Indirect regulation of human dehydroepiandrosterone sulfotransferase family 1A member 2 by thyroid hormones.
Thyroid hormone, T(3), regulates cell metabolism, differentiation, and development. cDNA microarrays were performed to study the mechanism of target gene regulation after T(3) treatment in a thyroid hormone receptor-alpha (TRalpha)-overexpressing hepatoma cell line (HepG2-TRalpha). The differentially expressed target genes are several metabolic enzymes, including dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfotransferase family 1A member 2 (SULT2A1). Enzyme SULT2A1 was elevated roughly 5-fold at the protein level and 9-fold increase at the mRNA level after 48 h T(3) treatment in HepG2-TRalpha cells. Cycloheximide inhibited T(3)-induced SULT2A1 expression, suggesting that regulation was indirect. SULT2A1 has been reported to be regulated by the two transcription factors, steroidogenic factor 1 (SF1) and GATA, in the human adrenal gland. T(3) induced a 2.5- to 3.5-fold elevation of SF1 at the protein level and a 6.2-fold increase at the RNA level in HepG2-TRalpha cells. About seven SF1 binding sites exist on the SULT2A1 gene. To identify and localize the critical SF1 binding site, series of deletion mutants of SULT2A1 promoter fragments in pGL2 plasmid were constructed. The promoter activity of the SULT2A1 gene was enhanced about 2.8- to 7.1-fold by T(3). The -228 SF1 binding site was identified as the most critical site because deleting this region reduced T(3)-induced expression. Transcription factor SF1 application enhanced the -228 but not -117 reporter plasmid activities. SULT2A1 and SF1 up-regulation at protein and RNA levels in thyroidectomized rats occurred after T(3) application. In summary, this work demonstrated that the SULT2A1 gene was mediated by SF1 and indirectly regulated by T(3). Further study is required to elucidate the physiological importance of SULT2A1 induction mediated by T(3).
Huang
Ya-Hui
YH
Department of Biochemistry, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Lee
Chih-Yi
CY
Tai
Pei-Ju
PJ
Yen
Chun-Che
CC
Liao
Chu-Yu
CY
Chen
Wei-Jan
WJ
Liao
Cheng-Jung
CJ
Cheng
Wan-Li
WL
Chen
Ruey-Nan
RN
Wu
Sheng-Ming
SM
Wang
Chia-Siu
CS
Lin
Kwang-Huei
KH
D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008297:Male; D008957:Models, Genetic; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D010957:Plasmids / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D054339:Steroidogenic Factor 1; D015238:Sulfotransferases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; C515057:NR5A1 protein, human; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D054339:Steroidogenic Factor 1; D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D014157:Transcription Factors; C515060:steroidogenic factor 1, rat; D012313:RNA; D003513:Cycloheximide; D015238:Sulfotransferases; C019998:dehydroepiandrosterone sulfotransferase; C028152:alcohol sulfotransferase