title: SREBP-1c mediates the retinoid-dependent increase in fatty acid synthase promoter activity in HepG2.
abstract: Treatment of HepG2 with all-trans retinoic acid (RA) induces expression of fatty acid synthase (FAS) mRNA and protein. Transfections show that the FAS promoter positively responds to retinoid X receptor (RXR) but not to RA receptor (RAR) agonists. Since RXR alone is capable of mediating the RA response of FAS, the existence of a classical RA-responsive element in the FAS promoter may be ruled out. Binding sites for NF-Y and SREBP-1 proved to be essential for the RA response. Exposure to all-trans RA increased mRNA and protein levels of SREBP-1, a transcriptional activator for FAS. Overexpression of a dominant-negative form of SREBP-1c diminished the RA-dependent increase in promoter activity. These data demonstrate that RXR ligands can stimulate the expression of a lipogenic gene solely by inducing transcription and cleavage of membrane-bound SREBP-1c.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Roder
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schweizer
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D015153:Blotting, Western; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D064429:Fatty Acid Synthases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008156:Luciferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D011485:Protein Binding; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D047488:Retinoid X Receptors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D051780:Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D047488:Retinoid X Receptors; C497387:SREBF1 protein, human; D051780:Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1; D014212:Tretinoin; D008156:Luciferases; D064429:Fatty Acid Synthases