TY - JOUR
T1 - Transcription coactivator mediator subunit MED1 Is required for the development of fatty liver in the mouse
AU - Bai, Liang
AU - Jia, Yuzhi
AU - Viswakarma, Navin
AU - Huang, Jiansheng
AU - Vluggens, Aurore
AU - Wolins, Nathan E.
AU - Jafari, Nadereh
AU - Rao, M. Sambasiva
AU - Borensztajn, Jayme
AU - Yang, Gongshe
AU - Reddy, Janardan K.
PY - 2011/4
Y1 - 2011/4
N2 - Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ), a nuclear receptor, when overexpressed in liver stimulates the induction of adipocyte-specific and lipogenesis-related genes and causes hepatic steatosis. We report here that Mediator 1 (MED1; also known as PBP or TRAP220), a key subunit of the Mediator complex, is required for high-fat diet-induced hepatic steatosis as well as PPARγ-stimulated adipogenic hepatic steatosis. Mediator forms the bridge between transcriptional activators and RNA polymerase II. MED1 interacts with nuclear receptors such as PPARγ and other transcriptional activators. Liver-specific MED1 knockout (MED1ΔLiv) mice, when fed a high-fat (60% kcal fat) diet for up to 4 months failed to develop fatty liver. Similarly, MED1ΔLiv mice injected with adenovirus-PPARγ (Ad/PPARγ) by tail vein also did not develop fatty liver, whereas mice with MED1 (MED1fl/fl) fed a high-fat diet or injected with Ad/PPARγ developed severe hepatic steatosis. Gene expression profiling and northern blot analyses of Ad/PPARγ-injected mouse livers showed impaired induction in MED1ΔLiv mouse liver of adipogenic markers, such as aP2, adipsin, adiponectin, and lipid droplet-associated genes, including caveolin-1, CideA, S3-12, and others. These adipocyte-specific and lipogenesis-related genes are strongly induced in MED1fl/fl mouse liver in response to Ad/PPARγ. Re-expression of MED1 using adenovirally-driven MED1 (Ad/MED1) in MED1ΔLiv mouse liver restored PPARγ-stimulated hepatic adipogenic response. These studies also demonstrate that disruption of genes encoding other coactivators such as SRC-1, PRIC285, PRIP, and PIMT had no effect on hepatic adipogenesis induced by PPARγ overexpression. Conclusion: We conclude that transcription coactivator MED1 is required for high-fat diet-induced and PPARγ-stimulated fatty liver development, which suggests that MED1 may be considered a potential therapeutic target for hepatic steatosis.
AB - Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ), a nuclear receptor, when overexpressed in liver stimulates the induction of adipocyte-specific and lipogenesis-related genes and causes hepatic steatosis. We report here that Mediator 1 (MED1; also known as PBP or TRAP220), a key subunit of the Mediator complex, is required for high-fat diet-induced hepatic steatosis as well as PPARγ-stimulated adipogenic hepatic steatosis. Mediator forms the bridge between transcriptional activators and RNA polymerase II. MED1 interacts with nuclear receptors such as PPARγ and other transcriptional activators. Liver-specific MED1 knockout (MED1ΔLiv) mice, when fed a high-fat (60% kcal fat) diet for up to 4 months failed to develop fatty liver. Similarly, MED1ΔLiv mice injected with adenovirus-PPARγ (Ad/PPARγ) by tail vein also did not develop fatty liver, whereas mice with MED1 (MED1fl/fl) fed a high-fat diet or injected with Ad/PPARγ developed severe hepatic steatosis. Gene expression profiling and northern blot analyses of Ad/PPARγ-injected mouse livers showed impaired induction in MED1ΔLiv mouse liver of adipogenic markers, such as aP2, adipsin, adiponectin, and lipid droplet-associated genes, including caveolin-1, CideA, S3-12, and others. These adipocyte-specific and lipogenesis-related genes are strongly induced in MED1fl/fl mouse liver in response to Ad/PPARγ. Re-expression of MED1 using adenovirally-driven MED1 (Ad/MED1) in MED1ΔLiv mouse liver restored PPARγ-stimulated hepatic adipogenic response. These studies also demonstrate that disruption of genes encoding other coactivators such as SRC-1, PRIC285, PRIP, and PIMT had no effect on hepatic adipogenesis induced by PPARγ overexpression. Conclusion: We conclude that transcription coactivator MED1 is required for high-fat diet-induced and PPARγ-stimulated fatty liver development, which suggests that MED1 may be considered a potential therapeutic target for hepatic steatosis.
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U2 - 10.1002/hep.24155
DO - 10.1002/hep.24155
M3 - Article
C2 - 21480322
AN - SCOPUS:79953744708
SN - 0270-9139
VL - 53
SP - 1164
EP - 1174
JO - Hepatology
JF - Hepatology
IS - 4
ER -