title: Yin Yang 1 promotes hepatic gluconeogenesis through upregulation of glucocorticoid receptor.
abstract: Gluconeogenesis is critical in maintaining blood glucose levels in a normal range during fasting. In this study, we investigated the role of Yin Yang 1 (YY1), a key transcription factor involved in cell proliferation and differentiation, in the regulation of hepatic gluconeogenesis. Our data showed that hepatic YY1 expression levels were induced in mice during fasting conditions and in a state of insulin resistance. Overexpression of YY1 in livers augmented gluconeogenesis, raising fasting blood glucose levels in C57BL/6 mice, whereas liver-specific ablation of YY1 using adenoviral shRNA ameliorated hyperglycemia in wild-type and diabetic db/db mice. At the molecular level, we further demonstrated that the major mechanism of YY1 in the regulation of hepatic glucose production is to modulate the expression of glucocorticoid receptor. Therefore, our study uncovered for the first time that YY1 participates in the regulation of hepatic gluconeogenesis, which implies that YY1 might serve as a potential therapeutic target for hyperglycemia in diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai Clinical Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Xuelian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Xiaolin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhijian
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guojun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Huijie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ning
authors.forename: Xiaoying
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose; D002460:Cell Line; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005508:Food Deprivation; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D005943:Gluconeogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000378:metabolism; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D016688:Mice, Inbred NOD; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D056920:Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015854:Up-Regulation; D050986:YY1 Transcription Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid; D050986:YY1 Transcription Factor; C494699:Yy1 protein, mouse; D000242:Cyclic AMP; C538861:Ncoa1 protein, mouse; D056920:Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 1