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2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Analysis of regulation of gene expression of an insulin-inducible transcription factor and its action mechanism

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17590921
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Metabolomics
Research InstitutionUniversity of Fukui

Principal Investigator

YAMADA Kazuya  University of Fukui, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, 医学部, 助教授 (20263238)

Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2006
Keywordsinsulin / transcription factor / SHARP-2 / diabetes mellitus / PEPCK / AMPK
Research Abstract

We identified a basic helix-loop-helix protein, enhancer of split-and hairy-related protein-2 (SHARP-2), as an insulin-inducible transcriptional repressor in the rat liver. In this study, the influence of the SHARP-2 transcriptional repressor on the expression of an insulin-regulatable rat phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) gene, was examined. The adenovirus-mediated overexpression of SHARP-2 in insulin responsive. H4IIE rat hepatoma cells and primary cultured rat hepatocytes led to a decrease in the levels of PEPCK mRNA. In addition, when a SHARP-2 expression plasmid was transiently transfected with various reporter plasmids into MH_1C_1 cells, the promoter activity of a PEPCK reporter plasmid was specifically decreased. Based on these findings, we concluded that SHARP-2 is a potential repressor of PEPCK gene expression. Then, to investigate the insulin responsive element (IRE) of the rat SHARP-2 gene promoter, SHARP-2/ firefly luciferase reporter plasmids were transfected into H4IIE cells. In the presence or absence of insulin, their promoter activities were determined and compared. However, there was no IREs up to 10 kb upstream of the transcription initiation sites of this gene. On the other hand, adiponectin secreted from adipocytes lower blood glucose level by transcriptional repression of hepatic PEPCK gene via an AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway. To determine an issue of whether AMPK affects the expression of the rat SHARP-2 gene, the levels of SHARP-2 mRNA were determined in H4IIE cells treated with AICAR, a chemical AMPK activator. The levels were rapidly and temporally increased as well as insulin treatment. Thus, the result suggests that AMPK induces the expression of the rat SHARP-2 gene.

  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2005

All Journal Article (8 results)

  • [Journal Article] SHARP-2/Stra13/DEC1 as a potential repressor of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase gene expression.2005

    • Author(s)
      Yamada, K., et al.
    • Journal Title

      FEBS Lett. 579

      Pages: 1509-1514

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Resistin SNP-420 determines its monocytes mRNA and serum levels inducing type 2 diabetes.2005

    • Author(s)
      Osawa, H., et al.
    • Journal Title

      Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 335

      Pages: 596-602

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Nuclear factor 1 family members interact with hepatocyte nuclear factor 1a to synergistically activate L-type pyruvate kinase gene transcription.2005

    • Author(s)
      Sato, S., et al.
    • Journal Title

      J. Biol. Chem. 280

      Pages: 39827-39834

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors, BHLHB2 and BHLHB3; their gene expressions are regulated by multiple extracellular stimuli. [Invited review article]2005

    • Author(s)
      Yamada, K., Miyamoto, K.
    • Journal Title

      Front. Biosci. 10

      Pages: 3151-3171

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] SHARP-2/ Stra13/ DEC1 as a potential repressor of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase gene expression.2005

    • Author(s)
      Yamada, K., Ogata-Kawata, H., Matsuura, K., Miyamoto, K.
    • Journal Title

      FEBS Lett. 579

      Pages: 1509-1514

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Resistin SNP-420 determines its monocytes mRNA and serum levels inducing type 2 diabetes.2005

    • Author(s)
      Osawa, H., Onuma, H., Ochi, M., Murakami, A., Yamauchi, J., Takasuka, T., Tanabe, F., Shimizu, I., Kato, K., Nishida, W., Yamada, K., Tabara, Y., Yasukawa, M., Fujii, Y., Ohashi, J., Miki, T., Makino, H.
    • Journal Title

      Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 335

      Pages: 596-602

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Nuclear factor 1 family members interact with hepatocyte nuclear factor la to synergistically activate L-type pyruvate kinase gene transcription.2005

    • Author(s)
      Sato, S., Noaki, T., Ishigure, T., Osada, S., Imagawa, M., Miura, N., Yamada, K., Noguchi, T.
    • Journal Title

      J. Biol. Chem. 280

      Pages: 39827-39834

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors, BHLHB2 and BHLHB3; their gene expressions are regulated by multiple extracellular stimuli.2005

    • Author(s)
      Yamada, K., Miyamoto, K.
    • Journal Title

      Front. Biosci. 10

      Pages: 3151-3171

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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Published: 2008-05-27  

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