title: Induction of FPN1 transcription by MTF-1 reveals a role for ferroportin in transition metal efflux.
abstract: Ferroportin (Fpn) is the only known iron exporter in vertebrate cells and plays a critical role in iron homeostasis regulating cytosolic iron levels and exporting iron to plasma. Ferroportin1 (FPN1) expression can be transcriptionally regulated by iron as well as other transition metals. Fpn can also be posttranslationally regulated by hepcidin-mediated internalization and degradation. We demonstrate that zinc and cadmium induce FPN1 transcription through the action of Metal Transcription Factor-1 (MTF-1). These transition metals induce MTF-1 translocation into the nucleus. Zinc leads to MTF-1 binding to the FPN1 promoter, while iron does not. Silencing of MTF-1 reduces FPN1 transcription in response to zinc but not in response to iron. The mouse FPN1 promoter contains 2 MTF-1 binding sites and mutation of those sites affects the zinc and cadmium-dependent expression of a FPN1 promoter reporter construct. We demonstrate that Fpn can transport zinc and can protect zinc sensitive cells from high zinc toxicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
authors.forename: Marie-Berengere
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Troadec
authors.forename: Diane McVey
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: De Domenico
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000378:metabolism*; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D003035:Cobalt / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D041681:NIH 3T3 Cells; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D021381:Protein Transport; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism*; D000097809:Transcription Factor MTF-1; D000098742:Ferroportin
chemical_list: D002104:Cadmium; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D003035:Cobalt; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors; D015032:Zinc; D000097809:Transcription Factor MTF-1; D000098742:Ferroportin