title: Hepatocyte nuclear factor-4alpha plays pivotal roles in the regulation of mouse carboxylesterase 2 gene transcription in mouse liver.
abstract: The mouse carboxylesterase 2 isozyme, mCES2, is thought to play important roles in lipid metabolism and is expressed in the liver, kidney, and small intestine at high levels. In this study, we examined the molecular mechanisms controlling this tissue-specific expression of mCES2, and demonstrated that hepatocyte nuclear factor-4alpha (HNF-4alpha) could enhance transcription of the mCES2 gene in vitro and in vivo. It was found that effects of HNF-4alpha on the level of mCES2 promoter activity were repressed by small heterodimer partner (SHP) and chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) in luciferase assays. Accordingly, mCES2 gene transcription was repressed by CDCA treatment in mouse immortalized hepatocytes. Our results suggested that this repression resulted from the combined effects of both inhibition of HNF-4alpha transactivation ability by SHP and reduction of HNF-4alpha expression level. These findings show that HNF-4alpha plays an important role in the regulation of mCES2 gene transcription.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8675, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomomi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furihata
authors.forename: Masakiyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hosokawa
authors.forename: Mio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Kan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chiba
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D043182:Carboxylesterase; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics*; D002460:Cell Line; D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D051557:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 / Q000378:metabolism*; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D051557:Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4; D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; D043182:Carboxylesterase; C500145:Ces2c protein, mouse