Pregnane X receptor and hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α polymorphisms are cooperatively associated with carbamazepine autoinduction

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 162-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junji Saruwatari ◽  
Shiho Yoshida ◽  
Yoshiyuki Tsuda ◽  
Yusuke Okada ◽  
Naoki Ogusu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnane X Receptor ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor ◽  
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4Α

scholarly journals The Xenobiotic-Sensing Nuclear Receptors Pregnane X Receptor, Constitutive Androstane Receptor, and Orphan Nuclear Receptor Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4α in the Regulation of Human Steroid-/Bile Acid-Sulfotransferase

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 2099-2111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibtissam Echchgadda ◽  
Chung S. Song ◽  
Taesung Oh ◽  
Mohamed Ahmed ◽  
Isidro John De La Cruz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bile Acid ◽  
Nuclear Receptors ◽  
Constitutive Androstane Receptor ◽  
Pregnane X Receptor ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Orphan Nuclear Receptor ◽  
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor ◽  
Site Mutation ◽  
Composite Element ◽  
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4Α

Abstract The nuclear receptors pregnane X receptor (PXR) and constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) are the primary transcription factors coordinating induced expression of the enzymes and proteins directing oxidative, conjugative, and transport phases of endobiotic and xenobiotic metabolism, whereas hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (HNF4α), a regulator of hepatic lipid homeostasis, can modify the PXR/CAR response. Steroid- and bile acid-sulfotransferase (SULT2A1) promotes phase II metabolism through its sulfonating action on certain endobiotics, including steroids and bile acids, and on diverse xenobiotics, including therapeutic drugs. This study describes characterization of a PXR- and CAR-inducible composite element in the human SULT2A1 promoter and its synergistic interaction with HNF4α. Inverted and direct repeats of AG(G/T)TCA (IR2 and DR4), both binding to PXR and CAR, define the composite element. Differential recognition of the composite element by PXR and CAR is evident because single-site mutation at either IR2 or DR4 in the natural gene abolished the PXR response, whereas mutations at both repeats were necessary to abrogate completely the CAR response. The composite element conferred xenobiotic response to a heterologous promoter, and the cognate ligands induced PXR and CAR recruitment to the chromatin-associated response region. An HNF4α element adjacent to the −30 position enhanced basal promoter activity. Although functioning as a synergizer, the HNF4α element was not essential for the PXR/CAR response. An emerging role of SULT2A1 in lipid and caloric homeostasis suggests that illumination on the regulatory interactions driving human SULT2A1 expression may reveal new avenues to control certain metabolic disorders.

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