title: PGC-1 coactivator activity is required for murine erythropoiesis.
abstract: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) coactivator 1α (PGC-1α) and PGC-1β have been shown to be intimately involved in the transcriptional regulation of cellular energy metabolism as well as other biological processes, but both coactivator proteins are expressed in many other tissues and organs in which their function is, in essence, unexplored. Here, we found that both PGC-1 proteins are abundantly expressed in maturing erythroid cells. PGC-1α and PGC-1β compound null mutant (Pgc-1(c)) animals express less β-like globin mRNAs throughout development; consequently, neonatal Pgc-1(c) mice exhibit growth retardation and profound anemia. Flow cytometry shows that the number of mature erythrocytes is markedly reduced in neonatal Pgc-1(c) pups, indicating that erythropoiesis is severely compromised. Furthermore, hematoxylin and eosin staining revealed necrotic cell death and cell loss in Pgc-1(c) livers and spleen. Chromatin immunoprecipitation studies revealed that both PGC-1α and -1β, as well as two nuclear receptors, TR2 and TR4, coordinately bind to the various globin gene promoters. In addition, PGC-1α and -1β can interact with TR4 to potentiate transcriptional activation. These data provide new insights into our understanding of globin gene regulation and raise the interesting possibility that the PGC-1 coactivators can interact with TR4 to elicit differential stage-specific effects on globin gene transcription.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Shuaiying
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Kim-Chew
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: H Eric
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: X Edward
authors.initials: XE
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jiandie D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Lihong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Ritsuko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: James Douglas
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Engel
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000235:genetics; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D041905:Erythroid Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D004920:Erythropoiesis / Q000235:genetics*; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D057107:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 2, Group C, Member 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D057125:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 2, Group C, Member 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D000071248:Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011987:Receptors, Steroid / Q000378:metabolism*; D011988:Receptors, Thyroid Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000235:genetics; D055542:alpha-Globins; D055544:beta-Globins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C490514:Nr2c2 protein, mouse; D057107:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 2, Group C, Member 1; D057125:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 2, Group C, Member 2; D000071248:Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha; C485290:Ppargc1a protein, mouse; D011987:Receptors, Steroid; D011988:Receptors, Thyroid Hormone; D014157:Transcription Factors; D055542:alpha-Globins; D055544:beta-Globins