nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα), and the core clock oscillator BMAL1 in mouse livers. HRD1/Sel1L mediates polyubiquitination and degradation of the CREBH protein across the circadian cycle to modulate rhythmic expression of the genes encoding the rate-limiting enzymes or regulators in fatty acid (FA) oxidation, triglyceride (TG) lipolysis, lipophagy, and gluconeogenesis. HRD1 liver-specific knockout (LKO) mice displayed increased expression of the genes involved in lipid and glucose metabolism and impaired circadian profiles of circulating TG, FA, and glucose due to overproduction of CREBH. The circadian metabolic activities of HRD1 LKO mice were inversely correlated with those of CREBH KO mice. Suppressing CREBH overproduction in the livers of HRD1 LKO mice restored the diurnal levels of circulating TG and FA of HRD1 LKO mice. CONCLUSION Our work revealed a key circadian-regulated molecular network through which the E3 ubiquitin ligase HRD1 and its co-activator Sel1L regulate hepatic circadian metabolism.
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- Hyunbae Kim
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Hypertension and Vascular Research Division, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA; NanoBioScience Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA; NanoBioScience Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Krumm CS, Xu X, Bare CJ, Holman CD, Kersten S, Dow LE, Lee AH, Cohen DE. Inducible hepatic expression of CREBH mitigates diet-induced obesity, insulin resistance, and hepatic steatosis in mice. J Biol Chem 2021; 297:100815. [PMID: 34023388 PMCID: PMC8246594 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein H (CREBH encoded by Creb3l3) is a transcription factor that regulates the expression of genes that control lipid and glucose metabolism as well as inflammation. CREBH is upregulated in the liver under conditions of overnutrition, and mice globally lacking the gene (CREBH-/-) are highly susceptible to diet-induced obesity, insulin resistance, and hepatic steatosis. The net protective effects of CREBH have been attributed in large part to the activities of fibroblast growth factor (Fgf)-21 (Fgf21), a target gene that promotes weight loss, improves glucose homeostasis, and reduces hepatic lipid accumulation. To explore the possibility that activation of the CREBH-Fgf21 axis could ameliorate established effects of high-fat feeding, we generated an inducible transgenic hepatocyte-specific CREBH overexpression mouse model (Tg-rtTA). Acute overexpression of CREBH in livers of Tg-rtTA mice effectively reversed diet-induced obesity, insulin resistance, and hepatic steatosis. These changes were associated with increased activities of thermogenic brown and beige adipose tissues in Tg-rtTA mice, leading to reductions in fat mass, along with enhanced insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance. Genetically silencing Fgf21 in Tg-rtTA mice abrogated the CREBH-mediated reductions in body weight loss, but only partially reversed the observed improvements in glucose metabolism. These findings reveal that the protective effects of CREBH activation may be leveraged to mitigate diet-induced obesity and associated metabolic abnormalities in both Fgf21-dependent and Fgf21-independent pathways.
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- Christopher S Krumm
- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Joan & Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Joan & Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Joan & Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Joan & Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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- Nutrition, Metabolism, and Genomics Group, Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology, Joan & Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Joan & Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.
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Mammals undergo regular cycles of fasting and feeding that engage dynamic transcriptional responses in metabolic tissues. Here we review advances in our understanding of the gene regulatory networks that contribute to hepatic responses to fasting and feeding. The advent of sequencing and -omics techniques have begun to facilitate a holistic understanding of the transcriptional landscape and its plasticity. We highlight transcription factors, their cofactors, and the pathways that they impact. We also discuss physiological factors that impinge on these responses, including circadian rhythms and sex differences. Finally, we review how dietary modifications modulate hepatic gene expression programs.
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- Lara Bideyan
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.,Department of Biological Chemistry, and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.,Department of Biological Chemistry, and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.,Department of Biological Chemistry, and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Radhakrishnan K, Kim YH, Jung YS, Kim DK, Na SY, Lim D, Kim DH, Kim J, Kim HS, Choy HE, Cho SJ, Lee IK, Ayvaz Ş, Nittka S, Fliser D, Schunk SJ, Speer T, Dooley S, Lee CH, Choi HS. Orphan nuclear receptor ERR-γ regulates hepatic FGF23 production in acute kidney injury. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118. [DOI: https:/doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2022841118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/18/2023] Open
Abstract
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Bone is the main source of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), which is important for phosphate and vitamin D homeostasis. In acute kidney injury (AKI), high blood levels of FGF23 are positively correlated with disease progression and increased risk of mortality. Reducing adverse plasma FGF23 levels in AKI patients is favorable. We showed here that hepatocytes are the major source of circulating FGF23, and orphan nuclear receptor ERR-γ is a novel transcriptional regulator of hepatic FGF23 production in AKI. Liver-specific depletion of ERR-γ or ERR-γ inverse agonist, GSK5182, significantly reduced plasma levels of FGF23 in AKI. This study reveals liver is the source of FGF23 and a therapeutic strategy to control pathologically adverse plasma FGF23 levels in AKI.
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- Kamalakannan Radhakrishnan
- School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University, 61186 Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 34141 Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Functional Genomics, Korea Research Institute of Biosciences and Biotechnology School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology, 34141 Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University, 61186 Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, 61186 Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University, 61186 Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, 61468 Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyungpook National University, 41404 Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- New Drug Development Center, Daegu Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, 41061 Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, 61468 Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, 61468 Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- New Drug Development Center, Daegu Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, 41061 Daegu, Republic of Korea
- Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, 41404 Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, 41404 Daegu, Republic of Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, 41944 Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medicine II, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, Nephrology and Hypertension, Saarland University, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, Nephrology and Hypertension, Saarland University, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, Nephrology and Hypertension, Saarland University, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 34141 Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Functional Genomics, Korea Research Institute of Biosciences and Biotechnology School of Bioscience, University of Science and Technology, 34141 Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University, 61186 Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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Orphan nuclear receptor ERR-γ regulates hepatic FGF23 production in acute kidney injury. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2022841118. [PMID: 33853949 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2022841118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), a hormone generally derived from bone, is important in phosphate and vitamin D homeostasis. In acute kidney injury (AKI) patients, high-circulating FGF23 levels are associated with disease progression and mortality. However, the organ and cell type of FGF23 production in AKI and the molecular mechanism of its excessive production are still unidentified. For insight, we investigated folic acid (FA)-induced AKI in mice. Interestingly, simultaneous with FGF23, orphan nuclear receptor ERR-γ expression is increased in the liver of FA-treated mice, and ectopic overexpression of ERR-γ was sufficient to induce hepatic FGF23 production. In patients and in mice, AKI is accompanied by up-regulated systemic IL-6, which was previously identified as an upstream regulator of ERR-γ expression in the liver. Administration of IL-6 neutralizing antibody to FA-treated mice or of recombinant IL-6 to healthy mice confirms IL-6 as an upstream regulator of hepatic ERR-γ-mediated FGF23 production. A significant (P < 0.001) interconnection between high IL-6 and FGF23 levels as a predictor of AKI in patients that underwent cardiac surgery was also found, suggesting the clinical relevance of the finding. Finally, liver-specific depletion of ERR-γ or treatment with an inverse ERR-γ agonist decreased hepatic FGF23 expression and plasma FGF23 levels in mice with FA-induced AKI. Thus, inverse agonist of ERR-γ may represent a therapeutic strategy to reduce adverse plasma FGF23 levels in AKI.
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Cui A, Ding D, Li Y. Regulation of Hepatic Metabolism and Cell Growth by the ATF/CREB Family of Transcription Factors. Diabetes 2021; 70:653-664. [PMID: 33608424 PMCID: PMC7897342 DOI: 10.2337/dbi20-0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The liver is a major metabolic organ that regulates the whole-body metabolic homeostasis and controls hepatocyte proliferation and growth. The ATF/CREB family of transcription factors integrates nutritional and growth signals to the regulation of metabolism and cell growth in the liver, and deregulated ATF/CREB family signaling is implicated in the progression of type 2 diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and cancer. This article focuses on the roles of the ATF/CREB family in the regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism and cell growth and its importance in liver physiology. We also highlight how the disrupted ATF/CREB network contributes to human diseases and discuss the perspectives of therapeutically targeting ATF/CREB members in the clinic.
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- Aoyuan Cui
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Lu Y, Wang E, Chen Y, Zhou B, Zhao J, Xiang L, Qian Y, Jiang J, Zhao L, Xiong X, Lu Z, Wu D, Liu B, Yan J, Zhang R, Zhang H, Hu C, Li X. Obesity-induced excess of 17-hydroxyprogesterone promotes hyperglycemia through activation of glucocorticoid receptor. J Clin Invest 2021; 130:3791-3804. [PMID: 32510471 DOI: 10.1172/jci134485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has become an expanding global public health problem. Although the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is an important regulator of glucose metabolism, the relationship between circulating glucocorticoids (GCs) and the features of T2DM remains controversial. Here, we show that 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP), an intermediate steroid in the biosynthetic pathway that converts cholesterol to cortisol, binds to and stimulates the transcriptional activity of GR. Hepatic 17-OHP concentrations are increased in diabetic mice and patients due to aberrantly increased expression of Cyp17A1. Systemic administration of 17-OHP or overexpression of Cyp17A1 in the livers of lean mice promoted the pathogenesis of hyperglycemia and insulin resistance, whereas knockdown of Cyp17A1 abrogated metabolic disorders in obese mice. Therefore, our results identify a Cyp17A1/17-OHP/GR-dependent pathway in the liver that mediates obesity-induced hyperglycemia, suggesting that selectively targeting hepatic Cyp17A1 may provide a therapeutic avenue for treating T2DM.
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- Yan Lu
- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and
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- Institute of Clinical Science, Shanghai Institute of Clinical Bioinformatics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Pharmaceutical Compound Screening, College of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, and
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, and.,Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, and.,Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai, China.,Institute for Metabolic Disease, Fengxian Central Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education and Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and
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Wade H, Pan K, Su Q. CREBH: A Complex Array of Regulatory Mechanisms in Nutritional Signaling, Metabolic Inflammation, and Metabolic Disease. Mol Nutr Food Res 2020; 65:e2000771. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202000771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Henry Wade
- Institute for Global Food Security School of Biological Sciences Queen's University Belfast Belfast BT9 5DL UK
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- Institute for Global Food Security School of Biological Sciences Queen's University Belfast Belfast BT9 5DL UK
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- Institute for Global Food Security School of Biological Sciences Queen's University Belfast Belfast BT9 5DL UK
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Zhang N, Wang Y, Zhang J, Liu B, Deng X, Xin S, Xu K. N-glycosylation of CREBH improves lipid metabolism and attenuates lipotoxicity in NAFLD by modulating PPARα and SCD-1. FASEB J 2020; 34:15338-15363. [PMID: 32996649 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202000836rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-responsive element-binding protein H (CREBH), an endoplasmic reticulum-anchored transcription factor essential for lipid metabolism and inflammation in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is covalently modified by N-acetylglucosamine. Glycosylation is a ubiquitous type of protein involved in posttranslational modifications, and plays a critical role in various biological processes. However, the mechanism of glycosylated CREBH remains poorly understood in NAFLD. METHODS CREBH glycosylation mutants were obtained by site-mutation methods. After transfection with plasmids, AML-12, LO2, or HepG2 cells were treated with palmitic acid (PA) proteolysis, tunicamycin (Tm), or their combination. Glycosyltransferase V (GnT-V) was used induce hyperglycosylation to further understand the effect of CREBH. In addition, glycosylation mutant mice and hyperglycosylated mice were generated by lentivirus injection to construct two kinds of NAFLD animal models. The expression of NAFLD-related factors was detected to further verify the role of N-linked glycosylation of CREBH in lipid and sterol metabolism, inflammation, and lipotoxicity. RESULTS N-glycosylation enhanced the ability of CREBH to activate transcription and modulated the production of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) and stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD-1) activity by affecting their promoter-driven transcription activity and protein interactions, leading to reduce lipid deposition and attenuate lipotoxicity. Deglycosylation of CREBH induced by Tm could inhibit the proteolysis of CREBH induced by PA. The addition of unglycosylated CREBH to cells upregulates gene and protein expression of lipogenesis, lipotoxicity, and inflammation, and aggravates liver damage by preventing glycosylation in cells, as well as in mouse models of NAFLD. Furthermore, increased N-glycosylation of CREBH, as achieved by overexpressing GnT-V could significantly improve liver lesion caused by unglycosylation of CREBH. CONCLUSION These findings have important implications for the role of CREBH N-glycosylation in proteolytic activation, and they provide the first link between N-glycosylation of CREBH, lipid metabolism, and lipotoxicity processes in the liver by modulating PPARα and SCD-1. These results provide novel insights into the N-glycosylation of CREBH as a therapeutic target for NAFLD.
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- Ning Zhang
- Division of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University, Ganzhou, China
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- Division of Oncology, The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University, Ganzhou, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Han HS, Kwon Y, Koo SH. Role of CRTC2 in Metabolic Homeostasis: Key Regulator of Whole-Body Energy Metabolism? Diabetes Metab J 2020; 44:498-508. [PMID: 32174060 PMCID: PMC7453979 DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2019.0200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) signaling is critical for regulating metabolic homeostasis in mammals. In particular, transcriptional regulation by cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) and its coactivator, CREB-regulated transcription coactivator (CRTC), is essential for controlling the expression of critical enzymes in the metabolic process, leading to more chronic changes in metabolic flux. Among the CRTC isoforms, CRTC2 is predominantly expressed in peripheral tissues and has been shown to be associated with various metabolic pathways in tissue-specific manners. While initial reports showed the physiological role of CRTC2 in regulating gluconeogenesis in the liver, recent studies have further delineated the role of this transcriptional coactivator in the regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism in various tissues, including the liver, pancreatic islets, endocrine tissues of the small intestines, and adipose tissues. In this review, we discuss recent studies that have utilized knockout mouse models to delineate the role of CRTC2 in the regulation of metabolic homeostasis.
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- Hye Sook Han
- Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
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Transcriptional Regulation in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Metabolites 2020; 10:metabo10070283. [PMID: 32660130 PMCID: PMC7408131 DOI: 10.3390/metabo10070283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Obesity is the primary risk factor for the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the worldwide prevalence of which continues to increase dramatically. The liver plays a pivotal role in the maintenance of whole-body lipid and glucose homeostasis. This is mainly mediated by the transcriptional activation of hepatic pathways that promote glucose and lipid production or utilization in response to the nutritional state of the body. However, in the setting of chronic excessive nutrition, the dysregulation of hepatic transcriptional machinery promotes lipid accumulation, inflammation, metabolic stress, and fibrosis, which culminate in NAFLD. In this review, we provide our current understanding of the transcription factors that have been linked to the pathogenesis and progression of NAFLD. Using publicly available transcriptomic data, we outline the altered activity of transcription factors among humans with NAFLD. By expanding this analysis to common experimental mouse models of NAFLD, we outline the relevance of mouse models to the human pathophysiology at the transcriptional level.
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Ye J. Transcription factors activated through RIP (regulated intramembrane proteolysis) and RAT (regulated alternative translocation). J Biol Chem 2020; 295:10271-10280. [PMID: 32487748 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.rev120.012669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Transmembrane proteins are membrane-anchored proteins whose topologies are important for their functions. These properties enable regulation of certain transmembrane proteins by regulated intramembrane proteolysis (RIP) and regulated alternative translocation (RAT). RIP enables a protein fragment of a transmembrane precursor to function at a new location, and RAT leads to an inverted topology of a transmembrane protein by altering the direction of its translocation across membranes during translation. RIP mediated by site-1 protease (S1P) and site-2 protease (S2P) is involved in proteolytic activation of membrane-bound transcription factors. In resting cells, these transcription factors remain in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) as inactive transmembrane precursors. Upon stimulation by signals within the ER, they are translocated from the ER to the Golgi. There, they are cleaved first by S1P and then by S2P, liberating their N-terminal domains from membranes and enabling them to activate genes in the nucleus. This signaling pathway regulates lipid metabolism, unfolded protein responses, secretion of extracellular matrix proteins, and cell proliferation. Remarkably, ceramide-induced RIP of cAMP response element-binding protein 3-like 1 (CREB3L1) also involves RAT. In resting cells, RIP of CREB3L1 is blocked by transmembrane 4 L6 family member 20 (TM4SF20). Ceramide inverts the orientation of newly synthesized TM4SF20 in membranes through RAT, converting TM4SF20 from an inhibitor to an activator of RIP of CREB3L1. Here, I review recent insights into RIP of membrane-bound transcription factors, focusing on CREB3L1 activation through both RIP and RAT, and discuss current open questions about these two signaling pathways.
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- Jin Ye
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Hetz C, Zhang K, Kaufman RJ. Mechanisms, regulation and functions of the unfolded protein response. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2020; 21:421-438. [PMID: 32457508 DOI: 10.1038/s41580-020-0250-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1078] [Impact Index Per Article: 269.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cellular stress induced by the abnormal accumulation of unfolded or misfolded proteins at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is emerging as a possible driver of human diseases, including cancer, diabetes, obesity and neurodegeneration. ER proteostasis surveillance is mediated by the unfolded protein response (UPR), a signal transduction pathway that senses the fidelity of protein folding in the ER lumen. The UPR transmits information about protein folding status to the nucleus and cytosol to adjust the protein folding capacity of the cell or, in the event of chronic damage, induce apoptotic cell death. Recent advances in the understanding of the regulation of UPR signalling and its implications in the pathophysiology of disease might open new therapeutic avenues.
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- Claudio Hetz
- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. .,FONDAP Center for Geroscience Brain Health and Metabolism (GERO), Santiago, Chile. .,Program of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. .,Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, USA.
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA. .,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
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- Degenerative Diseases Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Li G, Zhang J, Jiang Q, Liu B, Xu K. CREBH knockout accelerates hepatic fibrosis in mouse models of diet-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Life Sci 2020; 254:117795. [PMID: 32417373 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIMS The primary focus of this study was to explore the effects of cyclic AMP response element-binding protein H (CREBH) on the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). MATERIALS AND METHODS CREBH knockout (KO) and wildtype (WT) mice were averagely divided into a methionine and choline-deficient (MCD) or high fat (HF) diet group and respective chow diet (CD) groups. Mice were sacrificed after 4-week treatment for MCD model and 24-week treatment for HF model. KEY FINDINGS Characteristics of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis-related liver fibrosis in KO-MCD/HF group were verified by hepatic histological analyses. Compared with WT-MCD/HF group, levels of plasma ALT and hepatic hydroxyproline increased in KO-MCD/HF group. Significantly higher levels of MCP-1, αSMA, Desmin, COL-1, TIMP-1, TGF-β1, TGF-β2 were found while MMP-9 and FGF21 mRNA levels decreased in KO-MCD/HF group. There was also a distinct difference of mRNA levels of TNFα, CTGF and CCND1 in KO-HF group compared with controls. Protein levels of MCP-1, BAX, αSMA, COL-1, TGF-β1 and SMAD2/3 significantly increased in KO-MCD/HF group and CCND1 was also upregulated in KO-HF group compared to their counterparts. SIGNIFICANCE CREBH knockout may primarily regulate the TGF-β1 signaling pathway via TGF-β2 and FGF21 resulting in more severe inflammation and fibrosis in NAFLD.
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- Guixin Li
- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
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Catestatin improves insulin sensitivity by attenuating endoplasmic reticulum stress: In vivo and in silico validation. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2020; 18:464-481. [PMID: 32180905 PMCID: PMC7063178 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2020.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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An endogenous peptide catestatin alleviates obesity-induced ER stress. Alleviation of ER stress by catestatin improves insulin sensitivity. PID controller based model of ER stress is supported by experimental findings. It predicts AKT phosphorylation achieves insulin sensitivity overcoming ER stress.
Obesity is characterized by a state of chronic, unresolved inflammation in insulin-targeted tissues. Obesity-induced inflammation causes accumulation of proinflammatory macrophages in adipose tissue and liver. Proinflammatory cytokines released from tissue macrophages inhibits insulin sensitivity. Obesity also leads to inflammation-induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and insulin resistance. In this scenario, based on the data (specifically patterns) generated by our in vivo experiments on both diet-induced obese (DIO) and normal chow diet (NCD) mice, we developed an in silico state space model to integrate ER stress and insulin signaling pathways. Computational results successfully followed the experimental results for both DIO and NCD conditions. Chromogranin A (CgA) peptide catestatin (CST: hCgA352-372) improves obesity-induced hepatic insulin resistance by reducing inflammation and inhibiting proinflammatory macrophage infiltration. We reasoned that the anti-inflammatory effects of CST would alleviate ER stress. CST decreased obesity-induced ER dilation in hepatocytes and macrophages. On application of Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controllers on the in silico model, we checked whether the reduction of phosphorylated PERK resulting in attenuation of ER stress, resembling CST effect, could enhance insulin sensitivity. The simulation results clearly pointed out that CST not only decreased ER stress but also enhanced insulin sensitivity in mammalian cells. In vivo experiment validated the simulation results by depicting that CST caused decrease in phosphorylation of UPR signaling molecules and increased phosphorylation of insulin signaling molecules. Besides simulation results predicted that enhancement of AKT phosphorylation helps in both overcoming ER stress and achieving insulin sensitivity. These effects of CST were verified in hepatocyte culture model.
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Cebola I. Liver gene regulatory networks: Contributing factors to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2020; 12:e1480. [PMID: 32020788 DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Revised: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Metabolic diseases such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) result from complex interactions between intrinsic and extrinsic factors, including genetics and exposure to obesogenic environments. These risk factors converge in aberrant gene expression patterns in the liver, which are underlined by altered cis-regulatory networks. In homeostasis and in disease states, liver cis-regulatory networks are established by coordinated action of liver-enriched transcription factors (TFs), which define enhancer landscapes, activating broad gene programs with spatiotemporal resolution. Recent advances in DNA sequencing have dramatically expanded our ability to map active transcripts, enhancers and TF cistromes, and to define the 3D chromatin topology that contains these elements. Deployment of these technologies has allowed investigation of the molecular processes that regulate liver development and metabolic homeostasis. Moreover, genomic studies of NAFLD patients and NAFLD models have demonstrated that the liver undergoes pervasive regulatory rewiring in NAFLD, which is reflected by aberrant gene expression profiles. We have therefore achieved an unprecedented level of detail in the understanding of liver cis-regulatory networks, particularly in physiological conditions. Future studies should aim to map active regulatory elements with added levels of resolution, addressing how the chromatin landscapes of different cell lineages contribute to and are altered in NAFLD and NAFLD-associated metabolic states. Such efforts would provide additional clues into the molecular factors that trigger this disease. This article is categorized under: Biological Mechanisms > Metabolism Biological Mechanisms > Regulatory Biology Laboratory Methods and Technologies > Genetic/Genomic Methods.
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- Inês Cebola
- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Section of Genetics and Genomics, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Aibara D, Matsuo K, Yamano S, Matsusue K. Fat-specific protein 27b is regulated by hepatic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ in hepatic steatosis. Endocr J 2020; 67:37-44. [PMID: 31564684 DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.ej19-0296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The fat-specific protein 27 gene (Fsp27) belongs to the cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor 45-like effector family. Fsp27 is highly expressed in adipose tissue and fatty liver. In adipocytes, FSP27 localizes to the membrane of lipid droplets and promotes lipid droplet hypertrophy. Recently, FSP27 was shown to consist of two isoforms, FSP27α and FSP27β. Previously, we demonstrated that Fsp27a is directly regulated by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) in fatty livers of genetically obese leptin deficient ob/ob mice and that Fsp27b may potentially be regulated by different factors transcriptionally as they both have a different promoter region. Thus, the aim of the present study was to elucidate whether Fsp27b is regulated by PPARγ in fatty liver. Fsp27a and Fsp27b were markedly induced in fatty liver of ob/ob mice compared with those in the normal liver. However, both Fsp27a/b were expressed at markedly lower levels in liver-specific PPARγ knockout mice with an ob/ob background. Further, the PPAR response element (PPRE) for the PPARγ-dependent promotion of Fsp27b promotor activity was revealed at position -1,163/-1,151 from the transcriptional start site (+1). Interestingly, the cis-element responsible for the PPARγ-dependent induction of Fsp27b was the same as that responsible for PPARγ-dependent induction of Fsp27a. These results suggest that PPARγ regulates not only Fsp27a but also Fsp27b in fatty liver of ob/ob mice through a common PPRE.
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- Daisuke Aibara
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan
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Naz S, Zahoor M, Umar MN, Ali B, Ullah R, Shahat AA, Mahmood HM, Sahibzada MUK. Enzyme Inhibitory, Antioxidant And Antibacterial Potentials Of Synthetic Symmetrical And Unsymmetrical Thioureas. Drug Des Devel Ther 2019; 13:3485-3495. [PMID: 31631973 PMCID: PMC6789174 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s225311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background In this study, 2 symmetrical and 3 unsymmetrical thioureas were synthesized to evaluate their antioxidant, antibacterial, antidiabetic, and anticholinesterase potentials. Methods The symmetrical thioureas were synthesized in aqueous media in the presence of sunlight, using amines and CS2 as starting material. The unsymmetrical thioureas were synthesized using amines as a nucleophile to attack the phenyl isothiocyanate (electrophile). The structures of synthesized compounds were confirmed through H1 NMR. The antioxidant potential was determined using DPPH and ABTS assays. The inhibition of glucose-6-phosphatase, alpha amylase, and alpha glucosidase by synthesized compounds was used as an indication of antidiabetic potential. Anticholinesterase potential was determined from the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase by the synthesized compounds. Results The highest inhibition of glucose-6-phosphatase was shown by compound V (03.12 mg of phosphate released). Alpha amylase was most potently inhibited by compound IV with IC50 value of 62 µg/mL while alpha glucosidase by compound III with IC50 value of 75 µg/mL. The enzymes, acetylcholinesterase, and butyrylcholinesterase were potently inhibited by compound III with IC50 of 63 µg/mL and 80 µg/mL respectively. Against DPPH free radical, compound IV was more potent (IC50 = 64 µg/mL) while ABTS was more potently scavenged by compound I with IC50 of 66 µg/mL. The antibacterial spectrum of synthesized compounds was determined against Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative bacteria (Agrobacterium tumefaction and Proteus vulgaris). Compound I and compound II showed maximum activity against A. tumefaction with MIC values of 4.02 and 4.04 µg/mL respectively. Against P. vulgaris, compound V was more active (MIC = 8.94 µg/mL) while against S. aureus, compound IV was more potent with MIC of 4.03 µg/mL. Conclusion From the results, it was concluded that these compounds could be used as antibacterial, antioxidant, and antidiabetic agents. However, further in vivo studies are needed to determine the toxicological effect of these compounds in living bodies. The compounds also have potential to treat neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Sumaira Naz
- Department of Chemistry, University of Malakand Chakdara, Dir Lower, Kpk 18800, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Malakand Chakdara, Dir Lower, Kpk 18800, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Malakand Chakdara, Dir Lower, Kpk 18800, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Malakand Chakdara, Dir Lower, Kpk 18800, Pakistan.,Department of Chemistry, GC University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Medicinal, Aromatic and Poisonous Plants Research Center (MAPRC), College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Medicinal, Aromatic and Poisonous Plants Research Center (MAPRC), College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.,Phytochemistry Department, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Sampieri L, Di Giusto P, Alvarez C. CREB3 Transcription Factors: ER-Golgi Stress Transducers as Hubs for Cellular Homeostasis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2019; 7:123. [PMID: 31334233 PMCID: PMC6616197 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2019.00123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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CREB3 family of transcription factors are ER localized proteins that belong to the bZIP family. They are transported from the ER to the Golgi, cleaved by S1P and S2P proteases and the released N-terminal domains act as transcription factors. CREB3 family members regulate the expression of a large variety of genes and according to their tissue-specific expression profiles they play, among others, roles in acute phase response, lipid metabolism, development, survival, differentiation, organelle autoregulation, and protein secretion. They have been implicated in the ER and Golgi stress responses as regulators of the cell secretory capacity and cell specific cargos. In this review we provide an overview of the diverse functions of each member of the family (CREB3, CREB3L1, CREB3L2, CREB3L3, CREB3L4) with special focus on their role in the central nervous system.
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- Luciana Sampieri
- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (CIBICI-CONICET), Córdoba, Argentina.,Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (CIBICI-CONICET), Córdoba, Argentina.,Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (CIBICI-CONICET), Córdoba, Argentina.,Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Khan HA, Margulies CE. The Role of Mammalian Creb3-Like Transcription Factors in Response to Nutrients. Front Genet 2019; 10:591. [PMID: 31293620 PMCID: PMC6598459 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Our ability to overcome the challenges behind metabolic disorders will require a detailed understanding of the regulation of responses to nutrition. The Creb3 transcription factor family appears to have a unique regulatory role that links cellular secretory capacity with development, nutritional state, infection, and other stresses. This role in regulating individual secretory capacity genes could place this family of transcription factors at an important regulatory intersection mediating an animal’s responses to nutrients and other environmental challenges. Interestingly, in both humans and mice, individuals with mutations in Creb3L3/CrebH, one of the Creb3 family members, exhibit hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) thus linking this transcription factor to lipid metabolism. We are beginning to understand how Creb3L3 and related family members are regulated and to dissect the potential redundancy and cross talk between distinct family members, thereby mediating both healthy and pathological responses to the environment. Here, we review the current knowledge on the regulation of Creb3 family transcription factor activity, their target genes, and their role in metabolic disease.
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- Haris A Khan
- Physiological Chemistry, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Physiological Chemistry, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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Emerging role of the orphan nuclear receptor estrogen-related receptor gamma in liver metabolic diseases. LIVER RESEARCH 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livres.2019.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Kariya T, Takahashi K, Itagaki D, Hasegawa Y. Scallop mantle extract inhibits insulin signaling in HepG2 cells. Food Sci Nutr 2019; 7:2159-2166. [PMID: 31289664 PMCID: PMC6593379 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.1061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Revised: 04/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Scallops are important marine products in Hokkaido, Japan. Not only scallop adductor muscle but also mantle is often eaten at sashimi or smoking in Japan. We showed previously that feeding the scallop mantle epithelial cell layer causes an increase in serum glucose concentration and the death of rats. To clarify the mechanism of glucose metabolism disorder by mantle epithelial cell layer, we investigated whether extracts from mantle tissue (mantle extract) induce insulin resistance using HepG2 cells. Mantle extract suppressed insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of Akt, key protein which is involved in insulin signaling. In addition, treatment of HepG2 cells with mantle extract decreased significantly glycogen content and mRNA expression levels of glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) involved in gluconeogenesis, suggesting that mantle extract inhibits insulin signaling. These results show that mantle extract inhibits insulin signaling in HepG2 cells, suggesting that an increase in serum glucose concentration in vivo may be due to the inhibition of insulin signaling.
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- Takahide Kariya
- College of Environmental TechnologyMuroran Institute of TechnologyMuroranJapan
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- College of Environmental TechnologyMuroran Institute of TechnologyMuroranJapan
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- College of Environmental TechnologyMuroran Institute of TechnologyMuroranJapan
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- College of Environmental TechnologyMuroran Institute of TechnologyMuroranJapan
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Role of Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 in Insulin Resistance and Its Biological Implications. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20092109. [PMID: 31035653 PMCID: PMC6540410 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20092109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Endogenous cannabinoids (ECs) are lipid-signaling molecules that specifically bind to cannabinoid receptor types 1 and 2 (CB1R and CB2R) and are highly expressed in central and many peripheral tissues under pathological conditions. Activation of hepatic CB1R is associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and impaired metabolic function, owing to increased energy intake and storage, impaired glucose and lipid metabolism, and enhanced oxidative stress and inflammatory responses. Additionally, blocking peripheral CB1R improves insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism and also reduces hepatic steatosis and body weight in obese mice. Thus, targeting EC receptors, especially CB1R, may provide a potential therapeutic strategy against obesity and insulin resistance. There are many CB1R antagonists, including inverse agonists and natural compounds that target CB1R and can reduce body weight, adiposity, and hepatic steatosis, and those that improve insulin sensitivity and reverse leptin resistance. Recently, the use of CB1R antagonists was suspended due to adverse central effects, and this caused a major setback in the development of CB1R antagonists. Recent studies, however, have focused on development of antagonists lacking adverse effects. In this review, we detail the important role of CB1R in hepatic insulin resistance and the possible underlying mechanisms, and the therapeutic potential of CB1R targeting is also discussed.
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Kim H, Williams D, Qiu Y, Song Z, Yang Z, Kimler V, Goldberg A, Zhang R, Yang Z, Chen X, Wang L, Fang D, Lin JD, Zhang K. Regulation of hepatic autophagy by stress-sensing transcription factor CREBH. FASEB J 2019; 33:7896-7914. [PMID: 30912978 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201802528r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Autophagy, a lysosomal degradative pathway in response to nutrient limitation, plays an important regulatory role in lipid homeostasis upon energy demands. Here, we demonstrated that the endoplasmic reticulum-tethered, stress-sensing transcription factor cAMP-responsive element-binding protein, hepatic-specific (CREBH) functions as a major transcriptional regulator of hepatic autophagy and lysosomal biogenesis in response to nutritional or circadian signals. CREBH deficiency led to decreased hepatic autophagic activities and increased hepatic lipid accumulation upon starvation. Under unfed or during energy-demanding phases of the circadian cycle, CREBH is activated to drive expression of the genes encoding the key enzymes or regulators in autophagosome formation or autophagic process, including microtubule-associated protein 1B-light chain 3, autophagy-related protein (ATG)7, ATG2b, and autophagosome formation Unc-51 like kinase 1, and the genes encoding functions in lysosomal biogenesis and homeostasis. Upon nutrient starvation, CREBH regulates and interacts with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) and PPARγ coactivator 1α to synergistically drive expression of the key autophagy genes and transcription factor EB, a master regulator of lysosomal biogenesis. Furthermore, CREBH regulates rhythmic expression of the key autophagy genes in the liver in a circadian-dependent manner. In summary, we identified CREBH as a key transcriptional regulator of hepatic autophagy and lysosomal biogenesis for the purpose of maintaining hepatic lipid homeostasis under nutritional stress or circadian oscillation.-Kim, H., Williams, D., Qiu, Y., Song, Z., Yang, Z., Kimler, V., Goldberg, A., Zhang, R., Yang, Z., Chen, X., Wang, L., Fang, D., Lin, J. D., Zhang, K. Regulation of hepatic autophagy by stress-sensing transcription factor CREBH.
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- Hyunbae Kim
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Eye Research Institute, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA
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- Eye Research Institute, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Neurobiology-Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.,Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, Liver Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.,Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Ruppert PMM, Park JG, Xu X, Hur KY, Lee AH, Kersten S. Transcriptional profiling of PPARα-/- and CREB3L3-/- livers reveals disparate regulation of hepatoproliferative and metabolic functions of PPARα. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:199. [PMID: 30866796 PMCID: PMC6416987 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5563-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated receptor α (PPARα) and cAMP-Responsive Element Binding Protein 3-Like 3 (CREB3L3) are transcription factors involved in the regulation of lipid metabolism in the liver. The aim of the present study was to characterize the interrelationship between PPARα and CREB3L3 in regulating hepatic gene expression. Male wild-type, PPARα−/−, CREB3L3−/− and combined PPARα/CREB3L3−/− mice were subjected to a 16-h fast or 4 days of ketogenic diet. Whole genome expression analysis was performed on liver samples. Results Under conditions of overnight fasting, the effects of PPARα ablation and CREB3L3 ablation on plasma triglyceride, plasma β-hydroxybutyrate, and hepatic gene expression were largely disparate, and showed only limited interdependence. Gene and pathway analysis underscored the importance of CREB3L3 in regulating (apo)lipoprotein metabolism, and of PPARα as master regulator of intracellular lipid metabolism. A small number of genes, including Fgf21 and Mfsd2a, were under dual control of PPARα and CREB3L3. By contrast, a strong interaction between PPARα and CREB3L3 ablation was observed during ketogenic diet feeding. Specifically, the pronounced effects of CREB3L3 ablation on liver damage and hepatic gene expression during ketogenic diet were almost completely abolished by the simultaneous ablation of PPARα. Loss of CREB3L3 influenced PPARα signalling in two major ways. Firstly, it reduced expression of PPARα and its target genes involved in fatty acid oxidation and ketogenesis. In stark contrast, the hepatoproliferative function of PPARα was markedly activated by loss of CREB3L3. Conclusions These data indicate that CREB3L3 ablation uncouples the hepatoproliferative and lipid metabolic effects of PPARα. Overall, except for the shared regulation of a very limited number of genes, the roles of PPARα and CREB3L3 in hepatic lipid metabolism are clearly distinct and are highly dependent on dietary status. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-019-5563-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Philip M M Ruppert
- Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics group, Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708WE, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Ave, New York, NY, 10065, USA.,Present address: Biotherapeutics Translational Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Ave, New York, NY, 10065, USA.,Present address: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Joan & Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, 10021, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicin, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Ave, New York, NY, 10065, USA.,Present address: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, 777 Old Saw Mill River Rd, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, USA
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- Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics group, Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708WE, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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Treviño-Villarreal JH, Reynolds JS, Bartelt A, Langston PK, MacArthur MR, Arduini A, Tosti V, Veronese N, Bertozzi B, Brace LE, Mejia P, Trocha K, Kajitani GS, Longchamp A, Harputlugil E, Gathungu R, Bird SS, Bullock AD, Figenshau RS, Andriole GL, Thompson A, Heeren J, Ozaki CK, Kristal BS, Fontana L, Mitchell JR. Dietary protein restriction reduces circulating VLDL triglyceride levels via CREBH-APOA5-dependent and -independent mechanisms. JCI Insight 2018; 3:99470. [PMID: 30385734 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.99470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Hypertriglyceridemia is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Dietary interventions based on protein restriction (PR) reduce circulating triglycerides (TGs), but underlying mechanisms and clinical relevance remain unclear. Here, we show that 1 week of a protein-free diet without enforced calorie restriction significantly lowered circulating TGs in both lean and diet-induced obese mice. Mechanistically, the TG-lowering effect of PR was due, in part, to changes in very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) metabolism both in liver and peripheral tissues. In the periphery, PR stimulated VLDL-TG consumption by increasing VLDL-bound APOA5 expression and promoting VLDL-TG hydrolysis and clearance from circulation. The PR-mediated increase in Apoa5 expression was controlled by the transcription factor CREBH, which coordinately regulated hepatic expression of fatty acid oxidation-related genes, including Fgf21 and Ppara. The CREBH-APOA5 axis activation upon PR was intact in mice lacking the GCN2-dependent amino acid-sensing arm of the integrated stress response. However, constitutive hepatic activation of the amino acid-responsive kinase mTORC1 compromised CREBH activation, leading to blunted APOA5 expression and PR-recalcitrant hypertriglyceridemia. PR also contributed to hypotriglyceridemia by reducing the rate of VLDL-TG secretion, independently of activation of the CREBH-APOA5 axis. Finally, a randomized controlled clinical trial revealed that 4-6 weeks of reduced protein intake (7%-9% of calories) decreased VLDL particle number, increased VLDL-bound APOA5 expression, and lowered plasma TGs, consistent with mechanistic conservation of PR-mediated hypotriglyceridemia in humans with translational potential as a nutraceutical intervention for dyslipidemia.
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Sabri Ülker Center for Nutrient, Genetic, and Metabolic Research, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Sabri Ülker Center for Nutrient, Genetic, and Metabolic Research, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, and
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, and
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Surgery, HMS, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Urology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Urology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Urology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Dana Farber Cancer Institute/HMS Rodent Histopathology Core Facility, HMS, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department for Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, and
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Surgery, HMS, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.,Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.,School of Medicine and Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Skórzyńska-Dziduszko KE, Kimber-Trojnar Ż, Patro-Małysza J, Stenzel-Bembenek A, Oleszczuk J, Leszczyńska-Gorzelak B. Heat Shock Proteins as a Potential Therapeutic Target in the Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: What We Know so Far. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19103205. [PMID: 30336561 PMCID: PMC6213996 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19103205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Revised: 10/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a complex condition that involves a variety of pathological mechanisms, including pancreatic β-cell failure, insulin resistance, and inflammation. There is an increasing body of literature suggesting that these interrelated phenomena may arise from the common mechanism of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Both obesity-associated nutrient excess and hyperglycemia disturb ER function in protein folding and transport. This results in the accumulation of polypeptides in the ER lumen and impairs insulin secretion and signaling. Exercise elicits metabolic adaptive responses, which may help to restore normal chaperone expression in insulin-resistant tissues. Pharmacological induction of chaperones, mimicking the metabolic effect of exercise, is a promising therapeutic tool for preventing GDM by maintaining the body's natural stress response. Metformin, a commonly used diabetes medication, has recently been identified as a modulator of ER-stress-associated inflammation. The results of recent studies suggest the potential use of chemical ER chaperones and antioxidant vitamins as therapeutic interventions that can prevent glucose-induced ER stress in GDM placentas. In this review, we discuss whether chaperones may significantly contribute to the pathogenesis of GDM, as well as whether they can be a potential therapeutic target in GDM treatment.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, K. Jaczewskiego 8 Street, 20-954 Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, K. Jaczewskiego 8 Street, 20-954 Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, W. Chodźki 1 Street, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, K. Jaczewskiego 8 Street, 20-954 Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, K. Jaczewskiego 8 Street, 20-954 Lublin, Poland.
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Park BY, Jeon JH, Go Y, Ham HJ, Kim JE, Yoo EK, Kwon WH, Jeoung NH, Jeon YH, Koo SH, Kim BG, He L, Park KG, Harris RA, Lee IK. PDK4 Deficiency Suppresses Hepatic Glucagon Signaling by Decreasing cAMP Levels. Diabetes 2018; 67:2054-2068. [PMID: 30065033 PMCID: PMC6463749 DOI: 10.2337/db17-1529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In fasting or diabetes, gluconeogenic genes are transcriptionally activated by glucagon stimulation of the cAMP-protein kinase A (PKA)-CREB signaling pathway. Previous work showed pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) inhibition in skeletal muscle increases pyruvate oxidation, which limits the availability of gluconeogenic substrates in the liver. However, this study found upregulation of hepatic PDK4 promoted glucagon-mediated expression of gluconeogenic genes, whereas knockdown or inhibition of hepatic PDK4 caused the opposite effect on gluconeogenic gene expression and decreased hepatic glucose production. Mechanistically, PDK4 deficiency decreased ATP levels, thus increasing phosphorylated AMPK (p-AMPK), which increased p-AMPK-sensitive phosphorylation of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 4B (p-PDE4B). This reduced cAMP levels and consequently p-CREB. Metabolic flux analysis showed that the reduction in ATP was a consequence of a diminished rate of fatty acid oxidation (FAO). However, overexpression of PDK4 increased FAO and increased ATP levels, which decreased p-AMPK and p-PDE4B and allowed greater accumulation of cAMP and p-CREB. The latter were abrogated by the FAO inhibitor etomoxir, suggesting a critical role for PDK4 in FAO stimulation and the regulation of cAMP levels. This finding strengthens the possibility of PDK4 as a target against diabetes.
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- Bo-Yoon Park
- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
- Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Korean Medicine Application Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Catholic University of Daegu, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Genomic Integrity, Institute for Basic Science, UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
- Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
- Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Hwang Y, An HT, Kang M, Ko J. Roles of 14-3-3β and γ in regulation of the glucocorticoid receptor transcriptional activation and hepatic gluconeogenesis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 501:800-806. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.05.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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p300/CBP as a Key Nutritional Sensor for Hepatic Energy Homeostasis and Liver Fibrosis. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:8168791. [PMID: 29862292 PMCID: PMC5976926 DOI: 10.1155/2018/8168791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The overwhelming frequency of metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes are closely related to liver diseases, which might share common pathogenic signaling processes. These metabolic disorders in the presence of inflammatory response seem to be triggered by and to reside in the liver, which is the central metabolic organ that plays primary roles in regulating lipid and glucose homeostasis upon alterations of metabolic conditions. Recently, abundant emerging researches suggested that p300 and CREB binding protein (CBP) are crucial regulators of energy homeostasis and liver fibrosis through both their acetyltransferase activities and transcriptional coactivators. Plenty of recent findings demonstrated the potential roles of p300/CBP in mammalian metabolic homeostasis in response to nutrients. This review is focused on the different targets and functions of p300/CBP in physiological and pathological processes, including lipogenesis, lipid export, gluconeogenesis, and liver fibrosis, also provided some nutrients as the regulator of p300/CBP for nutritional therapeutic approaches to treat liver diseases.
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CREBH Regulates Systemic Glucose and Lipid Metabolism. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19051396. [PMID: 29738435 PMCID: PMC5983805 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19051396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-responsive element-binding protein H (CREBH, encoded by CREB3L3) is a membrane-bound transcriptional factor that primarily localizes in the liver and small intestine. CREBH governs triglyceride metabolism in the liver, which mediates the changes in gene expression governing fatty acid oxidation, ketogenesis, and apolipoproteins related to lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activation. CREBH in the small intestine reduces cholesterol transporter gene Npc1l1 and suppresses cholesterol absorption from diet. A deficiency of CREBH in mice leads to severe hypertriglyceridemia, fatty liver, and atherosclerosis. CREBH, in synergy with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα), has a crucial role in upregulating Fgf21 expression, which is implicated in metabolic homeostasis including glucose and lipid metabolism. CREBH binds to and functions as a co-activator for both PPARα and liver X receptor alpha (LXRα) in regulating gene expression of lipid metabolism. Therefore, CREBH has a crucial role in glucose and lipid metabolism in the liver and small intestine.
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Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19030911. [PMID: 29562725 PMCID: PMC5877772 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19030911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Genetics and epigenetics play a key role in the development of several diseases, including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Family studies demonstrate that first degree relatives of patients with NAFLD are at a much higher risk of the disease than the general population. The development of the Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) technology has allowed the identification of numerous genetic polymorphisms involved in the evolution of diseases (e.g., PNPLA3, MBOAT7). On the other hand, epigenetic changes interact with inherited risk factors to determine an individual’s susceptibility to NAFLD. Modifications of the histones amino-terminal ends are key factors in the maintenance of chromatin structure and gene expression (cAMP-responsive element binding protein H (CREBH) or SIRT1). Activation of SIRT1 showed potential against the physiological mechanisms related to NAFLD. Abnormal DNA methylation represents a starting point for cancer development in NAFLD patients. Besides, the evaluation of circulating miRNA profiles represents a promising approach to assess and non-invasively monitor liver disease severity. To date, there is no approved pharmacologic therapy for NAFLD and the current treatment remains weight loss with lifestyle modification and exercise. In this review, the status of research into relevant genetic and epigenetic modifiers of NAFLD progression will be discussed.
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Khound R, Shen J, Song Y, Santra D, Su Q. Phytoceuticals in Fenugreek Ameliorate VLDL Overproduction and Insulin Resistance via the Insig Signaling Pathway. Mol Nutr Food Res 2018; 62. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201700541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Rituraj Khound
- The Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lincoln NE USA
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- The Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lincoln NE USA
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- The Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lincoln NE USA
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- Panhandle Research and Extension Center; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Scottsbluff NE USA
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- The Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lincoln NE USA
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