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Mechanism of AMPK Suppression of LXR-dependent Srebp-1c Transcription

Fuichi Yap, Lauren Craddock, Jian Yang

Department of Physiology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama 36688.

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Yap F, Craddock L, Yang J. Mechanism of AMPK Suppression of LXR-dependent Srebp-1c Transcription. Int J Biol Sci 2011; 7(5):645-650. doi:10.7150/ijbs.7.645. https://www.ijbs.com/v07p0645.htm
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Activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) inhibits hepatic fatty acid synthesis by suppressing sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP)-1c, a master regulator of hepatic lipogenic gene expression. Using a model cell line rat hepatoma McA-RH7777 (CRL-1601) that mimics the behavior of the intact liver by producing high levels of SREPB-1c mRNA and protein, we previously showed that AMPK suppresses hepatic Srebp-1c transcription by inhibiting endogenous liver X receptor (LXR) ligand production and SREBP-1c processing. However, whether AMPK directly inhibits ligand-induced LXR activity remained undetermined. In this study we used a series of mutant Srebp-1c promoter linked to a luciferase reporter to determine the inhibitory mechanism in rat hepatoma McA-RH7777 cells. AMPK activation by either AICAR or metformin decreases Srebp-1c promoter activity by about 75%. Normally, the synthetic LXR ligand T0901317 compound increases the wild-type Srebp-1c promoter activity by about 3-fold, which is similar to that observed in the presence of AICAR or metformin. When endogenous LXR ligand production was blocked by the potent HMG CoA reductase inhibitor compactin, T0901317-induced Srebp-1c promoter activity was decreased by AICAR or metformin treatment. In the mutant Srebp-1c promoter in which two LXR elements are intact but the sterol regulatory element (SRE) is disrupted, the fold inductions of the promoter activity by T0901317 without AMPK activators are significantly higher than those with AMPK activators. Furthermore, AMPK activation attenuates induction of endogenous SREBP-1c mRNA by T0901317. These results indicate that AMPK directly inhibits ligand-induced LXR activity in addition to blocking production of endogenous LXR ligands.

Keywords: AMPK, SREBP-1c, LXR, McA-RH7777 cells, Liver gene expression


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Yap, F., Craddock, L., Yang, J. (2011). Mechanism of AMPK Suppression of LXR-dependent Srebp-1c Transcription. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 7(5), 645-650. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.7.645.

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Yap, F.; Craddock, L.; Yang, J. Mechanism of AMPK Suppression of LXR-dependent Srebp-1c Transcription. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2011, 7 (5), 645-650. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.7.645.

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Yap F, Craddock L, Yang J. Mechanism of AMPK Suppression of LXR-dependent Srebp-1c Transcription. Int J Biol Sci 2011; 7(5):645-650. doi:10.7150/ijbs.7.645. https://www.ijbs.com/v07p0645.htm

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Yap F, Craddock L, Yang J. 2011. Mechanism of AMPK Suppression of LXR-dependent Srebp-1c Transcription. Int J Biol Sci. 7(5):645-650.

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