title: Different ways to regulate the PPARalpha stability.
abstract: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) is a ligand-activated transcription factor. PPARalpha regulates lipid and glucose metabolism and controls the inflammatory response. Recently, we have shown that PPARalpha is a short-lived protein degraded by the ubiquitin-proteasome system. In this study, we have analysed the effects of interaction with RXRalpha, CBP, and N-CoR and also the implication of phosphorylation on ubiquitination and stability of PPARalpha. Our results show that interaction of PPARalpha with RXRalpha or CBP leads to an increase in the turnover of the protein. In contrast, interaction with the corepressor N-CoR, which inhibits its transcriptional activity, leads to a stabilization of the protein. Interestingly, treatment of cells with an inhibitor of Ser/Thr phosphatases known to lead to hyperphosphorylation of PPARalpha induces its transcriptional activity which is accompanied by a stabilization of the protein. These data indicate that heterodimerization, recruitment of cofactors, and post-translational modifications can modulate the stability of PPARalpha.
authors.affiliation: INSERM UR-545, Département d'Athérosclérose, Institut Pasteur de Lille, 1 rue du Pr. Calmette, 59019 Lille, France.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blanquart
authors.forename: Roxane
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mansouri
authors.forename: Jean-Charles
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fruchart
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Staels
authors.forename: Corine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Glineur
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019556:COS Cells; D019281:Dimerization; D008024:Ligands; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011485:Protein Binding; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D047488:Retinoid X Receptors; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000502:physiology*; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D047488:Retinoid X Receptors; D014157:Transcription Factors; D025801:Ubiquitin