title: Dual regulation of mouse Delta(5)- and Delta(6)-desaturase gene expression by SREBP-1 and PPARalpha.
abstract: In the process of seeking sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1a (SREBP-1a) target genes, we identified and cloned a cDNA clone encoding mouse Delta(5)-desaturase (D5D). The hepatic expression of D5D as well as Delta(6)-desaturase (D6D) was highly activated in transgenic mice overexpressing nuclear SREBP-1a, -1c, and -2. Disruption of the SREBP-1 gene significantly reduced the expression of both desaturases in the livers of SREBP-1-deficient mice refed after fasting. The hepatic expression of both desaturases was downregulated by dietary PUFA, which were reported to suppress SREBP-1c gene expression. Sustained expression of hepatic nuclear SREBP-1c protein in the transgenic mice abolished the PUFA suppression of both desaturases. Although these data suggested that SREBP-1c regulates D5D and D6D expression, there was no difference in either the D5D or D6D mRNA level between fasted and refed normal mouse livers, indicating a mechanism for fasting induction of both desaturases. Administration of fibrate, a pharmacological ligand for peroxisome proliferator activating receptor alpha (PPARalpha), caused a significant increase in expression of both desaturases. The data suggested that D5D and D6D expression is dually regulated by SREBP-1c and PPARalpha, two reciprocal transcription factors for fatty acid metabolism, and could be involved in lipogenic gene regulation by producing PUFA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Metabolic Diseases, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuzaka
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimano
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yahagi
authors.forename: Michiyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amemiya-Kudo
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Alyssa H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Hasty
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Jun-ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Osuga
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iizuka
authors.forename: Akimitsu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Hirohito
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sone
authors.forename: Takanari
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gotoda
authors.forename: Shun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins / Q000172:deficiency / Q000502:physiology*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000172:deficiency / Q000502:physiology*; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D005215:Fasting / Q000502:physiology; D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases / Q000235:genetics*; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011345:Fenofibrate / Q000494:pharmacology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000502:physiology*; D051780:Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; C497387:SREBF1 protein, human; C497388:Srebf1 protein, mouse; D051780:Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1; D014157:Transcription Factors; D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases; D011345:Fenofibrate