alpha(1)-fetoprotein transcription factor (FTF)/liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1) is an essential lipogenic regulator.
alpha(1)-Fetoprotein transcription factor (FTF), also known as liver receptor homolog 1 (LRH-1) is highly expressed in the liver and intestine, where it is implicated in the regulation of cholesterol, bile acid and steroid hormone homeostasis. FTF is an important regulator of bile acid metabolism. We show here that FTF plays a key regulatory role in lipid homeostasis including triglyceride and cholesterol homeostasis. FTF deficient mice developed lower levels of serum triglyceride and cholesterol as a result of lower expression of several hepatic FTF target genes. Chenodeoxycholic acid repressed FTF expression resulting in a decrease in serum triglyceride in wild-type mice. The absence of chenodeoxycholic acid-mediated repression in FTF(+/-) mice demonstrated the essential role of FTF in triglyceride metabolism. Taken together, our results identify the nuclear receptor FTF as a central regulator of lipid metabolism.
Xu
Zhumei
Z
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0614, USA.
Ouyang
Lingli
L
Del Castillo-Olivares
Antonio
A
Pandak
William M
WM
Gil
Gregorio
G
D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D006706:Homeostasis; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014280:Triglycerides; C099948:fetoprotein transcription factor; D002635:Chenodeoxycholic Acid; D002784:Cholesterol