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Arnold DR, Gaspar RC, da Rocha CV, Sangalli JR, de Bem THC, Corrêa CAP, Penteado JCT, Meirelles FV, Lopes FL. Nuclear transfer alters placental gene expression and associated histone modifications of the placental-specific imprinted gene pleckstrin homology-like domain, family A, member 2 (PHLDA2) in cattle. Reprod Fertil Dev 2018; 29:458-467. [PMID: 28442058 DOI: 10.1071/rd15132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Abnormal placental development is frequent in nuclear transfer (NT) pregnancies and is likely to be associated with altered epigenetic reprogramming. In the present study, fetal and placental measurements were taken on Day 60 of gestation in cows with pregnancies produced by AI, IVF and NT. Placentas were collected and subjected to histological evaluation, the expression of genes important in trophoblast differentiation and expression of the placental imprinted gene pleckstrin homology-like domain, family A, member 2 (PHLDA2), as well as chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) for histone marks within the promoter of PHLDA2. Fewer binucleated cells were observed in NT cotyledons, followed by IVF and AI cotyledons (P<0.05). Expression of heart and neural crest derivatives expressed 1 (HAND1), placental lactogen (PL), pregnancy-associated glycoprotein 9 (PAG-9) and PHLDA2 was elevated in NT cotyledons compared with AI cotyledons. Expression of PHLDA2 was higher in IVF than AI samples (P<0.05). ChIP revealed an increase in the permissive mark dimethylation of lysine 4 on histone H3 (H3K4me2), surprisingly associated with the silent allele of PHLDA2, and a decrease in the inhibitory mark H3K9me2 in NT samples. Thus, genes critical for placental development were altered in NT placentas, including an imprinted gene. Allele-specific changes in the permissive histone mark in the PHLDA2 promoter indicate misregulation of imprinting in clones. Abnormal trophoblast differentiation could have resulted in lower numbers of binucleated cells following NT. These results suggest that the altered expression of imprinted genes associated with NT are also caused by changes in histone modifications.
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- Daniel R Arnold
- São Paulo State University, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, 14884-900, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, 14884-900, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, 14884-900, Brazil
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- University of São Paulo, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade de São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, 13635-900, Brazil
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- University of São Paulo, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade de São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, 13635-900, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, 14884-900, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, São Paulo, 16050-680, Brazil
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- University of São Paulo, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade de São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, 13635-900, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, São Paulo, 16050-680, Brazil
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Haneishi A, Takagi K, Asano K, Nakamura S, Yamada K. Analysis of induction mechanisms of an insulin-inducible transcription factor SHARP-2 gene by (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2012; 60:9850-9855. [PMID: 22967044 DOI: 10.1021/jf302607j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The rat enhancer of split- and hairy-related protein-2 (SHARP-2) is an insulin-inducible transcription factor. In this study, we examined the mechanism(s) involved in the regulation of the rat SHARP-2 gene expression by (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). The induction of SHARP-2 mRNA by EGCG was repressed by pretreatments with inhibitors for either phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) or RNA polymerase II. Then, we examined a biological relationship between EGCG and transcription factor NF-κB interfering with the insulin action. The protein levels of the NF-κB were rapidly decreased by an EGCG treatment. Finally, the mechanism(s) of transcriptional activation of the rat SHARP-2 gene by both NF-κB and EGCG was analyzed. While overexpression of the NF-κB p65 protein decreased the promoter activity of the SHARP-2 gene, EGCG did not affect it. Thus, we conclude that EGCG induces the expression of the rat SHARP-2 gene via both the PI3K pathway and degradation of the NF-κB p65 protein.
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- Ayumi Haneishi
- Department of Health and Nutritional Science, Faculty of Human Health Science, Matsumoto University , 2095-1 Niimura, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-1295, Japan
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Asano K, Takagi K, Haneishi A, Nakamura S, Yamada K. (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate stimulates both AMP-activated protein kinase and nuclear factor-kappa B signaling pathways. Food Chem 2012; 134:783-8. [PMID: 23107691 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.02.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2011] [Revised: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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We previously reported that (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) increased the level of SHARP-1 mRNA via a phosphoinositide 3-kinase/atypical protein kinase C lambda signaling pathway in rat H4IIE hepatoma cells. In the present study, we investigated other signaling pathway(s). Treating with either compound-C, BAY11-7082, or both, partially blocked the up-regulation of the SHARP-1 gene by EGCG. This suggests that AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)- and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB)-signaling pathways were additively involved in the induction mediated by EGCG. Indeed, an AMPK activator induced a level of SHARP-1 mRNA. Although actinomycin D partially blocked the EGCG-induction of that SHARP-1 mRNA level, the nucleotide sequence between -1501 and -1 in the rat SHARP-1 gene did not positively respond to EGCG and NF-κB, respectively. Thus, we conclude that EGCG stimulates multiple signaling pathways in the SHARP-1 gene expression at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels and that there is no regulatory region susceptible to EGCG and NF-κB in the examined region.
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- Kosuke Asano
- Department of Health and Nutritional Science, Faculty of Human Health Science, Matsumoto University, 2095-1 Niimura, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-1295, Japan
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Johnson AL, Haugen MJ, Woods DC. Role for inhibitor of differentiation/deoxyribonucleic acid-binding (Id) proteins in granulosa cell differentiation. Endocrinology 2008; 149:3187-95. [PMID: 18325989 DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-1659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Recent studies in the hen ovary have linked the initiation of granulosa cell differentiation at follicle selection to the alleviation of inhibitory MAPK signaling. The present studies assessed a role for individual inhibitor of differentiation (Id) protein isoforms as modulators of key transcriptional events occurring within granulosa cells at or immediately subsequent to differentiation. Findings from freshly collected granulosa cells collected at different stages of follicle development demonstrated a negative association between expression levels for Id2 mRNA compared with levels of Id1, Id3, and Id4. Elevated levels of Id2 are related to a differentiating/differentiated phenotype, whereas elevated Id1, Id3, and Id4 are associated with an undifferentiated phenotype. This negative relationship extends to cell signal transduction, because factors that promote inhibitory MAPK signaling (TGF-alpha and betacellulin) block expression of Id2 mRNA but increase levels of Id1, Id3, and Id4. Furthermore, overexpression of Gallus Id2 in cultured granulosa was found to significantly decrease levels of Id1, Id3, and Id4 mRNA but facilitate FSHR mRNA expression and, importantly, initiate LHR mRNA expression plus LH-induced progesterone production. Finally, knockdown studies using small interfering RNA specific for Id2 revealed reduced expression of FSHR and LHR mRNA and attenuated FSH- and LH-induced levels of StAR and p450 cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme mRNA plus progesterone production. Collectively, these data demonstrate that Id2 expression is both sufficient and necessary for increasing LHR expression and, as a result, promoting gonadotropin-induced differentiation in hen granulosa cells subsequent to follicle selection.
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- A L Johnson
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.
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Sarkar C, Maitra A. Deciphering the cis-regulatory elements of co-expressed genes in PCOS by in silico analysis. Gene 2008; 408:72-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2007.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2007] [Revised: 10/11/2007] [Accepted: 10/17/2007] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Yamada K, Ogata-Kawata H, Matsuura K, Miyamoto K. SHARP-2/Stra13/DEC1 as a potential repressor of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase gene expression. FEBS Lett 2005; 579:1509-14. [PMID: 15733865 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.01.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2004] [Revised: 01/17/2005] [Accepted: 01/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The influence of the enhancer of split- and hairy-related protein-2 (SHARP-2) transcriptional repressor on the expression of rat phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) gene was examined. When H4IIE cells were treated with epigallocatechin gallate, a green tea constituent, an increase in SHARP-2 mRNA levels and a decrease in PEPCK mRNA levels were observed. The adenovirus-mediated overexpression of SHARP-2 in H4IIE cells and primary cultured rat hepatocytes led to a decrease in the levels of PEPCK mRNA. Finally, when a SHARP-2 expression plasmid was transiently transfected with various reporter plasmids into MH1C1 cells, the promoter activity of a PEPCK reporter plasmid was specifically decreased. Based on these findings, we conclude that SHARP-2 is a potential repressor of PEPCK gene expression.
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- Kazuya Yamada
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
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Kajitani T, Mizutani T, Yamada K, Yazawa T, Sekiguchi T, Yoshino M, Kawata H, Miyamoto K. Cloning and characterization of granulosa cell high-mobility group (HMG)-box protein-1, a novel HMG-box transcriptional regulator strongly expressed in rat ovarian granulosa cells. Endocrinology 2004; 145:2307-18. [PMID: 14764631 DOI: 10.1210/en.2003-1343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Specific events in the ovary are dependent on gene expression in the tissue. By screening a rat ovarian granulosa cell cDNA library, a cDNA clone encoding a novel transcription factor-like protein containing a high-mobility group-box, referred to as granulosa cell high-mobility group-box protein-1 (GCX-1), was identified. The expression of GCX-1 is restricted to the hypothalamus, pituitary, testis, uterus, and ovary but was not detected in the adrenal gland. An in situ hybridization study revealed that the expression of GCX-1 was restricted to granulosa cell layers in early-stage follicles, and the expression was very low in large antral follicles and the corpus luteum, but localized expression in the testis or pituitary was not clear. Endogenous GCX-1 protein in the granulosa cells was identified by a Western blot analysis, and an analysis using the green fluorescence protein-GCX-1 fusion protein revealed that the GCX-1 protein was localized in the cell nucleus. GAL4 fusion protein-based assays demonstrated that GCX-1 is a potent transcriptional activator, and its putative transactivation domain was mapped to the region between amino acid residues 25 and 63 from the N terminus. These data strongly suggest that GCX-1 is likely a novel transcriptional activator that is exclusively expressed in reproductive tissues involving the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis, and functions as a specific regulator of follicular development, and may also participate in other specific events related to reproduction, particularly in the female.
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- Takashi Kajitani
- Department of Biochemistry, Fukui Medical University, Matsuoka, Fukui, 910-1193, Japan
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Hirano S, Yamada K, Kawata H, Shou Z, Mizutani T, Shigematsu Y, Mayumi M, Miyamoto K. The rat enhancer of split- and hairy-related protein-2 gene: hepatic expression, genomic structure, and promoter analysis. Arch Biochem Biophys 2004; 422:81-90. [PMID: 14725860 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2003.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The rat enhancer of split- and hairy-related protein-2 (SHARP-2) is a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor. The hepatic expression of SHARP-2 mRNA was investigated under various conditions. The level was decreased in the regenerating rat liver and malignant hepatoma cells. In contrast, the expression of SHARP-2 mRNA was induced in rat livers by feeding a high-carbohydrate diet. To analyze the molecular mechanism involved in the regulation of the rat SHARP-2 gene expression, the gene was cloned. It was approximately 6-kb in length and consists of five exons and four introns. To investigate the transcriptional regulatory region of this gene, SHARP-2/firefly luciferase reporter plasmids were transfected into hepatoma cells. A functional analysis of 5(')-deletion constructs revealed that two E box sequences between -160 and -144 are mainly responsible for promoter activity. Although upstream stimulatory factors (USFs) bound to the element in vitro, USF2 failed to stimulate promoter activity from the element using the co-transfection experiment. Therefore, other E box-binding transcription factors differing from USF proteins or USF-associated proteins are necessary for transcriptional stimulation of the rat SHARP-2 gene.
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- Satoko Hirano
- Department of Pediatrics, Fukui Medical University, 910-1193 Fukui, Japan
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Sayasith K, Bouchard N, Sawadogo M, Lussier JG, Sirois J. Molecular Characterization and Role of Bovine Upstream Stimulatory Factor 1 and 2 in the Regulation of the Prostaglandin G/H Synthase-2 Promoter in Granulosa Cells. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:6327-36. [PMID: 14660559 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m311222200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The transcriptional activation of the prostaglandin G/H synthase-2 (PGHS-2) gene in granulosa cells is required for ovulation. To directly study the ability of upstream stimulatory factor 1 (USF1) and USF2 to trans-activate the bovine PGHS-2 promoter in granulosa cells, USF1 or USF2 expression vectors were cotransfected with the PGHS-2/luciferase (LUC) chimeric construct, -149/-2PGHS-2.LUC. Results revealed that overexpression of USF1 or USF2 caused a marked and significant increase in basal and forskolin-inducible promoter activities (p<0.05), and these effects were dependent on the presence of a consensus E-box cis-element within the promoter fragment. Co-transfections with different N- and C-terminal truncated USF mutants led to significant reductions in promoter activation, as compared with full-length constructs (p<0.05), thus allowing identification of putative bovine USF functional domains. Overexpression of a USF2 truncated mutant lacking the first 220 residues (U2Delta1-220) acted as a dominant negative mutant and blocked endogenous and USF-stimulated PGHS-2 promoter activation. Interestingly, transfections with U2Delta1-220 blocked the forskolin-dependent induction of PGHS-2 mRNA in granulosa cells, whereas transfections with full-length USF2 increased PGHS-2 transcript levels. Immunoblot analyses confirmed overexpression of full-length and truncated USF proteins, and electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSAs) and supershift EMSAs established that the observed effects were dependent on specific interactions between USF proteins and the consensus E-box cis-element. Stimulation of cells with forskolin increased, whereas treatment of extracts with phosphatase decreased USF binding activities to the E-box. Thus, this study presents for the first time direct evidence for a role of USF proteins in the regulation of the PGHS-2 promoter in preovulatory granulosa cells.
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- Khampoune Sayasith
- Centre de Recherche en Reproduction Animale and the Département de Biomédecine Vétérinaire, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, CP 5000, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 7C6, Canada
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Yamada K, Kawata H, Mizutani T, Arima T, Yazawa T, Matsuura K, Shou Z, Sekiguchi T, Yoshino M, Kajitani T, Miyamoto K. Gene expression of basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, SHARP-2, is regulated by gonadotropins in the rat ovary and MA-10 cells. Biol Reprod 2004; 70:76-82. [PMID: 12954728 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.020107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) proteins regulate transcription from the E box sequence (5'-CANNTG-3') located in the regulatory region of most gene promoters. The rat enhancer of split- and hairy-related protein 2 (SHARP-2) is a member of the bHLH protein family. To analyze the possible role of SHARP-2 in the rat ovary, the regulation of the expression of the SHARP-2 gene was examined, and the SHARP-2 protein was characterized. Northern blot analysis revealed that the level of SHARP-2 mRNA abruptly and temporarily increases as the result of the action of LH, i.e., eCG or hCG treatment alone or hCG after eCG treatment, in the rat ovary, as indicated by the treatment of primary cultured rat granulosa cells with hCG after FSH treatment or of mouse Leydig MA-10 cells with hCG or 8-bromoadenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate. An in situ hybridization analysis showed that eCG treatment increases the level of the SHARP-2 transcript in theca interna cells and that hCG treatment, after the administration of eCG, increases the level of the SHARP-2 transcript in granulosa cells. Furthermore, transfection experiments with green fluorescence protein (GFP) expression vectors into primary cultured granulosa cells and MA-10 cells revealed that the entire coding sequence of SHARP-2 fused to the GFP is localized in the nucleus. The transcriptional activity of SHARP-2 also was examined using transient DNA transfection experiments. When an expression vector encoding the full length of SHARP-2 was cotransfected with thymidine kinase promoter-luciferase reporter plasmids, with or without E box sequences, into MA-10 cells, the luciferase activity was decreased in an E box-dependent manner. We conclude that the level of SHARP-2 mRNA is regulated by gonadotropins and that SHARP-2 functions as a transcriptional repressor localized in the nucleus.
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- Kazuya Yamada
- Department of Biochemistry, Fukui Medical University, Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
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Yamada K, Kawata H, Shou Z, Mizutani T, Noguchi T, Miyamoto K. Insulin induces the expression of the SHARP-2/Stra13/DEC1 gene via a phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:30719-24. [PMID: 12796501 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m301597200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Transcription of the rat fatty acid synthase (FAS) gene in the rat liver can be regulated by feeding a high carbohydrate diet. A carbohydrate response element (ChoRE) located on the rat FAS gene promoter has been identified. Using multiple copies of the ChoRE as the bait in a yeast one-hybrid system, a rat liver cDNA library was screened, and the cDNA of ChoRE-binding proteins was cloned. A positive clone that encodes a basic helix-loop-helix protein, enhancer of split- and hairy-related protein-2 (SHARP-2), was obtained. Northern blot analysis revealed that the levels of SHARP-2 mRNA increase when a high carbohydrate diet is fed to normal rats or when insulin is administered to diabetic rats. In primary cultured rat hepatocytes, insulin rapidly induced an accumulation of SHARP-2 mRNA even in the absence of glucose. A time course for the increase in SHARP-2 mRNA levels indicated that it followed by those of FAS and L-type pyruvate kinase mRNAs and that the initial time course of SHARP-2 mRNA was similar to changes in the levels of glucokinase mRNA and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase mRNA. Although wortmannin, LY294002, and actinomycin D blocked the increase in SHARP-2 mRNA levels by insulin, rapamycin, staurosporine, PD98059, okadaic acid, and 8-bromocyclic AMP had no effect. In addition, nuclear run-on assay revealed that transcription of the rat SHARP-2 gene was induced by insulin. Thus, we conclude that insulin induces the transcription of the rat SHARP-2 gene via a phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway.
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- Kazuya Yamada
- Department of Biochemistry, Fukui Medical University, Japan.
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Kawata H, Yamada K, Shou Z, Mizutani T, Yazawa T, Yoshino M, Sekiguchi T, Kajitani T, Miyamoto K. Zinc-fingers and homeoboxes (ZHX) 2, a novel member of the ZHX family, functions as a transcriptional repressor. Biochem J 2003; 373:747-57. [PMID: 12741956 PMCID: PMC1223552 DOI: 10.1042/bj20030171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2003] [Revised: 04/17/2003] [Accepted: 05/13/2003] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zinc-fingers and homeoboxes (ZHX) 1 is a transcription factor that interacts with the activation domain of the A subunit of nuclear factor-Y (NF-YA). Using a yeast two-hybrid system, a novel ubiquitous transcription factor ZHX2 as a ZHX1-interacting protein was cloned. ZHX2 consists of 837 amino acid residues and contains two zinc-finger motifs and five homeodomains (HDs) as well as ZHX1. The mRNA is expressed among various tissues. ZHX2 not only forms a heterodimer with ZHX1, but also forms a homodimer. Moreover, ZHX2 interacts with the activation domain of NF-YA. Further analysis revealed that ZHX2 is a transcriptional repressor that is localized in the nuclei. Since ZHX2 shares a number of properties in common with ZHX1, we conclude that all these come under the ZHX family. The minimal functional domains of ZHX2 were then characterized. The dimerization domain with both ZHX1 and ZHX2 is the region containing HD1, the domain that interacts with NF-YA is the HD1 to HD2 region, the repressor domain is the HD1 to a proline-rich region. Lastly, using an immunoprecipitation assay, we showed that ZHX2 intrinsically interacts with NF-YA in HEK-293 cells and that ZHX2 represses the promoter activity of the cdc25C gene stimulated by NF-Y in Drosophila Schneider line 2 cells. Thus the ZHX family of proteins may participate in the expression of a number of NF-Y-regulated genes via a more organized transcription network.
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- Hiroko Kawata
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology (JST), Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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Yamada K, Kawata H, Shou Z, Hirano S, Mizutani T, Yazawa T, Sekiguchi T, Yoshino M, Kajitani T, Miyamoto K. Analysis of zinc-fingers and homeoboxes (ZHX)-1-interacting proteins: molecular cloning and characterization of a member of the ZHX family, ZHX3. Biochem J 2003; 373:167-78. [PMID: 12659632 PMCID: PMC1223464 DOI: 10.1042/bj20021866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2002] [Revised: 02/28/2003] [Accepted: 03/27/2003] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Human zinc-fingers and homeoboxes (ZHX) 1, a transcriptional repressor, was originally cloned as an interacting protein with the activation domain of the A subunit of nuclear factor-Y (NF-YA). As the first step in investigating the mechanism by which ZHX1 acts as a transcriptional repressor, we conducted a search of ZHX1-interacting proteins using a yeast two-hybrid system. Nuclear proteins such as ZHX1, transcriptional co-factors and DNA-binding proteins, zyxin, androgen-induced aldose reductase and eleven-nineteen lysine-rich leukaemia gene, as well as some unknown proteins, were cloned. Molecular cloning and determination of the nucleotide sequence of the full-length cDNA encoding a novel protein revealed that it consists of 956 amino acid residues and contains two zinc-finger (Znf) motifs and five homeodomains (HDs) as well as ZHX1. We concluded that the protein forms the ZHX family with ZHX1 and denoted it ZHX3. ZHX3 not only dimerizes with both ZHX1 and ZHX3, but also interacts with the activation domain of the NF-YA. Further analysis revealed that ZHX3 is a ubiquitous transcriptional repressor that is localized in nuclei and functions as a dimer. Lastly, the dimerization domain, the interaction domain with NF-YA, and the repressor domain are mapped to a region including the HD1 region, and two nuclear localization signals are mapped to the N-terminal through Znf1 and the HD2 region, respectively.
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- Kazuya Yamada
- Department of Biochemistry, Fukui Medical University, and Japan and CREST, Japan Science and Technology, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
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Yoshino M, Mizutani T, Yamada K, Tsuchiya M, Minegishi T, Yazawa T, Kawata H, Sekiguchi T, Kajitani T, Miyamoto K. Early growth response gene-1 regulates the expression of the rat luteinizing hormone receptor gene. Biol Reprod 2002; 66:1813-9. [PMID: 12021067 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod66.6.1813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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LH receptor gene expression is primarily regulated via specific interactions of trans-acting proteins and cis-acting DNA sequences in the upstream region of the gene. In this study, we report, using luciferase assays, that the region between -171 and -137 base pairs (bp) is essential for basal expression of the rat LH receptor gene. To identify factors that interact with the region between -171 and -137 bp and regulate expression of the gene, a rat granulosa cell cDNA library was screened using a yeast one-hybrid system. A positive clone, isolated by the screening, encodes a transcription factor early growth response gene-1 (Egr-1). To determine the sequence to which Egr-1 protein binds, electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) was employed. The Egr-1 protein was produced by an in vitro transcription/translation system using a full-length rat Egr-1 cDNA. The upstream region between -171 and -137 bp contains 2 overlapping Egr-1 consensus sequences. The EMSA revealed that Egr-1 binds independently to both sites. The overexpression of Egr-1 in MA-10 cells caused an approximately 2-fold increase in reporter luciferase activity. However, no induction of the luciferase activity was observed when luciferase constructs that lacked or had mutations in either or both of the Egr-1 sites were used, indicating that Egr-1 positively regulates LH receptor gene expression. In differentiated granulosa cells that had been pretreated with FSH for 48 h, the levels of both mRNA and Egr-1 protein were induced by hCG or cAMP, reaching maximal levels approximately 1.5 h after treatment and then returning to basal levels 8 h thereafter. No Egr-1 mRNA or protein was detected in undifferentiated granulosa cells, even after stimulation with 8-bromoadenosine-cAMP. These results suggest that Egr-1 functions only in luteinized granulosa cells after stimulation with hCG or cAMP. In conclusion, the findings demonstrate that Egr-1 actually binds to the regulatory upstream region of the LH receptor gene and positively regulates receptor gene expression. In addition, Egr-1 expression was observed only in luteinized granulosa cells after stimulation with hCG or cAMP. The present study provides further support to the hypothesis that Egr-1 plays important roles in the pituitary-gonadal axis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Miki Yoshino
- Department of Biochemistry, Fukui Medical University, Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-, Japan
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Hirano S, Yamada K, Kawata H, Shou Z, Mizutani T, Yazawa T, Kajitani T, Sekiguchi T, Yoshino M, Shigematsu Y, Mayumi M, Miyamoto K. Rat zinc-fingers and homeoboxes 1 (ZHX1), a nuclear factor-YA-interacting nuclear protein, forms a homodimer. Gene 2002; 290:107-14. [PMID: 12062805 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(02)00553-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Zinc-fingers and homeoboxes 1 (ZHX1) is a protein which interacts with the activation domain of the A subunit of nuclear factor-Y. To analyze the physiological role(s) of ZHX1, we searched ZHX1-interacting protein(s) using a yeast two-hybrid system. The rat counterpart of ZHX1 cDNAs was cloned from an ovarian granulosa cell complementary DNA (cDNA) library, indicating that ZHX1 is able to form a homodimer. An analysis of the nucleotide sequence and its deduced amino acid sequence show that rat ZHX1 consists of 873 amino acid residues. Northern blot analysis shows that ZHX1 messenger RNA is expressed ubiquitously and that the level in the ovary are not regulated by gonadotropins. Furthermore, transfection experiments with green fluorescence protein (GFP) expression vectors into human embryonic kidney HEK293 cells reveal that full-length ZHX1 fused to the GFP is localized in the nuclei. Thus, we report on the molecular cloning, expression and characterization of full-length rat ZHX1 cDNA.
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- Satoko Hirano
- Department of Pediatrics, Fukui Medical University, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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Mizutani T, Yamada K, Yazawa T, Okada T, Minegishi T, Miyamoto K. Cloning and characterization of gonadotropin-inducible ovarian transcription factors (GIOT1 and -2) that are novel members of the (Cys)(2)-(His)(2)-type zinc finger protein family. Mol Endocrinol 2001; 15:1693-705. [PMID: 11579202 DOI: 10.1210/mend.15.10.0718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Gonadotropins are essential for ovarian follicular development and differentiation. To identify genes that are rapidly induced by gonadotropin in the immature rat ovary, ovarian genes were screened by a subtraction cloning procedure. cDNA clones encoding novel members of the (Cys)(2)-(His)(2)-type zinc finger protein family GIOT1 and -2 (gonadotropin-inducible transcription factor 1 and 2), were identified. Two isoforms of GIOT2 (GIOT2 alpha and 2 beta), which are probably produced by alternative splicing, also exist. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed that GIOT1, but not GIOT2, contains the krüppel-associated box-A domain at the NH(2) terminus. RNA analyses revealed that these mRNAs were rapidly and temporarily induced by gonadotropins in the rat testis as well as in the ovary. In situ hybridization study revealed that expression of GIOT1 was induced in theca interna cells in the ovary and Leydig cells in the testis. Interestingly, the gene expression of GIOT1 is restricted to the pituitary, adrenal, testis, and ovary, while GIOT2 gene is expressed ubiquitously. A functional analysis of GIOT1 and -2 by a GAL4-based mammalian one-hybrid system revealed that GIOT1, but not GIOT2, is a transcriptional repressor and that the krüppel-associated box-A domain of GIOT1 is responsible for the transcriptional repressor activity. A GAL4-based yeast two-hybrid system was also used to identify proteins that interact with the rat GIOT1. We cloned genes encoding rat homologs of human I-mfa domain containing protein and transcriptional intermediary factor 1 beta, both of which are transcription-regulatory proteins. Interaction of these proteins with GIOT1 was directly demonstrated by GST pull-down assay. Our data strongly suggest that GIOT1 may function as a novel transcriptional repressor by working with rat homologs of human I-mfa domain containing protein and transcriptional intermediary factor 1 beta proteins and may play a significant role at the transcription level in the folliculogenesis.
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- T Mizutani
- Department of Biochemistry, Fukui Medical University, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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