title: Ménage-à-trois 1 is critical for the transcriptional function of PPARgamma coactivator 1.
abstract: The Cdk7/cyclin H/ménage-à-trois 1 (MAT1) heterotrimer has proposed functions in transcription as the kinase component of basal transcription factor TFIIH and is activated in adult hearts by Gq-, calcineurin-, and biomechanical stress-dependent pathways for hypertrophic growth. Using cardiac-specific Cre, we have ablated MAT1 in myocardium. Despite reduced Cdk7 activity, MAT1-deficient hearts grew normally, but fatal heart failure ensued at 6-8 weeks. By microarray profiling, quantitative RT-PCR, and western blotting at 4 weeks, genes for energy metabolism were found to be suppressed selectively, including targets of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 (PGC-1). Cardiac metabolic defects were substantiated in isolated perfused hearts and isolated mitochondria. In culture, deleting MAT1 with Cre disrupted PGC-1 function: PGC-1alpha failed to activate PGC-1-responsive promoters and nuclear receptors, GAL4-PGC-1alpha was functionally defective, and PGC-1beta was likewise deficient. PGC-1 bound to both MAT1 and Cdk7 in coprecipitation assays. Thus, we demonstrate a requirement for MAT1 in the operation of PGC-1 coactivators that control cell metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Center for Cardiovascular Development, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Motoaki
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authors.forename: Yasukatsu
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authors.lastname: Izumi
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authors.lastname: Helenius
authors.forename: Masanori
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authors.forename: Derrick J
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authors.lastname: Rossi
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authors.lastname: Pautler
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authors.lastname: Boudina
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authors.lastname: Taegtmeyer
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authors.lastname: Graham
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mesh_terms: D026921:Amino Acid Transport Systems, Neutral / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D002470:Cell Survival; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D000070819:Discoidin Domain Receptor 1; D017353:Gene Deletion; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D017405:Herpes Simplex Virus Protein Vmw65 / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011485:Protein Binding; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D000097983:ERRalpha Estrogen-Related Receptor
chemical_list: D026921:Amino Acid Transport Systems, Neutral; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases; D000070819:Discoidin Domain Receptor 1; D017405:Herpes Simplex Virus Protein Vmw65; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000097983:ERRalpha Estrogen-Related Receptor; C432410:Mnat1 protein, mouse; C111264:peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1; C083249:Ddr1 protein, mouse; C090586:Cdk7 protein, mouse