TY - JOUR
T1 - Liver X receptor α interferes with SREBP1c-mediated Abcd2 expression
T2 - Novel cross-talk in gene regulation
AU - Weinhofer, Isabelle
AU - Kunze, Markus
AU - Rampler, Heidelinde
AU - Bookout, Angie L.
AU - Forss-Petter, Sonja
AU - Berger, Johannes
PY - 2005/12/16
Y1 - 2005/12/16
N2 - The peroxisomal ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter adrenoleukodystrophy-related protein, encoded by ABCD2, displays functional redundancy with the X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy-associated protein, making ABCD2 up-regulation of therapeutic value. Cholesterol lowering activates human ABCD2 in cultured cells. To investigate in vivo regulation by sterols, we first characterized a sterol regulatory element (SRE) in the murine Abcd2 promoter that is directly bound by SRE-binding proteins (SREBPs). Intriguingly, this element overlaps with a direct repeat 4, which serves as binding site for liver X receptor (LXR)/retinoid X receptor heterodimers, suggesting novel cross-talk between SREBP and LXR/retinoid X receptor in gene regulation. Using fasting-refeeding and cholesterol loading, SREBP accessibility to the SRE/direct repeat 4 was tested. Results suggest that adipose Abcd2 is induced by SREBP1c, whereas hepatic Abcd2 expression is down-regulated by concurrent activation of LXRα and SREBP1c. In cell culture, SREBP1c-mediated Abcd2 induction is counteracted by ligand-activated LXRα. Finally, hepatic Abcd2 expression in LXRα,β-deficient mice is inducible to levels vastly exceeding wild type. Together, we identify LXRα as negative modulator of Abcd2, acting through a novel regulatory mechanism involving overlapping SREBP and LXRα binding sites.
AB - The peroxisomal ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporter adrenoleukodystrophy-related protein, encoded by ABCD2, displays functional redundancy with the X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy-associated protein, making ABCD2 up-regulation of therapeutic value. Cholesterol lowering activates human ABCD2 in cultured cells. To investigate in vivo regulation by sterols, we first characterized a sterol regulatory element (SRE) in the murine Abcd2 promoter that is directly bound by SRE-binding proteins (SREBPs). Intriguingly, this element overlaps with a direct repeat 4, which serves as binding site for liver X receptor (LXR)/retinoid X receptor heterodimers, suggesting novel cross-talk between SREBP and LXR/retinoid X receptor in gene regulation. Using fasting-refeeding and cholesterol loading, SREBP accessibility to the SRE/direct repeat 4 was tested. Results suggest that adipose Abcd2 is induced by SREBP1c, whereas hepatic Abcd2 expression is down-regulated by concurrent activation of LXRα and SREBP1c. In cell culture, SREBP1c-mediated Abcd2 induction is counteracted by ligand-activated LXRα. Finally, hepatic Abcd2 expression in LXRα,β-deficient mice is inducible to levels vastly exceeding wild type. Together, we identify LXRα as negative modulator of Abcd2, acting through a novel regulatory mechanism involving overlapping SREBP and LXRα binding sites.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M509450200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M509450200
M3 - Article
C2 - 16249184
AN - SCOPUS:29244469095
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 280
SP - 41243
EP - 41251
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 50
ER -