title: Transcriptional Regulation by Nuclear Corepressors and PGC-1α: Implications for Mitochondrial Quality Control and Insulin Sensitivity.
abstract: The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) and estrogen-related receptor (ERRα) are ligand-activated nuclear receptors that coordinately regulate gene expression. Recent evidence suggests that nuclear corepressors, NCoR, RIP140, and SMRT, repress nuclear receptors-mediated transcriptional activity on specific promoters, and thus regulate insulin sensitivity, adipogenesis, mitochondrial number, and activity in vivo. Moreover, the coactivator PGC-1α that increases mitochondrial biogenesis during exercise and calorie restriction directly regulates autophagy in skeletal muscle and mitophagy in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. In this paper, we discuss the PGC-1α's novel role in mitochondrial quality control and the role of nuclear corepressors in regulating insulin sensitivity and interacting with PGC-1α.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Adolescent Health Assessment and Exercise Intervention, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China ; College of Physical Education and Health, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
authors.forename: Zhengtang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Shuzhe
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ding