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Thakur A, Park K, Cullum R, Fuglerud BM, Khoshnoodi M, Drissler S, Stephan TL, Lotto J, Kim D, Gonzalez FJ, Hoodless PA. HNF4A guides the MLL4 complex to establish and maintain H3K4me1 at gene regulatory elements. Commun Biol 2024; 7:144. [PMID: 38297077 PMCID: PMC10830483 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-05835-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4A (HNF4A/NR2a1), a transcriptional regulator of hepatocyte identity, controls genes that are crucial for liver functions, primarily through binding to enhancers. In mammalian cells, active and primed enhancers are marked by monomethylation of histone 3 (H3) at lysine 4 (K4) (H3K4me1) in a cell type-specific manner. How this modification is established and maintained at enhancers in connection with transcription factors (TFs) remains unknown. Using analysis of genome-wide histone modifications, TF binding, chromatin accessibility and gene expression, we show that HNF4A is essential for an active chromatin state. Using HNF4A loss and gain of function experiments in vivo and in cell lines in vitro, we show that HNF4A affects H3K4me1, H3K27ac and chromatin accessibility, highlighting its contribution to the establishment and maintenance of a transcriptionally permissive epigenetic state. Mechanistically, HNF4A interacts with the mixed-lineage leukaemia 4 (MLL4) complex facilitating recruitment to HNF4A-bound regions. Our findings indicate that HNF4A enriches H3K4me1, H3K27ac and establishes chromatin opening at transcriptional regulatory regions.
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- Avinash Thakur
- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer, Vancouver, V5Z 1L3, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer, Vancouver, V5Z 1L3, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer, Vancouver, V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer, Vancouver, V5Z 1L3, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer, Vancouver, V5Z 1L3, Canada
- Cell and Developmental Biology Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer, Vancouver, V5Z 1L3, Canada
- Cell and Developmental Biology Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer, Vancouver, V5Z 1L3, Canada
- Cell and Developmental Biology Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Center of Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, 2089, USA
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- Center of Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, 2089, USA
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer, Vancouver, V5Z 1L3, Canada.
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
- Cell and Developmental Biology Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
- School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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Deans JR, Deol P, Titova N, Radi SH, Vuong LM, Evans JR, Pan S, Fahrmann J, Yang J, Hammock BD, Fiehn O, Fekry B, Eckel-Mahan K, Sladek FM. HNF4α isoforms regulate the circadian balance between carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in the liver. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1266527. [PMID: 38111711 PMCID: PMC10726135 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1266527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
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Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4α (HNF4α), a master regulator of hepatocyte differentiation, is regulated by two promoters (P1 and P2) which drive the expression of different isoforms. P1-HNF4α is the major isoform in the adult liver while P2-HNF4α is thought to be expressed only in fetal liver and liver cancer. Here, we show that P2-HNF4α is indeed expressed in the normal adult liver at Zeitgeber time (ZT)9 and ZT21. Using exon swap mice that express only P2-HNF4α we show that this isoform orchestrates a distinct transcriptome and metabolome via unique chromatin and protein-protein interactions, including with different clock proteins at different times of the day leading to subtle differences in circadian gene regulation. Furthermore, deletion of the Clock gene alters the circadian oscillation of P2- (but not P1-)HNF4α RNA, revealing a complex feedback loop between the HNF4α isoforms and the hepatic clock. Finally, we demonstrate that while P1-HNF4α drives gluconeogenesis, P2-HNF4α drives ketogenesis and is required for elevated levels of ketone bodies in female mice. Taken together, we propose that the highly conserved two-promoter structure of the Hnf4a gene is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism to maintain the balance between gluconeogenesis and ketogenesis in the liver in a circadian fashion.
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- Jonathan R. Deans
- Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
- Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics Graduate Program, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Proteomics Core, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- National Institutes of Health West Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology & UCD Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology & UCD Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- National Institutes of Health West Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health), Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health), Houston, TX, United States
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health), Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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Melis M, Marino R, Tian J, Johnson C, Sethi R, Oertel M, Fox IJ, Locker J. Mechanism and Effect of HNF4α Decrease in a Rat Model of Cirrhosis and Liver Failure. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023; 17:453-479. [PMID: 37993018 PMCID: PMC10837635 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2023.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS HNF4α, a master regulator of liver development and the mature hepatocyte phenotype, is down-regulated in chronic and inflammatory liver disease. We used contemporary transcriptomics and epigenomics to study the cause and effects of this down-regulation and characterized a multicellular etiology. METHODS Progressive changes in the rat carbon tetrachloride model were studied by deep RNA sequencing and genome-wide chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing analysis of transcription factor (TF) binding and chromatin modification. Studies compared decompensated cirrhosis with liver failure after 26 weeks of treatment with earlier compensated cirrhosis and with additional rat models of chronic fibrosis. Finally, to resolve cell-specific responses and intercellular signaling, we compared transcriptomes of liver, nonparenchymal, and inflammatory cells. RESULTS HNF4α was significantly lower in 26-week cirrhosis, part of a general reduction of TFs that regulate metabolism. Nevertheless, increased binding of HNF4α contributed to strong activation of major phenotypic genes, whereas reduced binding to other genes had a moderate phenotypic effect. Decreased Hnf4a expression was the combined effect of STAT3 and nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB) activation, which similarly reduced expression of other metabolic TFs. STAT/NFκB also induced de novo expression of Osmr by hepatocytes to complement induced expression of Osm by nonparenchymal cells. CONCLUSIONS Liver decompensation by inflammatory STAT3 and NFκB signaling was not a direct consequence of progressive cirrhosis. Despite significant reduction of Hnf4a expression, residual levels of this abundant TF still stimulated strong new gene expression. Reduction of HNF4α was part of a broad hepatocyte transcriptional response to inflammation.
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- Marta Melis
- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh Liver Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh Liver Research Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Rastinejad F. The protein architecture and allosteric landscape of HNF4α. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1219092. [PMID: 37732120 PMCID: PMC10507258 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1219092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF4α) is a multi-faceted nuclear receptor responsible for governing the development and proper functioning of liver and pancreatic islet cells. Its transcriptional functions encompass the regulation of vital metabolic processes including cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism, and glucose sensing and control. Various genetic mutations and alterations in HNF4α are associated with diabetes, metabolic disorders, and cancers. From a structural perspective, HNF4α is one of the most comprehensively understood nuclear receptors due to its crystallographically observed architecture revealing interconnected DNA binding domains (DBDs) and ligand binding domains (LBDs). This review discusses key properties of HNF4α, including its mode of homodimerization, its binding to fatty acid ligands, the importance of post-translational modifications, and the mechanistic basis for allosteric functions. The surfaces linking HNF4α's DBDs and LBDs create a convergence zone that allows signals originating from any one domain to influence distant domains. The HNF4α-DNA complex serves as a prime illustration of how nuclear receptors utilize individual domains for specific functions, while also integrating these domains to create cohesive higher-order architectures that allow signal responsive functions.
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- Fraydoon Rastinejad
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Target Discovery Institute (NDMRB), University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Radi SH, Vemuri K, Martinez-Lomeli J, Sladek FM. HNF4α isoforms: the fraternal twin master regulators of liver function. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1226173. [PMID: 37600688 PMCID: PMC10438950 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1226173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
Abstract
In the more than 30 years since the purification and cloning of Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 (HNF4α), considerable insight into its role in liver function has been gleaned from its target genes and mouse experiments. HNF4α plays a key role in lipid and glucose metabolism and intersects with not just diabetes and circadian rhythms but also with liver cancer, although much remains to be elucidated about those interactions. Similarly, while we are beginning to elucidate the role of the isoforms expressed from its two promoters, we know little about the alternatively spliced variants in other portions of the protein and their impact on the 1000-plus HNF4α target genes. This review will address how HNF4α came to be called the master regulator of liver-specific gene expression with a focus on its role in basic metabolism, the contributions of the various isoforms and the intriguing intersection with the circadian clock.
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- Sarah H. Radi
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Genetics, Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, United States
- Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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Choi WJ, Haratipour Z, Blind RD. Full-length nuclear receptor allosteric regulation. J Lipid Res 2023; 64:100406. [PMID: 37356665 PMCID: PMC10388211 DOI: 10.1016/j.jlr.2023.100406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Nuclear receptors are a superfamily of transcription factors regulated by a wide range of lipids that include phospholipids, fatty acids, heme-based metabolites, and cholesterol-based steroids. Encoded as classic two-domain modular transcription factors, nuclear receptors possess a DNA-binding domain (DBD) and a lipid ligand-binding domain (LBD) containing a transcriptional activation function. Decades of structural studies on the isolated LBDs of nuclear receptors established that lipid-ligand binding allosterically regulates the conformation of the LBD, regulating transcriptional coregulator recruitment and thus nuclear receptor function. These structural studies have aided the development of several FDA-approved drugs, highlighting the importance of understanding the structure-function relationships between lipids and nuclear receptors. However, there are few published descriptions of full-length nuclear receptor structure and even fewer descriptions of how lipids might allosterically regulate full-length structure. Here, we examine multidomain interactions based on the published full-length nuclear receptor structures, evaluating the potential of interdomain interfaces within these nuclear receptors to act as inducible sites of allosteric regulation by lipids.
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- Woong Jae Choi
- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt University Center for Structural Biology, Nashville, TN, USA; Program in Precision Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt University Center for Structural Biology, Nashville, TN, USA; Program in Precision Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA; Diabetes Research and Training Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Beinsteiner B, Billas IML, Moras D. Structural insights into the HNF4 biology. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1197063. [PMID: 37404310 PMCID: PMC10315846 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1197063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 (HNF4) is a transcription factor (TF) belonging to the nuclear receptor (NR) family that is expressed in liver, kidney, intestine and pancreas. It is a master regulator of liver-specific gene expression, in particular those genes involved in lipid transport and glucose metabolism and is crucial for the cellular differentiation during development. Dysregulation of HNF4 is linked to human diseases, such as type I diabetes (MODY1) and hemophilia. Here, we review the structures of the isolated HNF4 DNA binding domain (DBD) and ligand binding domain (LBD) and that of the multidomain receptor and compare them with the structures of other NRs. We will further discuss the biology of the HNF4α receptors from a structural perspective, in particular the effect of pathological mutations and of functionally critical post-translational modifications on the structure-function of the receptor.
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- Brice Beinsteiner
- Laboratory IGBMC (Institute of Genetics and of Molecular and Cellular Biology), Centre for Integrative Biology (CBI), Illkirch, France
- Université de Strasbourg (Unistra), Strasbourg, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1258, Illkirch, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 7104, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratory IGBMC (Institute of Genetics and of Molecular and Cellular Biology), Centre for Integrative Biology (CBI), Illkirch, France
- Université de Strasbourg (Unistra), Strasbourg, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1258, Illkirch, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 7104, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratory IGBMC (Institute of Genetics and of Molecular and Cellular Biology), Centre for Integrative Biology (CBI), Illkirch, France
- Université de Strasbourg (Unistra), Strasbourg, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1258, Illkirch, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 7104, Illkirch, France
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Jiang S, Tanaka T, Yagami R, Hasegawa G, Umezu H, Fujiyoshi Y, Kodama T, Naito M, Ajioka Y. Immunohistochemical detection of hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α in vertebrates. Microsc Res Tech 2021; 84:2906-2914. [PMID: 34196449 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.23848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α (HNF4α) presents in multiple isoforms generated using alternative promoter (P1 and P2) and splicing. Neither conservation of tissue distribution of HNF4α isoforms, nor presence of alternative promoter usage is known. In this study, to detect the expression of HNF4α in some species of animals, we have applied monoclonal antibodies against P1 (K9218) and P2 (H6939) promoter-driven and P1/P2 promoter-driven H1415 HNF4α for immunohistochemistry and western blot analysis. Antibody K9218 was observed in the hepatocytes, proximal tubules of the kidney, and epithelial cells in the mucosa of the small intestine and colon of rats, chicken, and tortoise, whereas antibody H6939 signal were detected in the stomach, pancreas, bile duct, and pancreatic duct of human and rats. The signal for antibody K9218 was recognized in tissues of a wide range of mammals, bird, reptile, amphibian, and fish as well. Antibody H1415 displayed a positive reaction in hepatocytes and intestinal epithelial cells in chicken and tortoise, whereas the bile duct, mucosal epithelial cells in the stomach, or pancreas in these animals were negative. Western blotting showed the binding of the antibody with HNF4α protein from each animal. The sequence of human HNF4α was 100% identical to murine and rat HNF4α, 88.9% to chicken, 77.8% to Xenopus HNF4α, and 81.5% to medaka. However, the specific part of human and invertebrate Drosophila HNF4 shares only 14.8% sequence identity. This antibody is useful for detecting HNF4α isoforms in a wide range of vertebrates, and suggests many insights into animal evolution.
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- Shuying Jiang
- Niigata College of Medical Technology, Niigata, Japan.,Division of Molecular and Diagnostic Pathology, Graduate Scholl of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Laboratory for Systems Biology and Medicine, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of International Health (Public Health) Graduate Scholl of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Uonuma Institute of Community Medicine, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics, Nagoya City Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Laboratory for Systems Biology and Medicine, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Niigata Medical Center, Nishi-ku, Niigata, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Diagnostic Pathology, Graduate Scholl of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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Li S, Zhu Y, Li R, Huang J, You K, Yuan Y, Zhuang S. LncRNA Lnc-APUE is Repressed by HNF4 α and Promotes G1/S Phase Transition and Tumor Growth by Regulating MiR-20b/E2F1 Axis. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:2003094. [PMID: 33854885 PMCID: PMC8025008 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202003094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Many long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been annotated, but their functions remain unknown. The authors found a novel lnc-APUE (lncRNA accelerating proliferation by upregulating E2F1) that is upregulated in different cancer types, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and high lnc-APUE level is associated with short recurrence-free survival (RFS) of HCC patients. Gain- and loss-of-function analyses showed that lnc-APUE accelerated G1/S transition and tumor cell growth in vitro and allows hepatoma xenografts to grow faster in vivo. Mechanistically, lnc-APUE binds to miR-20b and relieves its repression on E2F1 expression, resulting in increased E2F1 level and accelerated G1/S phase transition and cell proliferation. Consistently, lnc-APUE level is positively associated with the expression of E2F1 and its downstream target genes in HCC tissues. Further investigations disclose that hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF4α) binds to the lnc-APUE promoter, represses lnc-APUE transcription, then diminishes E2F1 expression and cell proliferation. HNF4α expression is reduced in HCC tissues and low HNF4α level is correlated with high lnc-APUE expression. Collectively, a HNF4α/lnc-APUE/miR-20b/E2F1 axis in which HNF4α represses lnc-APUE expression and keeps E2F1 at a low level is identified. In tumor cells, HNF4α downregulation leads to lnc-APUE upregulation, which prevents the inhibition of miR-20b on E2F1 expression and thereby promotes cell cycle progression and tumor growth.
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- Song‐Yang Li
- MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and RegulationSchool of Life SciencesCollaborative Innovation Center for Cancer MedicineSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and RegulationSchool of Life SciencesCollaborative Innovation Center for Cancer MedicineSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and RegulationSchool of Life SciencesCollaborative Innovation Center for Cancer MedicineSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and RegulationSchool of Life SciencesCollaborative Innovation Center for Cancer MedicineSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and RegulationSchool of Life SciencesCollaborative Innovation Center for Cancer MedicineSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
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- Department of Hepatobilliary OncologyCancer CenterSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510060China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Gene Function and RegulationSchool of Life SciencesCollaborative Innovation Center for Cancer MedicineSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
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Brex D, Barbagallo C, Mirabella F, Caponnetto A, Battaglia R, Barbagallo D, Caltabiano R, Broggi G, Memeo L, Di Pietro C, Purrello M, Ragusa M. LINC00483 Has a Potential Tumor-Suppressor Role in Colorectal Cancer Through Multiple Molecular Axes. Front Oncol 2021; 10:614455. [PMID: 33552987 PMCID: PMC7855711 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.614455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are the most heterogeneous class of non-protein-coding RNAs involved in a broad spectrum of molecular mechanisms controlling genome function, including the generation of complex networks of RNA-RNA competitive interactions. Accordingly, their dysregulation contributes to the onset of many tumors, including colorectal cancer (CRC). Through a combination of in silico approaches (statistical screening of expression datasets) and in vitro analyses (enforced expression, artificial inhibition, or activation of pathways), we identified LINC00483 as a potential tumor suppressor lncRNA in CRC. LINC00483 was downregulated in CRC biopsies and metastases and its decreased levels were associated with severe clinical features. Inhibition of the MAPK pathway and cell cycle arrest by starvation induced an upregulation of LINC00483, while the epithelial to mesenchymal transition activation by TGFβ-1 and IL-6 caused its down-modulation. Moreover, enforced expression of LINC00483 provoked a slowing down of cell migration rate without affecting cell proliferation. Since LINC00483 was predominantly cytoplasmic, we hypothesized a “miRNA sponge” role for it. Accordingly, we computationally reconstructed the LINC00483/miRNA/mRNA axes and evaluated the expression of mRNAs in different experimental conditions inducing LINC00483 alteration. By this approach, we identified a set of mRNAs sharing the miRNA response elements with LINC00483 and modulated in accordance with it. Moreover, we found that LINC00483 is potentially under negative control of transcription factor HNF4α. In conclusion, we propose that LINC00483 is a tumor suppressor in CRC that, through an RNA-RNA network, may control cell migration and participate in proliferation signaling.
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- Duilia Brex
- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences - Section of Biology and Genetics "Giovanni Sichel," University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences - Section of Biology and Genetics "Giovanni Sichel," University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences - Section of Biology and Genetics "Giovanni Sichel," University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences - Section of Biology and Genetics "Giovanni Sichel," University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences - Section of Biology and Genetics "Giovanni Sichel," University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences - Section of Biology and Genetics "Giovanni Sichel," University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies G.F. Ingrassia, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies G.F. Ingrassia, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Oncology, Mediterranean Institute of Oncology (IOM), Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences - Section of Biology and Genetics "Giovanni Sichel," University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences - Section of Biology and Genetics "Giovanni Sichel," University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences - Section of Biology and Genetics "Giovanni Sichel," University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Qiu MJ, Zhang L, Fang XF, Li QT, Zhu LS, Zhang B, Yang SL, Xiong ZF. Research on the circadian clock gene HNF4a in different malignant tumors. Int J Med Sci 2021; 18:1339-1347. [PMID: 33628089 PMCID: PMC7893568 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.49997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background: The circadian rhythm is produced by multiple feedback loops formed by the core clock genes after transcription and translation, thus regulating various metabolic and physiological functions of the human body. We have shown previously that the abnormal expression of 14 clock genes is related closely to the occurrence and development of different malignant tumors, and these genes may play an anti-cancer or pro-cancer role in different tumors. HNF4a has many typical properties of clock proteins involved in the clock gene negative feedback loop regulation process. We need to explore the function of HNF4a as a circadian clock gene in malignant tumors further. Methods: We used The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database to download the clinicopathological information of twenty malignant tumors and the corresponding RNA-seq data. The HNF4a RNA-seq data standardized by R language and clinical information were integrated to reveal the relationship between HNF4a and prognosis of patients. Results: Analysis of TCGA data showed that the prognosis of HNF4a was significantly different in BLCA, KIRC, LUSC, and READ. High HNF4a expression is correlated with good prognosis in BLCA, KIRC, and READ but poor prognosis in LUSC. However, HNF4a was associated with the stages, T stages, and lymph node status only in BLCA. Conclusions: HNF4a plays different roles in different malignancies, and the abnormal expression of HNF4a has a great correlation with the biological characteristics of BLCA. The low expression of HNF4a could be a reference index for the metastasis, recurrence, and prognosis of BLCA.
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- Meng-Jun Qiu
- Division of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430077, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430077, China
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- Charles River Laboratories, Inc., 6995 Longley Lane, Reno NV 89511
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430077, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430077, China
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Control of Cell Identity by the Nuclear Receptor HNF4 in Organ Pathophysiology. Cells 2020; 9:cells9102185. [PMID: 32998360 PMCID: PMC7600215 DOI: 10.3390/cells9102185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 (HNF4) is a transcription factor (TF) belonging to the nuclear receptor family whose expression and activities are restricted to a limited number of organs including the liver and gastrointestinal tract. In this review, we present robust evidence pointing to HNF4 as a master regulator of cellular differentiation during development and a safekeeper of acquired cell identity in adult organs. Importantly, we discuss that transient loss of HNF4 may represent a protective mechanism upon acute organ injury, while prolonged impairment of HNF4 activities could contribute to organ dysfunction. In this context, we describe in detail mechanisms involved in the pathophysiological control of cell identity by HNF4, including how HNF4 works as part of cell-specific TF networks and how its expression/activities are disrupted in injured organs.
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Lambert É, Babeu JP, Simoneau J, Raisch J, Lavergne L, Lévesque D, Jolibois É, Avino M, Scott MS, Boudreau F, Boisvert FM. Human Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4-α Encodes Isoforms with Distinct Transcriptional Functions. Mol Cell Proteomics 2020; 19:808-827. [PMID: 32123031 PMCID: PMC7196586 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.ra119.001909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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HNF4α is a nuclear receptor produced as 12 isoforms from two promoters by alternative splicing. To characterize the transcriptional capacities of all 12 HNF4α isoforms, stable lines expressing each isoform were generated. The entire transcriptome associated with each isoform was analyzed as well as their respective interacting proteome. Major differences were noted in the transcriptional function of these isoforms. The α1 and α2 isoforms were the strongest regulators of gene expression whereas the α3 isoform exhibited significantly reduced activity. The α4, α5, and α6 isoforms, which use an alternative first exon, were characterized for the first time, and showed a greatly reduced transcriptional potential with an inability to recognize the consensus response element of HNF4α. Several transcription factors and coregulators were identified as potential specific partners for certain HNF4α isoforms. An analysis integrating the vast amount of omics data enabled the identification of transcriptional regulatory mechanisms specific to certain HNF4α isoforms, hence demonstrating the importance of considering all isoforms given their seemingly diverse functions.
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- Élie Lambert
- Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Functional Genomics, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Functional Genomics, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Functional Genomics, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1E 4K8, Canada.
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- Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1E 4K8, Canada.
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Won KJ, Park JS, Jeong H. Repression of hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha by AP-1 underlies dyslipidemia associated with retinoic acid. J Lipid Res 2019; 60:794-804. [PMID: 30709899 PMCID: PMC6446710 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m088880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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All-trans retinoic acid (atRA) is used to treat certain cancers and dermatologic diseases. A common adverse effect of atRA is hypercholesterolemia; cytochrome P450 (CYP) 7A repression is suggested as a driver. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. We investigated CYP7A1 expression in the presence of atRA in human hepatocytes and hepatic cell lines. In HepaRG cells, atRA increased cholesterol levels dose-dependently alongside dramatic decreases in CYP7A1 expression. Lentiviral-mediated CYP7A1 overexpression reversed atRA-induced cholesterol accumulation, suggesting that CYP7A1 repression mediated cholesterol accumulation. In CYP7A1 promoter reporter assays and gene-knockdown studies, altered binding of hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 α (HNF4α) to the proximal promoter was essential for atRA-mediated CYP7A1 repression. Pharmacologic inhibition of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and ERK pathways attenuated atRA-mediated CYP7A1 repression and cholesterol accumulation. Overexpression of AP-1 (c-Jun/c-Fos), a downstream target of JNK and ERK, repressed CYP7A1 expression. In DNA pull-down and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays, AP-1 exhibited sequence-specific binding to the proximal CYP7A1 promoter region overlapping the HNF4α binding site, and atRA increased AP-1 but decreased HNF4α recruitment to the promoter. Collectively, these results indicate that atRA activates JNK and ERK pathways and the downstream target AP-1 represses HNF4α transactivation of the CYP7A1 promoter, potentially responsible for hypercholesterolemia.
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- Kyoung-Jae Won
- Departments of Pharmacy Practice College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Divisions of Pediatric Urology Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH; Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
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- Departments of Pharmacy Practice College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL; Biopharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
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Ko HL, Zhuo Z, Ren EC. HNF4α Combinatorial Isoform Heterodimers Activate Distinct Gene Targets that Differ from Their Corresponding Homodimers. Cell Rep 2019; 26:2549-2557.e3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Fekry B, Ribas-Latre A, Baumgartner C, Deans JR, Kwok C, Patel P, Fu L, Berdeaux R, Sun K, Kolonin MG, Wang SH, Yoo SH, Sladek FM, Eckel-Mahan K. Incompatibility of the circadian protein BMAL1 and HNF4α in hepatocellular carcinoma. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4349. [PMID: 30341289 PMCID: PMC6195513 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06648-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF4α) is a master regulator of liver-specific gene expression with potent tumor suppressor activity, yet many liver tumors express HNF4α. This study reveals that P1-HNF4α, the predominant isoform expressed in the adult liver, inhibits expression of tumor promoting genes in a circadian manner. In contrast, an additional isoform of HNF4α, driven by an alternative promoter (P2-HNF4α), is induced in HNF4α-positive human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). P2-HNF4α represses the circadian clock gene ARNTL (BMAL1), which is robustly expressed in healthy hepatocytes, and causes nuclear to cytoplasmic re-localization of P1-HNF4α. We reveal mechanisms underlying the incompatibility of BMAL1 and P2-HNF4α in HCC, and demonstrate that forced expression of BMAL1 in HNF4α-positive HCC prevents the growth of tumors in vivo. These data suggest that manipulation of the circadian clock in HNF4α-positive HCC could be a tractable strategy to inhibit tumor growth and progression in the liver.
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- Baharan Fekry
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health), Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health), Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health), Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health), Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health), Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health), Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health), Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health), Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health), Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health), Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health), Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health), Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UT Health), Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Olivares AM, Moreno-Ramos OA, Haider NB. Role of Nuclear Receptors in Central Nervous System Development and Associated Diseases. J Exp Neurosci 2016; 9:93-121. [PMID: 27168725 PMCID: PMC4859451 DOI: 10.4137/jen.s25480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Revised: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The nuclear hormone receptor (NHR) superfamily is composed of a wide range of receptors involved in a myriad of important biological processes, including development, growth, metabolism, and maintenance. Regulation of such wide variety of functions requires a complex system of gene regulation that includes interaction with transcription factors, chromatin-modifying complex, and the proper recognition of ligands. NHRs are able to coordinate the expression of genes in numerous pathways simultaneously. This review focuses on the role of nuclear receptors in the central nervous system and, in particular, their role in regulating the proper development and function of the brain and the eye. In addition, the review highlights the impact of mutations in NHRs on a spectrum of human diseases from autism to retinal degeneration.
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- Ana Maria Olivares
- Department of Ophthalmology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Patel SR, Skafar DF. Modulation of nuclear receptor activity by the F domain. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2015; 418 Pt 3:298-305. [PMID: 26184856 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2015.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Revised: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The F domain located at the C-terminus of proteins is one of the least conserved regions of the estrogen receptors alpha and beta, members of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily. Indeed, many members of the superfamily lack the F domain. However, when present, removing the F domain entirely or mutating it alters transactivation, dimerization, and the responses to agonist and antagonist ligands. This review focuses on the functions of the F domain of the estrogen receptors, particularly in relation to other members of the superfamily.
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- Shivali R Patel
- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
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Vuong LM, Chellappa K, Dhahbi JM, Deans JR, Fang B, Bolotin E, Titova NV, Hoverter NP, Spindler SR, Waterman ML, Sladek FM. Differential Effects of Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4α Isoforms on Tumor Growth and T-Cell Factor 4/AP-1 Interactions in Human Colorectal Cancer Cells. Mol Cell Biol 2015; 35:3471-90. [PMID: 26240283 PMCID: PMC4573706 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00030-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Revised: 02/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The nuclear receptor hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (HNF4α) is tumor suppressive in the liver but amplified in colon cancer, suggesting that it also might be oncogenic. To investigate whether this discrepancy is due to different HNF4α isoforms derived from its two promoters (P1 and P2), we generated Tet-On-inducible human colon cancer (HCT116) cell lines that express either the P1-driven (HNF4α2) or P2-driven (HNF4α8) isoform and analyzed them for tumor growth and global changes in gene expression (transcriptome sequencing [RNA-seq] and chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing [ChIP-seq]). The results show that while HNF4α2 acts as a tumor suppressor in the HCT116 tumor xenograft model, HNF4α8 does not. Each isoform regulates the expression of distinct sets of genes and recruits, colocalizes, and competes in a distinct fashion with the Wnt/β-catenin mediator T-cell factor 4 (TCF4) at CTTTG motifs as well as at AP-1 motifs (TGAXTCA). Protein binding microarrays (PBMs) show that HNF4α and TCF4 share some but not all binding motifs and that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in sites bound by both HNF4α and TCF4 can alter binding affinity in vitro, suggesting that they could play a role in cancer susceptibility in vivo. Thus, the HNF4α isoforms play distinct roles in colon cancer, which could be due to differential interactions with the Wnt/β-catenin/TCF4 and AP-1 pathways.
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- Linh M Vuong
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (HNF4α) is an orphan nuclear receptor commonly known as the master regulator of hepatic differentiation, owing to the large number of hepatocyte-specific genes it regulates. Whereas the role of HNF4α in hepatocyte differentiation is well recognized and extensively studied, its role in regulation of cell proliferation is relatively less known. Recent studies have revealed that HNF4α inhibits proliferation not only of hepatocytes but also cells in colon and kidney. Further, a growing number of studies have demonstrated that inhibition or loss of HNF4α promotes tumorigenesis in the liver and colon, and reexpression of HNF4α results in decreased cancer growth. Studies using tissue-specific conditional knockout mice, knock-in studies, and combinatorial bioinformatics of RNA/ChIP-sequencing data indicate that the mechanisms of HNF4α-mediated inhibition of cell proliferation are multifold, involving epigenetic repression of promitogenic genes, significant cross talk with other cell cycle regulators including c-Myc and cyclin D1, and regulation of miRNAs. Furthermore, studies indicate that posttranslational modifications of HNF4α may change its activity and may be at the core of its dual role as a differentiation factor and repressor of proliferation. This review summarizes recent findings on the role of HNF4α in cell proliferation and highlights the newly understood function of this old receptor.
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- Chad Walesky
- *Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
- †Department of Medicine – Genetics Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- *Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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The nuclear receptor superfamily includes many receptors, identified based on their similarity to steroid hormone receptors but without a known ligand. The study of how these receptors are diversely regulated to interact with genomic regions to control a plethora of biological processes has provided critical insight into development, physiology, and the molecular pathology of disease. Here we provide a compendium of these so-called orphan receptors and focus on what has been learned about their modes of action, physiological functions, and therapeutic promise.
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- Shannon E Mullican
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, and The Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Yang M, Li SN, Anjum KM, Gui LX, Zhu SS, Liu J, Chen JK, Liu QF, Ye GD, Wang WJ, Wu JF, Cai WY, Sun GB, Liu YJ, Liu RF, Zhang ZM, Li BA. A double-negative feedback loop between Wnt-β-catenin signaling and HNF4α regulates epithelial-mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma. J Cell Sci 2013; 126:5692-703. [PMID: 24101726 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.135053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Wnt-β-catenin signaling participates in the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in a variety of cancers; however, its involvement in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and downstream molecular events is largely undefined. HNF4α is the most prominent and specific factor maintaining the differentiation of hepatic lineage cells and a potential EMT regulator in HCC cells. However, the molecular mechanisms by which HNF4α maintains the differentiated liver epithelium and inhibits EMT have not been completely defined. In this study, we systematically explored the relationship between Wnt-β-catenin signaling and HNF4α in the EMT process of HCC cells. Our results indicated that HNF4α expression was negatively regulated during Wnt-β-catenin signaling-induced EMT through Snail and Slug in HCC cells. In contrast, HNF4α was found to directly associate with TCF4 to compete with β-catenin but facilitate transcription co-repressor activities, thus inhibiting expression of EMT-related Wnt-β-catenin targets. Moreover, HNF4α may control the switch between the transcriptional and adhesion functions of β-catenin. Overexpression of HNF4α was found to completely compromise the Wnt-β-catenin-signaling-induced EMT phenotype. Finally, we determined the regulation pattern between Wnt-β-catenin signaling and HNF4α in rat tumor models. Our studies have identified a double-negative feedback mechanism controlling Wnt-β-catenin signaling and HNF4α expression in vitro and in vivo, which sheds new light on the regulation of EMT in HCC. The modulation of these molecular processes may be a method of inhibiting HCC invasion by blocking Wnt-β-catenin signaling or restoring HNF4α expression to prevent EMT.
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- Meng Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Biology Research, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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Chew SC, Lim JSL, Lee EJD, Chowbay B. Genetic variations of NR2A1 in Asian populations: implications in pharmacogenetics studies. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2012; 28:278-88. [PMID: 23268925 DOI: 10.2133/dmpk.dmpk-12-sh-114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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HNF4α (encoded by gene NR2A1) is a dominant transcriptional regulator of various drug disposition genes. It forms a circuitry of molecular cross-talk with other nuclear receptors such as PXR and CAR to synergistically initiate transcription. This study reports on the frequency, linkage disequilibrium pattern and tag-SNP selection of NR2A1 polymorphisms in three local Asian populations, namely Chinese, Malays and Indians (n = 56 subjects each). A total of 69 polymorphisms were identified in the genomic region of NR2A1, of which thirty-three were novel polymorphisms with low allelic frequencies (<0.02). The exonic region of NR2A1 was highly conserved with only 4 novel and 1 reported SNPs identified at low allelic frequencies of less than 0.02. Based on the criteria of MAF ≥ 0.05 and R(2) ≥ 0.80, there were 19, 20 and 22 tag-SNPs selected to represent the genetic polymorphisms of NR2A1 in Chinese, Malays and Indians, respectively. In-silico predictions suggested that some of these polymorphic variants may exert functional effects through affecting the binding sites of transcription and splicing factors. Our study provides valuable information on the genetic variability of NR2A1 which would be useful for pharmacogenetics studies in the local Asian populations.
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- Sin Chi Chew
- Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Division of Medical Sciences, Humphrey Oei Institute of Cancer Research, National Cancer Centre, Singapore
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Pawlak M, Lefebvre P, Staels B. General molecular biology and architecture of nuclear receptors. Curr Top Med Chem 2012; 12:486-504. [PMID: 22242852 PMCID: PMC3637177 DOI: 10.2174/156802612799436641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2011] [Accepted: 11/22/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Nuclear receptors (NRs) regulate and coordinate multiple processes by integrating internal and external signals, thereby maintaining homeostasis in front of nutritional, behavioral and environmental challenges. NRs exhibit strong similarities in their structure and mode of action: by selective transcriptional activation or repression of cognate target genes, which can either be controlled through a direct, DNA binding-dependent mechanism or through crosstalk with other transcriptional regulators, NRs modulate the expression of gene clusters thus achieving coordinated tissue responses. Additionally, non genomic effects of NR ligands appear mediated by ill-defined mechanisms at the plasma membrane. These effects mediate potential therapeutic effects as small lipophilic molecule targets, and many efforts have been put in elucidating their precise mechanism of action and pathophysiological roles. Currently, numerous nuclear receptor ligand analogs are used in therapy or are tested in clinical trials against various diseases such as hypertriglyceridemia, atherosclerosis, diabetes, allergies and cancer and others.
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- Michal Pawlak
- Récepteurs nucléaires, maladies cardiovasculaires et diabète
INSERM : U1011Institut Pasteur de LilleUniversité Lille II - Droit et santé1 rue du Prof Calmette 59019 Lille Cedex,FR
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- Récepteurs nucléaires, maladies cardiovasculaires et diabète
INSERM : U1011Institut Pasteur de LilleUniversité Lille II - Droit et santé1 rue du Prof Calmette 59019 Lille Cedex,FR
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- Récepteurs nucléaires, maladies cardiovasculaires et diabète
INSERM : U1011Institut Pasteur de LilleUniversité Lille II - Droit et santé1 rue du Prof Calmette 59019 Lille Cedex,FR
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Zwart W, Theodorou V, Kok M, Canisius S, Linn S, Carroll JS. Oestrogen receptor-co-factor-chromatin specificity in the transcriptional regulation of breast cancer. EMBO J 2011; 30:4764-76. [PMID: 22002538 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2011] [Accepted: 09/19/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The complexity of oestrogen receptor α (ERα)-mediated transcription is becoming apparent, but global insight into the co-regulatory proteins that assist ERα transcription is incomplete. Here, we present the most comprehensive chromatin-binding landscape of ERα co-regulatory proteins to date. We map by ChIP-seq the essential p160 co-regulators (SRC1, SRC2 and SRC3), and the histone acetyl transferases p300 and CBP in MCF-7 breast cancer cells. We find a complex network of co-regulator binding, with preferential binding sites for each co-regulator. Unlike previous suggestions, we find SRC recruitment almost exclusively following ligand treatment. Interestingly, we find specific subsets of genes regulated by ligand-dependent and -independent co-regulator recruitment. Co-factor-binding profiles were integrated with expression data from cell lines and primary tumour cohorts, to reveal specific transcriptional networks that influence clinical outcome. Genes that are bound by SRC3, but not other p160 proteins, have predictive value in cohorts of breast cancer patients. By generating a robust and global view of co-factor-binding properties, we discover new levels of co-regulator complexity, but also reveal specific gene networks that may influence endocrine response.
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- Wilbert Zwart
- The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Wang Z, Salih E, Burke PA. Quantitative analysis of cytokine-induced hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α phosphorylation by mass spectrometry. Biochemistry 2011; 50:5292-300. [PMID: 21598922 DOI: 10.1021/bi200540w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α (HNF-4α), a liver-enriched transcription factor, is essential for liver development and function. HNF-4α regulates a large number of liver-specific genes, many of which are modulated by injury. While HNF-4α function is regulated by phosphorylation, only a limited number of phosphorylation sites in HNF-4α have been identified, and the roles of HNF-4α phosphorylation after injury are unexplored. To address these issues, we have carried out an extensive quantitative mass spectrometry (MS)-based analysis of HNF-4α serine and threonine phosphorylation in response to cytokine stimulation. Studies were performed in HNF-4α-enriched HepG2 cells treated with cytokines for 3 h or left untreated, followed by chemical derivatization of the phosphoserine and phosphothreonine residues using stable isotopic variants of dithiothreitol (DTT) and MS analysis. This has allowed the identification and relative quantification of 12 serine/threonine phosphorylation sites in HNF-4α. Eight of these phosphorylation sites and their sensitivity to cytokine stimulation have not been previously reported. We found that cytokine treatment leads to an increase of HNF-4α phosphorylation in several phosphopeptides. The phosphorylation of HNF-4α mediated by protein kinase A (PKA) significantly reduces HNF-4α binding activity, which mimics the repressive effect of cytokines on HNF-4α binding, and the inhibition of PKA activity by PKA inhibitor can partially recover the reduced HNF-4α binding activity induced by cytokines. These results suggest that the mechanism that alters HNF-4α binding after cytokine stimulation involves modulation of specific HNF-4α phosphorylation dependent, in part, on a PKA signaling pathway.
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- Zhongyan Wang
- Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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HNF4α--role in drug metabolism and potential drug target? Curr Opin Pharmacol 2011; 10:698-705. [PMID: 20833107 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2010.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2010] [Revised: 08/15/2010] [Accepted: 08/17/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (HNF4α) is a highly conserved member of the nuclear receptor superfamily of ligand-dependent transcription factors. It is best known as a master regulator of liver-specific gene expression, especially those genes involved in lipid transport and glucose metabolism. However, there is also a growing body of work that indicates the importance of HNF4α in the regulation of genes involved in xenobiotic and drug metabolism. A recent study identifying the essential fatty acid linoleic acid (LA, C18:2) as the endogenous, reversible ligand for HNF4α suggests that HNF4α may also be a potential drug target and that its activity may be regulated by diet. This review will discuss the role of HNF4α in drug metabolism, including the genes it regulates, the factors that regulate its activity, and its potential as a drug target.
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Ungaro P, Teperino R, Mirra P, Longo M, Ciccarelli M, Raciti GA, Nigro C, Miele C, Formisano P, Beguinot F. Hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-4alpha-driven epigenetic silencing of the human PED gene. Diabetologia 2010; 53:1482-92. [PMID: 20396999 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-1732-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2010] [Accepted: 02/25/2010] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Overexpression of PED (also known as PEA15) determines insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion and may contribute to progression toward type 2 diabetes. Recently, we found that the transcription factor hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-4alpha binds to PED promoter and represses its transcription. However, the molecular details responsible for regulation of PED gene remain unclear. METHODS Here we used gain and loss of function approaches to investigate the hypothesis that HNF-4alpha controls chromatin remodelling at the PED promoter in human cell lines. RESULTS HNF-4alpha production and binding induce chromatin remodelling at the -250 to 50 region of PED, indicating that remodelling is limited to two nucleosomes located at the proximal promoter. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays also revealed concomitant HNF-4alpha-induced deacetylation of histone H3 at Lys9 and Lys14, and increased dimethylation of histone H3 at Lys9. The latter was followed by reduction of histone H3 Lys4 dimethylation. HNF-4alpha was also shown to target the histone deacetylase complex associated with silencing mediator of retinoic acid and thyroid hormone receptor, both at the PED promoter, and at GRB14 and USP21 regulatory regions, leading to a reduction of mRNA levels. Moreover, HNF-4alpha silencing and PED overexpression were accompanied by a significant reduction of hepatic glycogen content. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION These results show that HNF-4alpha serves as a scaffold protein for histone deacetylase activities, thereby inhibiting liver expression of genes including PED. Dysregulation of these mechanisms may lead to upregulation of the PED gene in type 2 diabetes.
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- P Ungaro
- Dipartimento di Biologia e Patologia Cellulare e Molecolare L. Califano & Istituto di Endocrinologia ed Oncologia Sperimentale del CNR, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, Naples, 80131, Italy.
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Rha GB, Wu G, Shoelson SE, Chi YI. Multiple binding modes between HNF4alpha and the LXXLL motifs of PGC-1alpha lead to full activation. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:35165-76. [PMID: 19846556 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.052506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha (HNF4alpha) is a novel nuclear receptor that participates in a hierarchical network of transcription factors regulating the development and physiology of such vital organs as the liver, pancreas, and kidney. Among the various transcriptional coregulators with which HNF4alpha interacts, peroxisome proliferation-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) coactivator 1alpha (PGC-1alpha) represents a novel coactivator whose activation is unusually robust and whose binding mode appears to be distinct from that of canonical coactivators such as NCoA/SRC/p160 family members. To elucidate the potentially unique molecular mechanism of PGC-1alpha recruitment, we have determined the crystal structure of HNF4alpha in complex with a fragment of PGC-1alpha containing all three of its LXXLL motifs. Despite the presence of all three LXXLL motifs available for interactions, only one is bound at the canonical binding site, with no additional contacts observed between the two proteins. However, a close inspection of the electron density map indicates that the bound LXXLL motif is not a selected one but an averaged structure of more than one LXXLL motif. Further biochemical and functional studies show that the individual LXXLL motifs can bind but drive only minimal transactivation. Only when more than one LXXLL motif is involved can significant transcriptional activity be measured, and full activation requires all three LXXLL motifs. These findings led us to propose a model wherein each LXXLL motif has an additive effect, and the multiple binding modes by HNF4alpha toward the LXXLL motifs of PGC-1alpha could account for the apparent robust activation by providing a flexible mechanism for combinatorial recruitment of additional coactivators and mediators.
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- Geun Bae Rha
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Center for Structural Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA
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Xie YB, Park JH, Kim DK, Hwang JH, Oh S, Park SB, Shong M, Lee IK, Choi HS. Transcriptional corepressor SMILE recruits SIRT1 to inhibit nuclear receptor estrogen receptor-related receptor gamma transactivation. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:28762-74. [PMID: 19690166 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.034165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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SMILE (small heterodimer partner interacting leucine zipper protein) has been identified as a corepressor of the glucocorticoid receptor, constitutive androstane receptor, and hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha. Here we show that SMILE also represses estrogen receptor-related receptor gamma (ERRgamma) transactivation. Knockdown of SMILE gene expression increases ERRgamma activity. SMILE directly interacts with ERRgamma in vitro and in vivo. Domain mapping analysis showed that SMILE binds to the AF2 domain of ERRgamma. SMILE represses ERRgamma transactivation partially through competition with coactivators PGC-1alpha, PGC-1beta, and GRIP1. Interestingly, the repression of SMILE on ERRgamma is released by SIRT1 inhibitors, a catalytically inactive SIRT1 mutant, and SIRT1 small interfering RNA but not by histone protein deacetylase inhibitor. In vivo glutathione S-transferase pulldown and coimmunoprecipitation assays validated that SMILE physically interacts with SIRT1. Furthermore, the ERRgamma inverse agonist GSK5182 enhances the interaction of SMILE with ERRgamma and SMILE-mediated repression. Knockdown of SMILE or SIRT1 blocks the repressive effect of GSK5182. Moreover, chromatin immunoprecipitation assays revealed that GSK5182 augments the association of SMILE and SIRT1 on the promoter of the ERRgamma target PDK4. GSK5182 and adenoviral overexpression of SMILE cooperate to repress ERRgamma-induced PDK4 gene expression, and this repression is released by overexpression of a catalytically defective SIRT1 mutant. Finally, we demonstrated that ERRgamma regulates SMILE gene expression, which in turn inhibits ERRgamma. Overall, these findings implicate SMILE as a novel corepressor of ERRgamma and recruitment of SIRT1 as a novel repressive mechanism for SMILE and ERRgamma inverse agonist.
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- Yuan-Bin Xie
- Hormone Research Center, School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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Le Guével R, Oger F, Lecorgne A, Dudasova Z, Chevance S, Bondon A, Barath P, Simonneaux G, Salbert G. Identification of small molecule regulators of the nuclear receptor HNF4alpha based on naphthofuran scaffolds. Bioorg Med Chem 2009; 17:7021-30. [PMID: 19729315 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2009.07.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2009] [Revised: 07/24/2009] [Accepted: 07/26/2009] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Nuclear receptors are ligand-activated transcription factors involved in all major physiological functions of complex organisms. In this respect, they are often described as drugable targets for a number of pathological states including hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis. HNF4alpha (NR2A1) is a recently 'deorphanized' nuclear receptor which is bound in vivo by linoleic acid, although this natural ligand does not seem to promote transcriptional activation. In mouse, HNF4alpha is a major regulator of liver development and hepatic lipid metabolism and mutations in human have been linked to diabetes. Here, we have used a yeast one-hybrid system to identify small molecule activators of HNF4alpha in a library of synthetic compounds and found one hit bearing a methoxy group branched on a nitronaphthofuran backbone. A collection of molecules deriving from the discovered hit was generated and tested for activity toward HNF4alpha in yeast one-hybrid system. It was found that both the nitro group and a complete naphthofuran backbone were required for full activity of the compounds. Furthermore, adding a hydroxy group at position 7 of the minimal backbone led to the most active compound of the collection. Accordingly, a direct interaction of the hydroxylated compound with the ligand binding domain of HNF4alpha was detected by NMR and thermal denaturation assays. When used in mammalian cell culture systems, these compounds proved to be highly toxic, except when methylated on the furan ring. One such compound was able to modulate HNF4alpha-driven transcription in transfected HepG2C3A cells. These data indicate that HNF4alpha activity can be modulated by small molecules and suggest new routes for targeting the receptor in humans.
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- Rémy Le Guével
- Equipe SPARTE, Université de Rennes 1, UMR6026 CNRS, Campus de Beaulieu, Bat 13, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
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Nedumaran B, Hong S, Xie YB, Kim YH, Seo WY, Lee MW, Lee CH, Koo SH, Choi HS. DAX-1 acts as a novel corepressor of orphan nuclear receptor HNF4alpha and negatively regulates gluconeogenic enzyme gene expression. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:27511-23. [PMID: 19651776 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.034660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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DAX-1 (dosage-sensitive sex reversal adrenal hypoplasia congenital critical region on X chromosome, gene 1) is an atypical member of the nuclear receptor family and acts as a corepressor of a number of nuclear receptors. HNF4alpha (hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha) is a liver-enriched transcription factor that controls the expression of a variety of genes involved in cholesterol, fatty acid, and glucose metabolism. Here we show that DAX-1 inhibits transcriptional activity of HNF4alpha and modulates hepatic gluconeogenic gene expression. Hepatic DAX-1 expression is increased by insulin and SIK1 (salt-inducible kinase 1), whereas it is decreased in high fat diet-fed and diabetic mice. Coimmunoprecipitation assay from mouse liver samples depicts that endogenous DAX-1 interacts with HNF4alpha in vivo. In vivo chromatin immunoprecipitation assay affirms that the recruitment of DAX-1 on the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) gene promoter is inversely correlated with the recruitment of PGC-1alpha and HNF4alpha under fasting and refeeding, showing that DAX-1 could compete with the coactivator PGC-1alpha for binding to HNF4alpha. Adenovirus-mediated expression of DAX-1 decreased both HNF4alpha- and forskolin-mediated gluconeogenic gene expressions. In addition, knockdown of DAX-1 partially reverses the insulin-mediated inhibition of gluconeogenic gene expression in primary hepatocytes. Finally, DAX-1 inhibits PEPCK and glucose-6-phosphatase gene expression and significantly lowers fasting blood glucose level in high fat diet-fed mice, suggesting that DAX-1 can modulate hepatic gluconeogenesis in vivo. Overall, this study demonstrates that DAX-1 acts as a corepressor of HNF4alpha to negatively regulate hepatic gluconeogenic gene expression in liver.
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- Balachandar Nedumaran
- Hormone Research Center, School of Biological Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, South Korea
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Snykers S, Henkens T, De Rop E, Vinken M, Fraczek J, De Kock J, De Prins E, Geerts A, Rogiers V, Vanhaecke T. Role of epigenetics in liver-specific gene transcription, hepatocyte differentiation and stem cell reprogrammation. J Hepatol 2009; 51:187-211. [PMID: 19457566 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2009.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Controlling both growth and differentiation of stem cells and their differentiated somatic progeny is a challenge in numerous fields, from preclinical drug development to clinical therapy. Recently, new insights into the underlying molecular mechanisms have unveiled key regulatory roles of epigenetic marks driving cellular pluripotency, differentiation and self-renewal/proliferation. Indeed, the transcription of genes, governing cell-fate decisions during development and maintenance of a cell's differentiated status in adult life, critically depends on the chromatin accessibility of transcription factors to genomic regulatory and coding regions. In this review, we discuss the epigenetic control of (liver-specific) gene-transcription and the intricate interplay between chromatin modulation, including histone (de)acetylation and DNA (de)methylation, and liver-enriched transcription factors. Special attention is paid to their role in directing hepatic differentiation of primary hepatocytes and stem cells in vitro.
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- Sarah Snykers
- Department of Toxicology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
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Lazarevich NL, Fleishman DI. Tissue-specific transcription factors in progression of epithelial tumors. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2008; 73:573-91. [PMID: 18605982 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297908050106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Dedifferentiation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition are important steps in epithelial tumor progression. A central role in the control of functional and morphological properties of different cell types is attributed to tissue-specific transcription factors which form regulatory cascades that define specification and differentiation of epithelial cells during embryonic development. The main principles of the action of such regulatory systems are reviewed on an example of a network of hepatocyte nuclear factors (HNFs) which play a key role in establishment and maintenance of hepatocytes--the major functional type of liver cells. HNFs, described as proteins binding to promoters of most hepatospecific genes, not only control expression of functional liver genes, but are also involved in regulation of proliferation, morphogenesis, and detoxification processes. One of the central components of the hepatospecific regulatory network is nuclear receptor HNF4alpha. Derangement of the expression of this gene is associated with progression of rodent and human hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) and contributes to increase of proliferation, loss of epithelial morphology, and dedifferentiation. Dysfunction of HNF4alpha during HCC progression can be either caused by structural changes of this gene or occurs due to modification of up-stream regulatory signaling pathways. Investigations preformed on a model system of the mouse one-step HCC progression have shown that the restoration of HNF4alpha function in dedifferentiated cells causes partial reversion of malignant phenotype both in vitro and in vivo. Derangement of HNFs function was also described in other tumors of epithelial origin. We suppose that tissue-specific factors that underlie the key steps in differentiation programs of certain tissues and are able to receive or modulate signals from the cell environment might be considered as promising candidates for the role of tumor suppressors in the tissue types where they normally play the most significant role.
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- N L Lazarevich
- Institute of Carcinogenesis, Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow 115478, Russia.
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Harries LW, Locke JM, Shields B, Hanley NA, Hanley KP, Steele A, Njølstad PR, Ellard S, Hattersley AT. The diabetic phenotype in HNF4A mutation carriers is moderated by the expression of HNF4A isoforms from the P1 promoter during fetal development. Diabetes 2008; 57:1745-52. [PMID: 18356407 DOI: 10.2337/db07-1742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Mutations in the alternatively spliced HNF4A gene cause maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY). We characterized the spatial and developmental expression patterns of HNF4A transcripts in human tissues and investigated their role as potential moderators of the MODY phenotype. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We measured the expression of HNF4A isoforms in human adult tissues and gestationally staged fetal pancreas by isoform-specific real-time PCR. The correlation between mutation position and age of diagnosis or age-related penetrance was assessed in a cohort of 190 patients with HNF4A mutations. RESULTS HNF4A was expressed exclusively from the P2 promoter in adult pancreas, but from 9 weeks until at least 26 weeks after conception, up to 23% of expression in fetal pancreas was of P1 origin. HNF4A4-6 transcripts were not detected in any tissue. In whole pancreas, HNF4A9 expression was greater than in islets isolated from the endocrine pancreas (relative level 22 vs. 7%). Patients with mutations in exons 9 and 10 (absent from HNF4A3, HNF4A6, and HNF4A9 isoforms) developed diabetes later than those with mutations in exons 2-8, where all isoforms were affected (40 vs. 24 years; P = 0.029). Exon 9/10 mutations were also associated with a reduced age-related penetrance (53 vs. 10% without diabetes at age 55 years; P < 0.00001). CONCLUSIONS We conclude that isoforms derived from the HNF4A P1 promoter are expressed in human fetal, but not adult, pancreas, and that their presence during pancreatic development may moderate the diabetic phenotype in individuals with mutations in the HNF4A gene.
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- Lorna W Harries
- Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Peninsula Medical School, Exeter, UK.
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Skafar DF, Zhao C. The multifunctional estrogen receptor-alpha F domain. Endocrine 2008; 33:1-8. [PMID: 18363044 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-008-9054-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2007] [Revised: 02/04/2008] [Accepted: 03/04/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The members of the nuclear receptor superfamily act as transcriptional regulatory factors and exhibit a multidomain structure characterized as domains A-E/F. This review focuses on a small, relatively understudied region at the extreme carboxy-terminus of the estrogen receptor (ER) alpha, the F domain. The F domain contributes to differences in the activity of ER alpha and beta subtypes; it is required for tamoxifen's agonist activity on an estrogen response element, and it modifies the receptor's interactions with coregulators including steroid receptor coactivator-1. The differences between the F domains of the ER alpha and beta subtypes and among the other members of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily may offer opportunities for selective control of the activity of these proteins.
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- Debra F Skafar
- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 540 E. Canfield, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
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Schäfer G, Wißmann C, Hertel J, Lunyak V, Höcker M. Regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor D by Orphan Receptors Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-4α and Chicken Ovalbumin Upstream Promoter Transcription Factors 1 and 2. Cancer Res 2008; 68:457-66. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-5136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Takayama S, Hostick U, Haendel M, Eisen J, Darimont B. An F-domain introduced by alternative splicing regulates activity of the zebrafish thyroid hormone receptor alpha. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2008; 155:176-89. [PMID: 17583703 PMCID: PMC3758257 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2006] [Revised: 03/19/2007] [Accepted: 04/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Thyroid hormones (THs) play an important role in vertebrate development; however, the underlying mechanisms of their actions are still poorly understood. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is an emerging vertebrate model system to study the roles of THs during development. In general, the response to THs relies on closely related proteins and mechanisms across vertebrate species, however some species-specific differences exist. In contrast to mammals, zebrafish has two TRalpha genes (thraa, thrab). Moreover, the zebrafish thraa gene expresses a TRalpha isoform (TRalphaA1) that differs from other TRs by containing additional C-terminal amino acids. C-terminal extensions, called "F domains", are common in other members of the nuclear receptor superfamily and modulate the response of these receptors to hormones. Here we demonstrate that the F-domain constrains the transcriptional activity of zebrafish TRalpha by altering the selectivity of this receptor for certain coactivator binding motifs. We found that the F-domain of zebrafish TRalphaA1 is encoded on a separate exon whose inclusion is regulated by alternative splicing, indicating a regulatory role of the F-domain in vivo. Quantitative expression analyses revealed that TRalphaA1 is primarily expressed in reproductive organs whereas TRalphaB and the TRalphaA isoform that lacks the F-domain (TRalphaA1-2) appear to be ubiquitous. The relative expression levels of these TRalpha transcripts differ in a tissue-specific manner suggesting that zebrafish uses both alternative splicing and differential expression of TRalpha genes to diversify the cellular response to THs.
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- Sachiko Takayama
- Institutes of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-1229, USA
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- Institutes of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-1229, USA
- Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-1229, USA
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- Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-1229, USA
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- Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-1229, USA
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- Institutes of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-1229, USA
- Corresponding author: Institute of Molecular Biology University of Oregon Eugene, OR, 97403-1229 Phone: (541) 346-5265 Fax: (541) 346-5891
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Kremoser C, Albers M, Burris TP, Deuschle U, Koegl M. Panning for SNuRMs: using cofactor profiling for the rational discovery of selective nuclear receptor modulators. Drug Discov Today 2007; 12:860-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2007.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2007] [Revised: 07/20/2007] [Accepted: 07/23/2007] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Hwang-Verslues WW, Sladek FM. Nuclear receptor hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha1 competes with oncoprotein c-Myc for control of the p21/WAF1 promoter. Mol Endocrinol 2007; 22:78-90. [PMID: 17885207 PMCID: PMC2194635 DOI: 10.1210/me.2007-0298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The dichotomy between cellular differentiation and proliferation is a fundamental aspect of both normal development and tumor progression; however, the molecular basis of this opposition is not well understood. To address this issue, we investigated the mechanism by which the nuclear receptor hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha1 (HNF4alpha1) regulates the expression of the human cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor gene p21/WAF1 (CDKN1A). We found that HNF4alpha1, a transcription factor that plays a central role in differentiation in the liver, pancreas, and intestine, activates the expression of p21 primarily by interacting with promoter-bound Sp1 at both the proximal promoter region and at newly identified sites in a distal region (-2.4 kb). Although HNF4alpha1 also binds two additional regions containing putative HNF4alpha binding sites, HNF4alpha1 mutants deficient in DNA binding activate the p21 promoter to the same extent as wild-type HNF4alpha1, indicating that direct DNA binding by HNF4alpha1 is not necessary for p21 activation. We also observed an in vitro and in vivo interaction between HNF4alpha1 and c-Myc as well as a competition between these two transcription factors for interaction with promoter-bound Sp1 and regulation of p21. Finally, we show that c-Myc competes with HNF4alpha1 for control of apolipoprotein C3 (APOC3), a gene associated with the differentiated hepatic phenotype. These results suggest a general model by which a differentiation factor (HNF4alpha1) and a proliferation factor (c-Myc) may compete for control of genes involved in cell proliferation and differentiation.
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- Wendy W Hwang-Verslues
- Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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Sumi K, Tanaka T, Uchida A, Magoori K, Urashima Y, Ohashi R, Ohguchi H, Okamura M, Kudo H, Daigo K, Maejima T, Kojima N, Sakakibara I, Jiang S, Hasegawa G, Kim I, Osborne TF, Naito M, Gonzalez FJ, Hamakubo T, Kodama T, Sakai J. Cooperative interaction between hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha and GATA transcription factors regulates ATP-binding cassette sterol transporters ABCG5 and ABCG8. Mol Cell Biol 2007; 27:4248-60. [PMID: 17403900 PMCID: PMC1900057 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01894-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cholesterol homeostasis is maintained by coordinate regulation of cholesterol synthesis and its conversion to bile acids in the liver. The excretion of cholesterol from liver and intestine is regulated by ATP-binding cassette half-transporters ABCG5 and ABCG8. The genes for these two proteins are closely linked and divergently transcribed from a common intergenic promoter region. Here, we identified a binding site for hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha (HNF4alpha) in the ABCG5/ABCG8 intergenic promoter, through which HNF4alpha strongly activated the expression of a reporter gene in both directions. The HNF4alpha-responsive element is flanked by two conserved GATA boxes that were also required for stimulation by HNF4alpha. GATA4 and GATA6 bind to the GATA boxes, coexpression of GATA4 and HNF4alpha leads to a striking synergistic activation of both the ABCG5 and the ABCG8 promoters, and binding sites for HNF4alpha and GATA were essential for maximal synergism. We also show that HNF4alpha, GATA4, and GATA6 colocalize in the nuclei of HepG2 cells and that a physical interaction between HNF4alpha and GATA4 is critical for the synergistic response. This is the first demonstration that HNF4alpha acts synergistically with GATA factors to activate gene expression in a bidirectional fashion.
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MESH Headings
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 5
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 8
- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/genetics
- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/metabolism
- Adenoviridae/genetics
- Amino Acid Motifs
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Binding Sites
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology
- Cell Line
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Consensus Sequence
- Conserved Sequence
- GATA4 Transcription Factor/genetics
- GATA4 Transcription Factor/metabolism
- GATA6 Transcription Factor/genetics
- GATA6 Transcription Factor/metabolism
- Gene Deletion
- Genes, Reporter
- Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4/chemistry
- Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4/metabolism
- Humans
- Lipoproteins/genetics
- Lipoproteins/metabolism
- Liver Neoplasms/metabolism
- Liver Neoplasms/pathology
- Luciferases/metabolism
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Protein Binding
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- RNA Interference
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
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- Koichi Sumi
- Laboratory of Systems Biology and Medicine, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
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Benoit G, Cooney A, Giguere V, Ingraham H, Lazar M, Muscat G, Perlmann T, Renaud JP, Schwabe J, Sladek F, Tsai MJ, Laudet V. International Union of Pharmacology. LXVI. Orphan nuclear receptors. Pharmacol Rev 2007; 58:798-836. [PMID: 17132856 DOI: 10.1124/pr.58.4.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Half of the members of the nuclear receptors superfamily are so-called "orphan" receptors because the identity of their ligand, if any, is unknown. Because of their important biological roles, the study of orphan receptors has attracted much attention recently and has resulted in rapid advances that have helped in the discovery of novel signaling pathways. In this review we present the main features of orphan receptors, discuss the structure of their ligand-binding domains and their biological functions. The paradoxical existence of a pharmacology of orphan receptors, a rapidly growing and innovative field, is highlighted.
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- Gérard Benoit
- Unité Mixte de Recherche 5161 du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique 1237, Institut Fédératif de Recherche 128 BioSciences Lyon-Gerland, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Stanulović VS, Kyrmizi I, Kruithof-de Julio M, Hoogenkamp M, Vermeulen JLM, Ruijter JM, Talianidis I, Hakvoort TBM, Lamers WH. Hepatic HNF4alpha deficiency induces periportal expression of glutamine synthetase and other pericentral enzymes. Hepatology 2007; 45:433-44. [PMID: 17256722 DOI: 10.1002/hep.21456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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UNLABELLED In liver, most genes are expressed with a porto-central gradient. The transcription factor hepatic nuclear-factor4alpha (HNF4alpha) is associated with 12% of the genes in adult liver, but its involvement in zonation of gene expression has not been investigated. A putative HNF4alpha-response element in the upstream enhancer of glutamine synthetase (GS), an exclusively pericentral enzyme, was protected against DNase-I and interacted with a protein that is recognized by HNF4alpha-specific antiserum. Chromatin-immunoprecipitation assays of HNF4alpha-deficient (H4LivKO) and control (H4Flox) livers with HNF4alpha antiserum precipitated the GS upstream enhancer DNA only from H4Flox liver. Identical results were obtained with a histone-deacetylasel (HDAC1) antibody, but antibodies against HDAC3, SMRT and SHP did not precipitate the GS upstream enhancer. In H4Flox liver, GS, ornithine aminotransferase (OAT) and thyroid hormone-receptor beta1 (TRbeta1) were exclusively expressed in pericentral hepatocytes. In H4LivKO liver, this pericentral expression remained unaffected, but the genes were additionally expressed in the periportal hepatocytes, albeit at a lower level. The expression of the periportal enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase had declined in HNF4alpha-deficient hepatocytes. GS-negative cells, which were present as single, large hepatocytes or as groups of small cells near portal veins, did express HNF4alpha. Clusters of very small GS- and HNF4alpha-negative, and PCNA- and OV6-positive cells near portal veins were contiguous with streaks of brightly HNF4alpha-positive, OV6-, PCNA-, and PEPCK-dim cells. CONCLUSION Our findings show that HNF4alpha suppresses the expression of pericentral proteins in periportal hepatocytes, possibly via a HDAC1-mediated mechanism. Furthermore, we show that HNF4alpha deficiency induces foci of regenerating hepatocytes.
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- Vesna S Stanulović
- AMC Liver Center, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Koide A, Zhao C, Naganuma M, Abrams J, Deighton-Collins S, Skafar DF, Koide S. Identification of regions within the F domain of the human estrogen receptor alpha that are important for modulating transactivation and protein-protein interactions. Mol Endocrinol 2006; 21:829-42. [PMID: 17185393 DOI: 10.1210/me.2006-0203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The estrogen receptor (ER)alpha is a biologically and clinically important ligand-modulated transcription factor. The F domain of the ERalpha modulates its functions in a ligand-, promoter-, and cell-specific manner. To identify the region(s) responsible for these functions, we characterized the effects of serial truncations within the F domain. We found that truncating the last 16 residues of the F domain altered the activity of the human ERalpha (hERalpha) on an estrogen response element-driven promoter in response to estradiol or 4-hydroxytamoxifen (4-OHT), its sensitivity to overexpression of the coactivator steroid receptor coactivator-1 in mammalian cells, and its interaction with a receptor-interacting domain of the coactivator steroid receptor coactivator-1 or engineered proteins ("monobodies") that specifically bind to ERalpha/ligand complexes in a yeast two-hybrid system. Most importantly, the ability of the ER to induce pS2 was reduced in MDA-MB-231 cells stably expressing this truncated ER vs. the wild-type ER. The region includes a distinctive segment (residues 579-584; LQKYYIT) having a high content of bulky and/or hydrophobic amino acids that was previously predicted to adopt a beta-strand-like structure. As previously reported, removal of the entire F domain was necessary to eliminate the agonist activity of 4-OHT. In addition, mutation of the vicinal glycine residues between the ligand-binding domain and F domains specifically reduced the 4-OHT-dependent interactions of the hERalpha ligand-binding domain and F domains with monobodies. These results show that regions within the F domain of the hERalpha selectively modulate its activity and its interactions with other proteins.
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- Akiko Koide
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Nikolaidou-Neokosmidou V, Zannis V, Kardassis D. Inhibition of hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 transcriptional activity by the nuclear factor kappaB pathway. Biochem J 2006; 398:439-50. [PMID: 16771709 PMCID: PMC1559460 DOI: 10.1042/bj20060169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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HNF-4 (hepatocyte nuclear factor 4) is a key regulator of liver-specific gene expression in mammals. We have shown previously that the activity of the human APOC3 (apolipoprotein C-III) promoter is positively regulated by the anti-inflammatory cytokine TGFbeta (transforming growth factor beta) and its effectors Smad3 (similar to mothers against decapentaplegic 3) and Smad4 proteins via physical and functional interactions between Smads and HNF-4. We now show that the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNFalpha (tumour necrosis factor alpha) antagonizes TGFbeta for the regulation of APOC3 gene expression in hepatocytes. TNFalpha was a strong inhibitor of the activity of apolipoprotein promoters that harbour HNF-4 binding sites and this inhibition required HNF-4. Using specific inhibitors of TNFalpha-induced signalling pathways, it was shown that inhibition of the APOC3 promoter by TNFalpha involved NF-kappaB (nuclear factor kappaB). Latent membrane protein 1 of the Epstein-Barr virus, which is an established potent activator of NF-kappaB as well as wild-type forms of various NF-kappaB signalling mediators, also inhibited strongly the APOC3 promoter and the transactivation function of HNF-4. TNFalpha had no effect on the stability or the nuclear localization of HNF-4 in HepG2 cells, but inhibited the binding of HNF-4 to the proximal APOC3 HRE (hormone response element). Using the yeast-transactivator-GAL4 system, we showed that both AF-1 and AF-2 (activation functions 1 and 2) of HNF-4 are inhibited by TNFalpha and that this inhibition was abolished by overexpression of different HNF-4 co-activators, including PGC-1 (peroxisome-proliferator-activated-receptor-gamma co-activator 1), CBP [CREB (cAMP-response-element-binding protein) binding protein] and SRC3 (steroid receptor co-activator 3). In summary, our findings indicate that TNFalpha, or other factors that trigger an NF-kappaB response in hepatic cells, inhibit the transcriptional activity of the APOC3 and other HNF-4-dependent promoters and that this inhibition could be accounted for by a decrease in DNA binding and the down-regulation of the transactivation potential of the AF-1 and AF-2 domains of HNF-4.
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- Varvara Nikolaidou-Neokosmidou
- Department of Basic Sciences, University of Crete Medical School and Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas (IMBB-FORTH), Heraklion 71003, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Basic Sciences, University of Crete Medical School and Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas (IMBB-FORTH), Heraklion 71003, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Basic Sciences, University of Crete Medical School and Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas (IMBB-FORTH), Heraklion 71003, Crete, Greece
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Eeckhoute J, Briche I, Kurowska M, Formstecher P, Laine B. Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha ligand binding and F domains mediate interaction and transcriptional synergy with the pancreatic islet LIM HD transcription factor Isl1. J Mol Biol 2006; 364:567-81. [PMID: 17022998 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.07.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2006] [Revised: 07/24/2006] [Accepted: 07/25/2006] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The orphan nuclear receptor HNF4alpha and the LIM homeodomain factor Isl1 are co-expressed in pancreatic beta-cells and are required for the differentiation and function of these endocrine cells. HNF4alpha activates numerous genes and mutations in its gene are associated with maturity onset diabetes of the young. Cofactors and transcription factors that interact with HNF4alpha are crucial to modulate its transcriptional activity, since the latter is not regulated by conventional ligands. These transcriptional partners interact mainly through the HNF4alpha AF-1 module and the ligand binding domain, which contains the AF-2 module. Here, we showed that Isl1 could enhance the HNF4alpha-mediated activation of transcription of the HNF1alpha, PPARalpha and insulin I promoters. Isl1 interacted with the HNF4alpha AF-2 but also required the HNF4alpha carboxy-terminal F domain for optimal interaction and transcriptional synergy. More specifically, we found that naturally occurring HNF4alpha isoforms, differing only in their F domain, exhibited different abilities to interact and synergize with Isl1, extending the crucial transcriptional modulatory role of the HNF4alpha F domain. HNF4alpha interacted with both the homeodomain and the first LIM domain of Isl1. We found that the transcriptional synergy between HNF4alpha and Isl1 involved an increase in HNF4alpha loading on promoter. The effect was more pronounced on the rat insulin I promoter containing binding sites for both HNF4alpha and Isl1 than on the human HNF1alpha promoter lacking an Isl1 binding site. Moreover, Isl1 could mediate the recruitment of the cofactor CLIM2 resulting in a further transcriptional enhancement of the HNF1alpha promoter activity.
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Briançon N, Weiss MC. In vivo role of the HNF4alpha AF-1 activation domain revealed by exon swapping. EMBO J 2006; 25:1253-62. [PMID: 16498401 PMCID: PMC1422155 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2005] [Accepted: 02/02/2006] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The gene encoding the nuclear receptor hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha (HNF4alpha) generates isoforms HNF4alpha1 and HNF4alpha7 from usage of alternative promoters. In particular, HNF4alpha7 is expressed in the pancreas whereas HNF4alpha1 is found in liver, and mutations affecting HNF4alpha function cause impaired insulin secretion and/or hepatic defects in humans and in tissue-specific 'knockout' mice. HNF4alpha1 and alpha7 isoforms differ exclusively by amino acids encoded by the first exon which, in HNF4alpha1 but not in HNF4alpha7, includes the activating function (AF)-1 transactivation domain. To investigate the roles of HNF4alpha1 and HNF4alpha7 in vivo, we generated mice expressing only one isoform under control of both promoters, via reciprocal swapping of the isoform-specific first exons. Unlike Hnf4alpha gene disruption which causes embryonic lethality, these 'alpha7-only' and 'alpha1-only' mice are viable, indicating functional redundancy of the isoforms. However, the former show dyslipidemia and preliminary results indicate impaired glucose tolerance for the latter, revealing functional specificities of the isoforms. These 'knock-in' mice provide the first test in vivo of the HNF4alpha AF-1 function and have permitted identification of AF-1-dependent target genes.
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- Nadège Briançon
- Unité de Génétique de la Différenciation, URA 2578 du CNRS, Département de Biologie du Développement, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Unité de Génétique de la Différenciation, URA 2578 du CNRS, Département de Biologie du Développement, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- Unité de Génétique de la Différenciation, URA 2578 du CNRS, Département de Biologie du Développement, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France. Tel.: +33 1 4568 8500; Fax: +33 1 4061 3231; E-mail:
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The estrogen receptor-alpha is a wonderfully complex protein important in normal biology, breast cancer, and as a target for anti-cancer agents. We are using the available structures of the hERalpha as well as secondary structure predictions to guide site-directed mutagenesis in order to test the importance of specific interactions and regions in the ligand-regulated activity of the protein. In one area of interest, we are investigating the role of the F domain in the ligand-stimulated activity of the hERalpha. Results from our laboratory and others suggest that the F domain modulates the activity of the hERalpha. In order to better understand the role of the F domain in the hERalpha, we have constructed mutants within this region. Mutations within a predicted alpha-helical region alter the response of the ER to estradiol (E2), eliminate or impair the agonist activity of 4-hydroxytamoxifen (4-OHT), and alter the ability of E2 to overcome 4-OHT's antagonist activity. Deleting the F domain increases the affinity of the receptor for E2; by contrast, mutating a residue in the middle of the predicted helix to a proline does not alter the affinity for E2, but does change the binding mechanism from a positive cooperative to a noncooperative interaction. These and other results show the F domain exhibits substantial functional complexity, and support the idea that this domain modulates the activity of the hERalpha. In a second area of interest, we are investigating the role of hydrophobic and hydrogen-bonding interactions at the start of helix 12 in the activity of the hERalpha. Leucine-536 (L536) has been proposed to participate in hydrophobic interactions that form part of a capping motif stabilizing the start of helix 12. When mutated, the resulting receptors exhibit a reduced response, or even an inverted response, to E2 and 4-OHT on both ERE-driven and AP-1-driven promoters. Interestingly, these mutated receptors also exhibit altered interactions with probes that recognize the agonist-bound and 4-OHT-bound conformations of the ERalpha. Thus, L536 couples the binding of ligand with the conformation of the receptor. Overall, these results show that combining structure-based hypotheses with functional tests of the ER's activity can identify regions and interactions that are important in the ligand-stimulated activity of the protein.
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- Debra F Skafar
- Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 540 E. Canfield, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Peignon G, Thenet S, Schreider C, Fouquet S, Ribeiro A, Dussaulx E, Chambaz J, Cardot P, Pinçon-Raymond M, Le Beyec J. E-cadherin-dependent Transcriptional Control of Apolipoprotein A-IV Gene Expression in Intestinal Epithelial Cells. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:3560-8. [PMID: 16338932 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m506360200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cell-matrix and cell-cell adhesion play a central role in the control of cell proliferation, differentiation, and gene expression. Integrins and E-cadherin are the key components involved in these processes in epithelial cells. We recently showed that integrin-dependent adhesion to the extracellular matrix reinforces the formation of E-cadherin-actin complexes inducing the polarization of Caco-2 enterocytes and increases the expression of a marker of enterocyte differentiation, the apolipoprotein A-IV (apoA-IV) gene. By impairing or enhancing E-cadherin-dependent cell adhesion, we demonstrate in the present study its involvement in the transcriptional activation of the apoA-IV gene in Caco-2 cells. This control requires the regulatory sequence that we have previously identified as necessary and sufficient to drive and restrict apoA-IV gene expression in enterocytes in vivo. Furthermore, using chimeric E-cadherin-Fc homophilic ligand-coated surfaces, we show that a direct activation of E-cadherin triggers the transcriptional activation of the apoA-IV promoter. Finally, E-cadherin-dependent cell-cell adhesion controls the nuclear abundance of the transcription factor hepatic nuclear factor 4alpha, which is involved in the enterocyte-specific expression of apoA-IV gene. Altogether, our results suggest that E-cadherin controls enterocyte-specific expression of genes, such as the apoA-IV gene, through the control of hepatic nuclear factor 4alpha nuclear abundance.
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- Gregory Peignon
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie UMRS 505, Paris, F-75006 France, INSERM, UMRS 505, F-75006 Paris, France
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Tanaka T, Jiang S, Hotta H, Takano K, Iwanari H, Sumi K, Daigo K, Ohashi R, Sugai M, Ikegame C, Umezu H, Hirayama Y, Midorikawa Y, Hippo Y, Watanabe A, Uchiyama Y, Hasegawa G, Reid P, Aburatani H, Hamakubo T, Sakai J, Naito M, Kodama T. Dysregulated expression of P1 and P2 promoter-driven hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α in the pathogenesis of human cancer. J Pathol 2006; 208:662-72. [PMID: 16400631 DOI: 10.1002/path.1928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hepatocyte nuclear factor-4alpha (HNF4alpha) exists in multiple isoforms that are generated by alternative promoter (P1 and P2) usage and splicing. Here we establish monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for detecting P1 and P2 promoter-driven HNF4alpha, and evaluate their expression in normal adult human tissues and surgically resected carcinomas of different origins. Using immunohistochemical analysis, we demonstrate that, while P1 promoter-driven HNF4alpha is expressed in hepatocytes, small intestine, colon, kidney and epididymis, P2 promoter-driven HNF4alpha is expressed in bile duct, pancreas, stomach, small intestine, colon and epididymis. Altered expression patterns of P1 and P2 promoter-driven HNF4alpha were observed in gastric, hepatocellular and colorectal carcinomas. HNF4alpha was expressed in lung metastases from renal cell, hepatocellular and colorectal carcinoma but was not observed in lung tumours. The P1 and P2 promoter-driven HNF4alpha expression pattern of tumour metastases correlated with the primary site of origin. P1 promoter-driven HNF4alpha was also found in intestinal metaplasia of the stomach. These data provide evidence for the tissue distribution of P1 and P2 promoter-driven HNF4alpha at the protein level and suggest that HNF4alpha may be a novel diagnostic marker for metastases of unknown primary. We propose that the dysregulation of alternative promoter usage of HNF4alpha is associated with the pathogenesis of certain cancers.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology
- Antibody Specificity
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Biomarkers, Tumor/immunology
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4/genetics
- Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4/immunology
- Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4/metabolism
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms/metabolism
- Lung Neoplasms/secondary
- Male
- Neoplasm Proteins/genetics
- Neoplasm Proteins/immunology
- Neoplasm Proteins/metabolism
- Neoplasms/genetics
- Neoplasms/metabolism
- Precancerous Conditions/metabolism
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
- Stomach Neoplasms/metabolism
- Tissue Distribution
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- T Tanaka
- Laboratory for Systems Biology and Medicine, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
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