Down-regulation of the rat hepatic sterol 27-hydroxylase gene by bile acids in transfected primary hepatocytes:: possible role of hepatic nuclear factor 1α

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Rao, YP
Vlahcevic, ZR
Stravitz, RT
Mallonee, DH
Mullick, J
Avadhani, NG
Hylemon, PB [1 ]
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[1] Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Med Coll Virginia, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
[2] McGuire Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
[3] Univ Penn, Sch Vet Med, Dept Anim Biol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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10.1016/S0960-0760(99)00099-0
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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In vitro and in vivo studies have shown that the sterol 27-hydroxylase (CYP27) gene is transcriptionally repressed by hydrophobic bile acids. The molecular mechanism(s) of repression of CYP27 by bile acids is unknown. To identify the bile acid responsive element (BARE) and transcription factor(s) that mediate the repression of CYP27 by bile acids, constructs of the CYP27 5'-flanking DNA were linked to either the CAT or luciferase reporter gene and transiently transfected into primary rat hepatocytes. Taurocholate (TCA), taurodeoxycholate (TDCA) and taurochenodeoxycholate (TCDCA) significantly reduced CAT activities of the -840/+23, -329/+23, and -195/+23 mCAT constructs. A -76/+23 construct showed no regulation by bile acids. When a DNA fragment (-110/-86) from this region was cloned in front of an SV 40 promoter it showed downregulation by TDCA. 'Super'-electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) indicated that both HNF1 alpha and C/EBP bind to the -110 to -86 bp DNA fragment. Recombinant rat HNF1 alpha and C/EBP alpha competitively bound to this DNA fragment. 'Super'-EMSA showed that TDCA addition to hepatocytes in culture decreased HNF1 alpha, but not C/EBP, binding to the -110/-86 bp DNA fragment. A four base pair substitution mutation (-103 to -99) in this sequence eliminated TCA and TDCA regulation of the (-840/ + 23) construct. The substitution mutation also eliminated (>95%) HNF1 alpha, but not C/EBP, binding to this DNA fragment. We conclude that bile acids repress CYP27 transcription through a putative BARE located between -110 and -86 bp of the CYP27 promoter. The data suggest that bile acids repress CYP27 transcriptional activity by decreasing HNF1 alpha binding to the CYP27 promoter. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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