Transcriptional regulation of human eosinophil RNase2 by the liver-enriched hepatocyte nuclear factor 4

2009 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsiu-Yu Wang ◽  
Po-Chun Ho ◽  
Chung-Yu Lan ◽  
Margaret Dah-Tsyr Chang
Keyword(s):  
Transcriptional Regulation ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor ◽  
Human Eosinophil ◽  
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4

scholarly journals A missense mutation in the hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha gene in a UK pedigree with maturity-onset diabetes of the young

Diabetologia ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 859-862 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Bulman ◽  
M. J. Dronsfield ◽  
T. Frayling ◽  
M. Appleton ◽  
S. C. Bain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Missense Mutation ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Maturity Onset Diabetes ◽  
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor ◽  
Onset Diabetes ◽  
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 ◽  
Alpha Gene

Tissue-specific regulation of mouse hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 expression

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 7276-7284
Author(s):  
W Zhong ◽  
J Mirkovitch ◽  
J E Darnell
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Transgenic Mice ◽  
Transient Transfection ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor ◽  
Distal Enhancer ◽  
Specific Expression ◽  
Tissue Specific ◽  
Hypersensitive Sites ◽  
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4

Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 (HNF-4) is a liver-enriched transcription factor and a member of the steroid hormone receptor superfamily. HNF-4 is required for the hepatoma-specific expression of HNF-1 alpha, another liver-enriched transcription factor, suggesting the early participation of HNF-4 in development. To prepare for further study of HNF-4 in development, the tissue-specific expression of the mouse HNF-4 gene was studied by analyzing the promoter region for required DNA elements. DNase-hypersensitive sites in the gene in liver and kidney tissues were found in regions both distal and proximal to the RNA start that were absent in tissues in which HNF-4 expression did not occur. By use of reporter constructs in transient-transfection assays and with transgenic mice, a region sufficient to drive liver-specific expression of HNF-4 was identified. While an HNF-1 binding site between bp -98 and -68 played an important role in the hepatoma-specific promoter activity of HNF-4 in transient-transfection assays, it was not sufficient for the liver-specific expression of a reporter gene in transgenic mice. Distal enhancer elements indicated by the presence of DNase I-hypersensitive sites at kb -5.5 and -6.5, while not functional in transient-transfection assays, were required for the correct expression of the mouse HNF-4 gene in animals.

Antagonism between apolipoprotein AI regulatory protein 1, Ear3/COUP-TF, and hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 modulates apolipoprotein CIII gene expression in liver and intestinal cells

1992 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1708-1718
Author(s):  
M Mietus-Snyder ◽  
F M Sladek ◽  
G S Ginsburg ◽  
C F Kuo ◽  
J A Ladias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Regulatory Protein ◽  
Lipid Binding ◽  
Hepatic Tissue ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Apolipoprotein Ai ◽  
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor ◽  
Apolipoprotein Ciii ◽  
Caco2 Cells ◽  
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4

Apolipoprotein CIII (apoCIII), a lipid-binding protein involved in the transport of triglycerides and cholesterol in the plasma, is synthesized primarily in the liver and the intestine. A cis-acting regulatory element, C3P, located at -90 to -66 upstream from the apoCIII gene transcriptional start site (+1), is necessary for maximal expression of the apoCIII gene in human hepatoma (HepG2) and intestinal carcinoma (Caco2) cells. This report shows that three members of the steroid receptor superfamily of transcription factors, hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 (HNF-4), apolipoprotein AI regulatory protein 1 (ARP-1), and Ear3/COUP-TF, act at the C3P site. HNF-4 activates apoCIII gene expression in HepG2 and Caco2 cells, while ARP-1 and Ear3/COUP-TF repress its expression in the same cells. HNF-4 activation is abolished by increasing amounts of ARP-1 or Ear3/COUP-TF, and repression by ARP-1 or Ear3/COUP-TF is alleviated by increasing amounts of HNF-4. HNF-4 and ARP-1 bind with similar affinities to the C3P site, suggesting that their opposing transcriptional effects may be mediated by direct competition for DNA binding. HNF-4 and ARP-1 mRNAs are present within the same cells in the liver and intestine, and protein extracts from hepatic tissue, HepG2, and Caco2 cells contain significantly more HNF-4 than ARP-1 or Ear3/COUP-TF binding activities. These findings suggest that the transcription of the apoCIII gene in vivo is dependent, at least in part, upon the intracellular balance of these positive and negative regulatory factors.

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