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Sumoylated PPARα mediates sex-specific gene repression and protects the liver from estrogen-induced toxicity in mice
Nicolas Leuenberger, … , Sylvain Pradervand, Walter Wahli
Nicolas Leuenberger, … , Sylvain Pradervand, Walter Wahli
Published September 1, 2009
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2009;119(10):3138-3148. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI39019.
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Research Article Genetics

Sumoylated PPARα mediates sex-specific gene repression and protects the liver from estrogen-induced toxicity in mice

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Abstract

As most metabolic studies are conducted in male animals, understanding the sex specificity of the underlying molecular pathways has been broadly neglected; for example, whether PPARs elicit sex-dependent responses has not been determined. Here we show that in mice, PPARα has broad female-dependent repressive actions on hepatic genes involved in steroid metabolism and immunity. In male mice, this effect was reproduced by the administration of a synthetic PPARα ligand. Using the steroid oxysterol 7α-hydroxylase cytochrome P450 7b1 (Cyp7b1) gene as a model, we elucidated the molecular mechanism of this sex-specific PPARα-dependent repression. Initial sumoylation of the ligand-binding domain of PPARα triggered the interaction of PPARα with GA-binding protein α (GABPα) bound to the target Cyp7b1 promoter. Histone deacetylase and DNA and histone methylases were then recruited, and the adjacent Sp1-binding site and histones were methylated. These events resulted in loss of Sp1-stimulated expression and thus downregulation of Cyp7b1. Physiologically, this repression conferred on female mice protection against estrogen-induced intrahepatic cholestasis, the most common hepatic disease during pregnancy, suggesting a therapeutic target for prevention of this disease.

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Nicolas Leuenberger, Sylvain Pradervand, Walter Wahli

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