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Rani A. RAR-related orphan receptor alpha and the staggerer mice: a fine molecular story. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024; 14:1300729. [PMID: 38766309 PMCID: PMC11099308 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1300729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
Abstract
The retinoic acid-related orphan receptor alpha (RORα) protein first came into the limelight due to a set of staggerer mice, discovered at the Jackson Laboratories in the United States of America by Sidman, Lane, and Dickie (1962) and genetically deciphered by Hamilton et al. in 1996. These staggerer mice exhibited cerebellar defects, an ataxic gait, a stagger along with several other developmental abnormalities, compensatory mechanisms, and, most importantly, a deletion of 160 kilobases (kb), encompassing the RORα ligand binding domain (LBD). The discovery of the staggerer mice and the subsequent discovery of a loss of the LBD within the RORα gene of these mice at the genetic level clearly indicated that RORα's LBD played a crucial role in patterning during embryogenesis. Moreover, a chance study by Roffler-Tarlov and Sidman (1978) noted reduced concentrations of glutamic acid levels in the staggerer mice, indicating a possible role for the essence of a nutritionally balanced diet. The sequential organisation of the building blocks of intact genes, requires the nucleotide bases of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA): purines and pyrimidines, both of which are synthesized, upon a constant supply of glutamine, an amino acid fortified in a balanced diet and a byproduct of the carbohydrate and lipid metabolic pathways. A nutritionally balanced diet, along with a metabolic "enzymatic machinery" devoid of mutations/aberrations, was essential in the uninterrupted transcription of RORα during embryogenesis. In addition to the above, following translation, a ligand-responsive RORα acts as a "molecular circadian regulator" during embryogenesis and not only is expressed selectively and differentially, but also promotes differential activity depending on the anatomical and pathological site of its expression. RORα is highly expressed in the central nervous system (CNS) and the endocrine organs. Additionally, RORα and the clock genes are core components of the circadian rhythmicity, with the expression of RORα fluctuating in a night-day-night sigmoidal pattern and undoubtedly serves as an endocrine-like, albeit "molecular-circadian regulator". Melatonin, a circadian hormone, along with tri-iodothyronine and some steroid hormones are known to regulate RORα-mediated molecular activity, with each of these hormones themselves being regulated rhythmically by the hypothalamic-pituitary axis (HPA). The HPA regulates the circadian rhythm and cyclical release of hormones, in a self-regulatory feedback loop. Irregular sleep-wake patterns affect circadian rhythmicity and the ability of the immune system to withstand infections. The staggerer mice with their thinner bones, an altered skeletal musculature, an aberrant metabolic profile, the ataxic gait and an underdeveloped cerebellar cortex; exhibited compensatory mechanisms, that not only allowed the survival of the staggerer mice, but also enhanced protection from microbial invasions and resistance to high-fat-diet induced obesity. This review has been compiled in its present form, more than 14 years later after a chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) cloning and sequencing methodology helped me identify signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5) target sequences, one of which was mapped to the first intron of the RORα gene. The 599-base-long sequence containing one consensus TTCNNNGAA (TTCN3GAA) gamma-activated sequence (GAS) and five other non-consensus TTN5AA sequences had been identified from the clones isolated from the STAT5 target sites (fragments) in human phytohemagglutinin-activated CD8+ T lymphocytes, during my doctoral studies between 2006 and 2009. Most importantly, preliminary studies noted a unique RORα expression profile, during a time-course study on the ribonucleic acid (RNA), extracted from human phytohemagglutinin (PHA) activated CD8+ T lymphocytes stimulated with interleukin-2 (IL-2). This review mainly focuses on the "staggerer mice" with one of its first roles materialising during embryogenesis, a molecular-endocrine mediated circadian-like regulatory process.
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- Aradhana Rani
- Medical Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India
- Human Resource Development and Management, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
- Immunology, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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Matsuoka H, Michihara A. Identification of the RORα Transcriptional Network Contributes to the Search for Therapeutic Targets in Atherosclerosis. Biol Pharm Bull 2021; 44:1607-1616. [PMID: 34719639 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b21-00426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor α (RORα) is involved in the regulation of several physiological processes, including development, metabolism, and circadian rhythm. RORα-deficient mice display profound atherosclerosis, in which hypoalphalipoproteinemia is reportedly associated with decreased plasma levels of high-density lipoprotein, increased levels of inflammatory cytokines, and ischemia/reperfusion-induced damage. The recent characterization of endogenous ligands (including cholesterol, oxysterols, provitamin D3, and their derivatives), mediators, and initiation complexes associated with the transcriptional regulation of these orphan nuclear receptors has facilitated the development of synthetic ligands. These findings have also highlighted the potential of application of RORα as a therapeutic target for several diseases, including diabetes, dyslipidemia, and atherosclerosis. In this review, the current literature related to the structure and function of RORα, its genetic inter-individual differences, and its potential as a therapeutic target in atherosclerosis is discussed.
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- Hiroshi Matsuoka
- Laboratory of Genomic Function and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University
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- Laboratory of Genomic Function and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuyama University
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Jiang Y, Zhou J, Zhao J, Hou D, Zhang H, Li L, Zou D, Hu J, Zhang Y, Jing Z. MiR-18a-downregulated RORA inhibits the proliferation and tumorigenesis of glioma using the TNF-α-mediated NF-κB signaling pathway. EBioMedicine 2020; 52:102651. [PMID: 32062354 PMCID: PMC7016377 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2020.102651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Revised: 01/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Glioma has a poor prognosis, and is the most common primary and lethal primary malignant tumor in the central nervous system. Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor A (RORA) is a member of the ROR subfamily of orphan receptors and plays an anti-tumor role in several cancers. METHODS A cell viability assay, the Edu assay, neurosphere formation assay, and xenograft experiments were used to detect the proliferative abilities of glioma cell line, glioma stem cells (GSCs). Western blotting, ELISAs, and luciferase reporter assays were used to detect the presence of possible microRNAs. FINDINGS Our study found for the first time that RORA was expressed at low levels in gliomas, and was associated with a good prognosis. RORA overexpression inhibited the proliferation and tumorigenesis of glioma cell lines and GSCs via inhibiting the TNF-α mediated NF-κB signaling pathway. In addition, microRNA-18a had a promoting effect on gliomas, and was the possible reason for low RORA expression in gliomas. INTERPRETATION RORA may be a promising therapeutic target in the treatment of gliomas.
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- Yang Jiang
- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 North Nanjing Street, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning, China; Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 100 Haining Road, Shanghai 200080, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 North Nanjing Street, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 North Nanjing Street, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 100 Haining Road, Shanghai 200080, China
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- International Education College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, No. 79 Chongshan East Road, Shenyang 110042, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 North Nanjing Street, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning, China
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- The First Laboratory of Cancer Institute, the First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 North Nanjing Street, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 100 Haining Road, Shanghai 200080, China
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- The First Laboratory of Cancer Institute, the First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 North Nanjing Street, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 North Nanjing Street, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning, China.
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Liu G, Yang ZF, Zhou PY, Zhou C, Guan RY, Sun BY, Fan J, Zhou J, Yi Y, Qiu SJ. ROR-α-1 inhibits the proliferation, invasion, and migration of hepatocellular carcinoma MHCC97H via downregulation of chemokine CXCL5. Cytokine 2020; 129:155004. [PMID: 32058275 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2020.155004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Hepatocarcinogenesis is a complicated process that is affected by a variety of microenvironmental factors, such as secretory chemokines and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM). Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor (ROR)-α has been shown to attenuate tumor invasiveness by inducing suppressive cell microenvironment, and its low expression was associated with a worse prognosis in HCC patients. In the present study, we attempted to investigate the role and mechanism of the dominant transcript of ROR-α, ROR-α-1, in HCC development and progression. Among the four transcripts (ROR-α-1/-2/-3/-4), overexpression of ROR-α-1 dramatically suppressed the capacity of MHCC97H cells to proliferate, migrate and invade. We analyzed the differentially expressed genes in ROR-α-1-overexpressed and non-overexpressed MHCC97H cells, performed Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis on these differentially-expressed genes, and found out that factors involved in the tumor microenvironment and ECM are related to the anti-tumor effects of ROR-α-1. Among these factors, chemokine CXCL5 was significantly downregulated by ROR-α-1 overexpression. Overexpression of ROR-α-1 remarkably inhibited the capacity of HCC cells to proliferate, migrate, invade, and downregulated the protein levels of β-catenin, c-Myc, Cyclin D1, and N-cadherin, suggesting the tumor-suppressive role of ROR-α-1 in MHCC97H cells. Moreover, overexpression of CXCL5 dramatically attenuated the suppressive effects of cell proliferation, migration and invasion induced by ROR-α-1 overexpression in MHCC97H, suggesting that ROR-α-1 exerts its anti-tumor effects via downregulating CXCL5. In conclusion, we demonstrate the tumor-suppressive role of ROR-α-1 in MHCC97H cells and that ROR-α-1 might play a tumor-suppressive role via regulation of chemokine CXCL5.
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- Gao Liu
- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Liver Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis & Cancer Invasion, The Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Liver Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis & Cancer Invasion, The Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Liver Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis & Cancer Invasion, The Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Liver Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis & Cancer Invasion, The Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Liver Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis & Cancer Invasion, The Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Liver Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis & Cancer Invasion, The Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Liver Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis & Cancer Invasion, The Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Liver Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis & Cancer Invasion, The Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Liver Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis & Cancer Invasion, The Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Liver Surgery and Transplantation, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Liver Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis & Cancer Invasion, The Chinese Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.
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Park SC, Park IG, Kim H, Lee JM. N-Terminal Domain Mediated Regulation of RORα1 Inhibits Invasive Growth in Prostate Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20071684. [PMID: 30987323 PMCID: PMC6479703 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20071684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Four members of the retinoic acid-related orphan receptor α (RORα) family (RORα1, RORα2, RORα3 and RORα4) are transcription factors that regulate several processes including circadian rhythm, lipid metabolism, cerebellar development, immune function, and cancer. Only two isoforms, RORα1 and 4, are specifically co-expressed in the murine and human. In the present study, we identified a specific N-terminal domain (NTD) of RORα1 that potentiated the downregulation of target genes involved in tumor progression and proliferation, based on results from RORα-deficient mouse embryonic fibroblasts and prostate carcinoma tissues. The hyperactivation of proliferative target genes were observed in RORα-deficient embryonic fibroblasts, and reconstitution of RORα1 inhibited this activation by a NTD dependent manner. Downregulation of RORα1 and upregulation of Wnt/β-catenin target genes were correlated in prostate cancer patients. These findings revealed the control of invasive growth by NTD-mediated RORα1 signaling, suggesting advanced approaches for the development of therapeutic drugs.
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- Su Chan Park
- Department of Molecular Bioscience, College of Biomedical Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.
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- Department of Molecular Bioscience, College of Biomedical Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.
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- Center for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Korea.
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- Department of Molecular Bioscience, College of Biomedical Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.
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Nejati Moharrami N, Bjørkøy Tande E, Ryan L, Espevik T, Boyartchuk V. RORα controls inflammatory state of human macrophages. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0207374. [PMID: 30485323 PMCID: PMC6261595 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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ROR family of nuclear receptor transcription factors forms nodes connecting metabolic and inflammatory signaling pathways. The RORα members of the family have intrinsic transcriptional activity and they are involved in both activation and repression of a wide range of genes. The role of RORα in control of inflammation has been extensively studied using animal models but its function in human cells is not as well understood. To address this shortcoming, we analyzed how RORα is shaping the inflammatory state of human macrophages. Using CRISPR-Cas9 system, we deleted RORA in THP-1 human monocytic cell line. In mutant cells we observed a dramatic increase in basal expression of a subset of NF-κB regulated genes, including TNF, IL-1β and IL-6, at both transcriptional and translational levels. Furthermore, RORA-deletion cells produced notable amounts of pro-IL-1β even in the absence of LPS stimulation. Subsequent LPS stimulation induced cleavage of pro-IL-1β to mature form. Our RNAseq analysis further confirmed the key role of RORA in setting the inflammatory state of macrophages and defined the set of differentially regulated genes. Overall, our data provides evidence supporting the anti-inflammatory function of RORα in human macrophages.
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- Neda Nejati Moharrami
- Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR), Department of Clinical Research and Molecular Medicine (IKOM), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MH), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR), Department of Clinical Research and Molecular Medicine (IKOM), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MH), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR), Department of Clinical Research and Molecular Medicine (IKOM), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MH), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR), Department of Clinical Research and Molecular Medicine (IKOM), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MH), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR), Department of Clinical Research and Molecular Medicine (IKOM), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MH), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
- Clinic of Cardiology, St. Olavs Hospital HF, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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Martín-Del-Campo R, Bárcenas-Ibarra A, Sifuentes-Romero I, Llera-Herrera R, García-Gasca A. Methylation status of the putative Pax6 promoter in olive ridley sea turtle embryos with eye defects: An initial approach. Mech Dev 2018; 154:287-295. [PMID: 30110613 DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2018.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Normal development involves the interplay of genetic and epigenetic regulatory mechanisms. Pax6 is an eye-selector factor responsible for initiating the regulatory cascade for the development of the eyes. For the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), a threatened species, eye malformations have been reported. In order to study the DNA methylation status of the putative promoter of the Pax6 gene in embryos with ocular malformations, an exploratory study was carried out in which DNA was isolated from embryos with anophthalmia, microphthalmia, and cyclopia, as well as from their normal counterparts. The 5'-flanking region from the Pax6 gene was isolated, showing two CpG islands (CGIs). The methylation status of CGIs in malformed embryos was compared with that of normal embryos by bisulfite sequencing. Putative transcription factor binding sites and regulatory features were identified. Methylation patterns were observed in both CpG and non-CpG contexts, and were unique for each malformed embryo; in the CpG context, an embryo with cyclopia showed a methylated cytosine upstream the CGI-1 not present in other embryos, an embryo with left anophthalmia presented two methylated cytosines in the CGI-1, whereas an embryo with left anophthalmia and right microphthalmia showed two methylated cytosines in the CGI-2. Normal embryos did not show methylated cytosines in the CGI-1, but one of them showed one methylcytosine in the CGI-2. Methylated transcription factor-binding sites may affect Pax6 expression associated to the cellular response to environmental compounds and hypoxia, signal transduction, cell cycle, lens physiology and development, as well as the transcription rate. Although preliminary, these results suggest that embryos with ocular malformations present unique DNA methylation patterns in the putative promoter of the Pax6 gene in L. olivacea, and probably those subtle, random changes in the methylation status can cause (at least in part) the aberrant phenotypes observed in these embryos.
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- Rodolfo Martín-Del-Campo
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD), Avenida Sábalo Cerritos s/n, Mazatlán, Sinaloa 82110, Mexico.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD), Avenida Sábalo Cerritos s/n, Mazatlán, Sinaloa 82110, Mexico
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD), Avenida Sábalo Cerritos s/n, Mazatlán, Sinaloa 82110, Mexico; Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología (Unidad Académica Mazatlán), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Joel Montes Camarena s/n, PO Box 811, Mazatlán, Sinaloa 82040, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD), Avenida Sábalo Cerritos s/n, Mazatlán, Sinaloa 82110, Mexico.
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Sun X, Dongol S, Qiu C, Xu Y, Sun C, Zhang Z, Yang X, Zhang Q, Kong B. miR-652 Promotes Tumor Proliferation and Metastasis by Targeting RORA in Endometrial Cancer. Mol Cancer Res 2018; 16:1927-1939. [PMID: 30093563 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-18-0267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Xiaomei Sun
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Key Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Key Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Key Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Key Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Key Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Key Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Key Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
- Key Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
- Key Laboratory of Gynecologic Oncology of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong, China
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RORα2 requires LSD1 to enhance tumor progression in breast cancer. Sci Rep 2017; 7:11994. [PMID: 28931919 PMCID: PMC5607251 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12344-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Retinoic acid-related orphan receptor α (RORα) regulates diverse physiological processes, including inflammatory responses, lipid metabolism, circadian rhythm, and cancer biology. RORα has four different isoforms which have distinct N-terminal domains but share identical DNA binding domain and ligand binding domain in human. However, lack of specific antibody against each RORα isoform makes biochemical studies on each RORα isoform remain unclear. Here, we generate RORα2-specific antibody and characterize the role of RORα2 in promoting tumor progression in breast cancer. RORα2 requires lysine specific demethylase 1 (LSD1/KDM1A) as a coactivator for transcriptional activation of RORα2 target genes, exemplified by CTNND1. Intriguingly, RORα2 and LSD1 protein levels are dramatically elevated in human breast cancer specimens compared to normal counterparts. Taken together, our studies indicate that LSD1-mediated RORα2 transcriptional activity is important to promote tumor cell migration in human breast cancer as well as breast cancer cell lines. Therefore, our data establish that suppression of LSD1-mediated RORα2 transcriptional activity may be potent therapeutic strategy to attenuate tumor cell migration in human breast cancer.
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Castro G, Liu X, Ngo K, De Leon-Tabaldo A, Zhao S, Luna-Roman R, Yu J, Cao T, Kuhn R, Wilkinson P, Herman K, Nelen MI, Blevitt J, Xue X, Fourie A, Fung-Leung WP. RORγt and RORα signature genes in human Th17 cells. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181868. [PMID: 28763457 PMCID: PMC5538713 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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RORγt and RORα are transcription factors of the RAR-related orphan nuclear receptor (ROR) family. They are expressed in Th17 cells and have been suggested to play a role in Th17 differentiation. Although RORγt signature genes have been characterized in mouse Th17 cells, detailed information on its transcriptional control in human Th17 cells is limited and even less is known about RORα signature genes which have not been reported in either human or mouse T cells. In this study, global gene expression of human CD4 T cells activated under Th17 skewing conditions was profiled by RNA sequencing. RORγt and RORα signature genes were identified in these Th17 cells treated with specific siRNAs to knock down RORγt or RORα expression. We have generated selective small molecule RORγt modulators and they were also utilized as pharmacological tools in RORγt signature gene identification. Our results showed that RORγt controlled the expression of a very selective number of genes in Th17 cells and most of them were regulated by RORα as well albeit a weaker influence. Key Th17 genes including IL-17A, IL-17F, IL-23R, CCL20 and CCR6 were shown to be regulated by both RORγt and RORα. Our results demonstrated an overlapping role of RORγt and RORα in human Th17 cell differentiation through regulation of a defined common set of Th17 genes. RORγt as a drug target for treatment of Th17 mediated autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis has been demonstrated recently in clinical trials. Our results suggest that RORα could be involved in same disease mechanisms and gene signatures identified in this report could be valuable biomarkers for tracking the pharmacodynamic effects of compounds that modulate RORγt or RORα activities in patients.
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- Glenda Castro
- Janssen R&D LLC, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Janssen R&D LLC, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Janssen R&D LLC, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Janssen R&D LLC, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Janssen R&D LLC, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Janssen R&D LLC, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Janssen R&D LLC, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Janssen R&D LLC, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Janssen R&D LLC, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Janssen R&D LLC, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Janssen R&D LLC, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Janssen R&D LLC, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Janssen R&D LLC, San Diego, California, United States of America
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Olivares AM, Moreno-Ramos OA, Haider NB. Role of Nuclear Receptors in Central Nervous System Development and Associated Diseases. J Exp Neurosci 2016; 9:93-121. [PMID: 27168725 PMCID: PMC4859451 DOI: 10.4137/jen.s25480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Revised: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The nuclear hormone receptor (NHR) superfamily is composed of a wide range of receptors involved in a myriad of important biological processes, including development, growth, metabolism, and maintenance. Regulation of such wide variety of functions requires a complex system of gene regulation that includes interaction with transcription factors, chromatin-modifying complex, and the proper recognition of ligands. NHRs are able to coordinate the expression of genes in numerous pathways simultaneously. This review focuses on the role of nuclear receptors in the central nervous system and, in particular, their role in regulating the proper development and function of the brain and the eye. In addition, the review highlights the impact of mutations in NHRs on a spectrum of human diseases from autism to retinal degeneration.
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- Ana Maria Olivares
- Department of Ophthalmology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Chang MR, Lyda B, Kamenecka TM, Griffin PR. Pharmacologic repression of retinoic acid receptor-related orphan nuclear receptor γ is therapeutic in the collagen-induced arthritis experimental model. Arthritis Rheumatol 2014; 66:579-88. [PMID: 24574218 DOI: 10.1002/art.38272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The nuclear receptor retinoic acid receptor-related orphan nuclear receptor γ (RORγ; T cell-specific isoform RORγt) is a key regulator of Th17 cell differentiation, controlling the production of the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-17 (IL-17). Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation of monocytes leads to the induction of RORγ. We previously showed that the potent and selective inverse agonist of RORγ, SR2211, was effective at suppressing IL-17 production in EL4 cells. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of SR2211 treatment on proinflammatory cytokine expression in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells as well as on joint inflammation in vivo in mice with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). METHODS Collagen was injected into the tail of DBA mice, followed by a booster inoculation 21 days later. Three days prior to the booster inoculation, SR2211 was administered twice daily for 15 days. Thymus, spleen, and draining lymph nodes (DLNs) were then harvested, and Th17 cell differentiation and DLN stimulation were performed. RESULTS Treatment of Th17 cells with SR2211 suppressed the expression and production of inflammatory cytokines. Likewise, SR2211 reduced inflammatory cytokine production in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Mice with CIA that received SR2211 twice daily for 15 days exhibited a statistically significant reduction in joint inflammation as compared to mice that received only vehicle. Interestingly, systemic Th1 cell activation was detected in SR2211-treated mice with CIA, as indicated by an increase in interferon-γ levels. CONCLUSION The findings of this study support the idea of targeting RORγ to therapeutically repress inflammatory T cell function and macrophage activation in humans with rheumatoid arthritis. Compounds such as SR2211 have potential utility for the treatment of inflammatory disease.
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- Mi Ra Chang
- The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Florida, Jupiter
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Chang MR, Goswami D, Mercer BA, Griffin PR. The therapeutic potential of RORγ modulators in the treatment of human disease. J Exp Pharmacol 2012; 4:141-8. [PMID: 27186126 PMCID: PMC4863310 DOI: 10.2147/jep.s27078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Nuclear receptors (NR) are ligand-regulated transcription factors that bind DNA in proximity to their target genes and exert their effects as a result of binding by small molecule ligands such as sterols, lipids, fatty acids, retinoids, and steroid hormones. The retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptors or RORs (NR1F1–NR1F3) are nuclear receptors that regulate multiple cellular processes, including metabolism, cellular differentiation, and apoptosis, in a range of tissues and organs. These receptors bind as monomers to ROR response elements commonly called ROREs present in promoter regions of target genes and tether chromatin remodeling enzymes, facilitating recruitment of transcription machinery. Several recent reports have highlighted the potential role for RORs in human disease, and more importantly, studies have demonstrated that these receptors can be modulated by exogenous synthetic ligands, paving the way for development of novel therapeutics. Here we review the current status of synthetic ligand development as well as the structural aspects governing modulation of ROR signaling pathways as they relate to metabolic diseases and autoimmune disorders.
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- Mi Ra Chang
- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, Scripps Florida, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, Scripps Florida, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Translational Research Institute, Scripps Florida, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, Scripps Florida, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA; Translational Research Institute, Scripps Florida, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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Fitzsimmons RL, Lau P, Muscat GEO. Retinoid-related orphan receptor alpha and the regulation of lipid homeostasis. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2012; 130:159-68. [PMID: 21723946 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2011.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2011] [Revised: 06/15/2011] [Accepted: 06/16/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Many nuclear hormone receptors (NRs) control lipid, glucose and energy homeostasis in an organ specific manner. Concordantly, dysfunctional NR signalling results in metabolic disease. The Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha (RORα), a member of the NR1F subgroup, is expressed in metabolic tissues. Previous studies identified the role of this NR in dyslipidemia, apo-lipoprotein metabolism and atherosclerosis. Recent data is underscoring the significant role of this orphan NR in the regulation of phase I/II metabolism (bile acids, xenobiotics, steroids etc.), adiposity, insulin signalling, and glucose tolerance. Moreover, oxygenated sterols, have been demonstrated to function as native ligands and inverse agonists. This review focuses on the rapidly emerging and evolving role of RORα in the control of lipid and glucose homeostasis in major mass metabolic tissues. Article from the special issue orphan receptors.
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- Rebecca L Fitzsimmons
- Obesity Research Centre, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Services Rd St. Lucia, Queensland, 4072 Australia
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Xiong G, Wang C, Evers BM, Zhou BP, Xu R. RORα suppresses breast tumor invasion by inducing SEMA3F expression. Cancer Res 2012; 72:1728-39. [PMID: 22350413 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-11-2762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Inactivation of tumor suppressors and inhibitory microenvironmental factors is necessary for breast cancer invasion; therefore, identifying those suppressors and factors is crucial not only to advancing our knowledge of breast cancer, but also to discovering potential therapeutic targets. By analyzing gene expression profiles of polarized and disorganized human mammary epithelial cells in a physiologically relevant three-dimensional (3D) culture system, we identified retinoid orphan nuclear receptor alpha (RORα) as a transcription regulator of semaphorin 3F (SEMA3F), a suppressive microenvironmental factor. We showed that expression of RORα was downregulated in human breast cancer tissue and cell lines, and that reduced mRNA levels of RORα and SEMA3F correlated with poor prognosis. Restoring RORα expression reprogrammed breast cancer cells to form noninvasiveness structures in 3D culture and inhibited tumor growth in nude mice, accompanied by enhanced SEMA3F expression. Inactivation of RORα in nonmalignant human mammary epithelial cells inhibited SEMA3F transcription and impaired polarized acinar morphogenesis. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation and luciferase reporter assays, we showed that transcription of SEMA3F is directly regulated by RORα. Knockdown of SEMA3F in RORα-expressing cancer cells rescued the aggressive 3D phenotypes and tumor invasion. These findings indicate that RORα is a potential tumor suppressor and inhibits tumor invasion by inducing suppressive cell microenvironment.
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- Gaofeng Xiong
- Markey Cancer Center, and the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology, Surgery, and Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA
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Lau P, Fitzsimmons RL, Pearen MA, Watt MJ, Muscat GEO. Homozygous staggerer (sg/sg) mice display improved insulin sensitivity and enhanced glucose uptake in skeletal muscle. Diabetologia 2011; 54:1169-80. [PMID: 21279323 PMCID: PMC3071927 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-011-2046-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2010] [Accepted: 12/03/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Homozygous staggerer (sg/sg) mice, which have decreased and dysfunctional Rorα (also known as Rora) expression in all tissues, display a lean and dyslipidaemic phenotype. They are also resistant to (high fat) diet-induced obesity. We explored whether retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor (ROR) α action in skeletal muscle was involved in the regulation of glucose metabolism. METHODS We used a three-armed genomic approach, including expression profiling, ingenuity analysis and quantitative PCR validation to identify the signalling pathway(s) in skeletal muscle that are perturbed in sg/sg mice. Moreover, western analysis, functional insulin and glucose tolerance tests, and ex vivo glucose uptake assays were used to phenotypically characterise the impact of aberrant v-AKT murine thymoma viral oncogene homologue (AKT) signalling. RESULTS Homozygous and heterozygous (sg/sg and sg/+) animals exhibited decreased fasting blood glucose levels, mildly improved glucose tolerance and increased insulin sensitivity. Illumina expression profiling and bioinformatic analysis indicated the involvement of RORα in metabolic disease and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-AKT signalling. Quantitative PCR and western analysis validated increased AKT2 (mRNA and protein) and phosphorylation in sg/sg mice in the basal state. This was associated with increased expression of Tbc1d1 and Glut4 (also known as Slc2a4) mRNA and protein. Finally, in agreement with the phenotype, we observed increased (absolute) levels of AKT and phosphorylated AKT (in the basal and insulin stimulated states), and of (ex vivo) glucose uptake in skeletal muscle from sg/sg mice relative to wild-type littermates. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION We propose that Rorα plays an important role in regulation of the AKT2 signalling cascade, which controls glucose uptake in skeletal muscle.
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- P. Lau
- Obesity Research Centre, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Services Rd, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072 Australia
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- Obesity Research Centre, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Services Rd, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072 Australia
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- Obesity Research Centre, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Services Rd, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072 Australia
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- Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC Australia
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- Obesity Research Centre, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Services Rd, St Lucia, Queensland, 4072 Australia
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VanDunk C, Hunter LA, Gray PA. Development, maturation, and necessity of transcription factors in the mouse suprachiasmatic nucleus. J Neurosci 2011; 31:6457-67. [PMID: 21525287 PMCID: PMC3106226 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5385-10.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2010] [Revised: 02/28/2011] [Accepted: 03/03/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus is the master mammalian circadian clock. The SCN is highly specialized because it is responsible for generating a near 24 h rhythm, integrating external cues, and translating the rhythm throughout the body. Currently, our understanding of the developmental origin and genetic program involved in the proper specification and maturation of the SCN is limited. Herein, we provide a detailed analysis of transcription factor (TF) and developmental-gene expression in the SCN from neurogenesis to adulthood in mice (Mus musculus). TF expression within the postmitotic SCN was not static but rather showed specific temporal and spatial changes during prenatal and postnatal development. In addition, we found both global and regional patterns of TF expression extending into the adult. We found that the SCN is derived from a distinct region of the neuroepithelium expressing a combination of developmental genes: Six3, Six6, Fzd5, and transient Rx, allowing us to pinpoint the origin of this region within the broader developing telencephalon/diencephalon. We tested the necessity of two TFs in SCN development, RORα and Six3, which were expressed during SCN development, persisted into adulthood, and showed diurnal rhythmicity. Loss of RORα function had no effect on SCN peptide expression or localization. In marked contrast, the conditional deletion of Six3 from early neural progenitors completely eliminated the formation of the SCN. Our results provide the first description of the involvement of TFs in the specification and maturation of a neural population necessary for circadian behavior.
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- Cassandra VanDunk
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology and
- Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience Program, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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Mukherjee S, Mani S. Orphan nuclear receptors as targets for drug development. Pharm Res 2010; 27:1439-68. [PMID: 20372994 PMCID: PMC3518931 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-010-0117-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2009] [Accepted: 03/04/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Orphan nuclear receptors regulate diverse biological processes. These important molecules are ligand-activated transcription factors that act as natural sensors for a wide range of steroid hormones and xenobiotic ligands. Because of their importance in regulating various novel signaling pathways, recent research has focused on identifying xenobiotics targeting these receptors for the treatment of multiple human diseases. In this review, we will highlight these receptors in several physiologic and pathophysiologic actions and demonstrate how their functions can be exploited for the successful development of newer drugs.
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- Subhajit Mukherjee
- Departments of Medicine, Genetics and Cancer Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Chanin 302-D1, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, Genetics and Cancer Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Chanin 302-D1, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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Thompson CC. Hairless is a nuclear receptor corepressor essential for skin function. NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SIGNALING 2009; 7:e010. [PMID: 20087431 PMCID: PMC2807636 DOI: 10.1621/nrs.07010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2009] [Accepted: 12/11/2009] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The activity of nuclear receptors is modulated by numerous coregulatory factors. Corepressors can either mediate the ability of nuclear receptors to repress transcription, or can inhibit transactivation by nuclear receptors. As we learn more about the mechanisms of transcriptional repression, the importance of repression by nuclear receptors in development and disease has become clear. The protein encoded by the mammalian Hairless (Hr) gene was shown to be a corepressor by virtue of its functional similarity to the well-established corepressors N-CoR and SMRT. Mutation of the Hr gene results in congenital hair loss in both mice and men. Investigation of Hairless function both in vitro and in mouse models in vivo has revealed a critical role in maintaining skin and hair by regulating the differentiation of epithelial stem cells, as well as a putative role in regulating gene expression via chromatin remodeling.
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The nuclear receptor ROR(alpha) exerts a bi-directional regulation of IL-6 in resting and reactive astrocytes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:21365-70. [PMID: 19955433 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0911782106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Astrocytes and one of their products, IL-6, not only support neurons but also mediate inflammation in the brain. Retinoid-related orphan receptor-alpha (RORalpha) transcription factor has related roles, being neuro-protective and, in peripheral tissues, anti-inflammatory. We examined the relation of ROR(alpha) to astrocytes and IL-6 using normal and ROR(alpha) loss-of-function mutant mice. We have shown ROR(alpha) expression in astrocytes and its up-regulation by pro-inflammatory cytokines. We have also demonstrated that ROR(alpha) directly trans-activates the Il-6 gene. We suggest that this direct control is necessary to maintain IL-6 basal level in the brain and may be a link between the neuro-supportive roles of ROR(alpha), IL-6, and astrocytes. Furthermore, after inflammatory stimulation, the absence of ROR(alpha) results in excessive IL-6 up-regulation, indicating that ROR(alpha) exerts an indirect repression probably via the inhibition of the NF-kappaB signaling. Thus, our findings indicate that ROR(alpha) is a pluripotent molecular player in constitutive and adaptive astrocyte physiology.
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Huang HJ, Schulman IG. Regulation of metabolism by nuclear hormone receptors. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2009; 87:1-51. [PMID: 20374700 DOI: 10.1016/s1877-1173(09)87001-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The worldwide epidemic of metabolic disease indicates that a better understanding of the pathways contributing to the pathogenesis of this constellation of diseases need to be determined. Nuclear hormone receptors comprise a superfamily of ligand-activated transcription factors that control development, differentiation, and metabolism. Over the last 15 years a growing number of nuclear receptors have been identified that coordinate genetic networks regulating lipid metabolism and energy utilization. Several of these receptors directly sample the levels of metabolic intermediates and use this information to regulate the synthesis, transport, and breakdown of the metabolite of interest. In contrast, other family members sense metabolic activity via the presence or absence of interacting proteins. The ability of these nuclear receptors to impact metabolism and inflammation will be discussed and the potential of each receptor subfamily to serve as drug targets for metabolic disease will be highlighted.
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- Huey-Jing Huang
- Department of Biology, Exelixis Inc., 4757 Nexus Centre Drive, San Diego, California 92121, USA
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Qiu CH, Miyazaki W, Iwasaki T, Londoño M, Ibhazehiebo K, Shimokawa N, Koibuchi N. Retinoic Acid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha-enhanced thyroid hormone receptor-mediated transcription requires its ligand binding domain which is not, by itself, sufficient: possible direct interaction of two receptors. Thyroid 2009; 19:893-8. [PMID: 19645616 DOI: 10.1089/thy.2008.0336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Natural mutant staggerer (sg) mice harbor a mutated retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha (RORalpha). A genetic deletion corresponding to the ligand-binding domain (LBD) of RORalpha results in aberrant cerebellar development in the sg mice. These mice show similar neurotrophin expression to that seen in perinatal hypothyroid animals. RORalpha augments thyroid hormone receptor (TR)-mediated transcription, which may be partly responsible for the similar cerebellar abnormalities between sg and hypothyroid animals. The objective of this study is to examine further the mechanisms of augmentation of TR action by RORalpha. We examined whether TR directly binds to ROR and which regions of TR or ROR are required for the TR-ROR interaction. METHODS A transient transfection-based reporter gene assay was performed to measure the activity of TR-mediated transcription in CV-1 cells. To examine TR-RORalpha binding mammalian two-hybrid and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) pull-down assays were carried out. RESULTS Although full-length RORalpha augmented TRalpha1- or beta1-mediated transcription, such augmentation was not observed with sg-type mutant RORalpha (RORsg) that contained the RORalpha N-terminal and DNA-binding domain (DBD) and a part of the LBD. On the other hand, the transcription of Gal4-DBD-fused TRbeta1-LBD was suppressed by RORalpha, indicating that RORalpha does not interact with TR-LBD. Full-length TRbeta1 bound to RORalpha or RORsg in GST pull-down assays; however, RORalpha-LBD did not bind to TRalpha1 or beta1. CONCLUSION The full-length forms of both RORalpha and TR are essential for the augmentation of TR-mediated transcription by RORalpha.
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- Chun-Hong Qiu
- Department of Integrative Physiology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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Doulazmi M, Capone F, Frederic F, Bakouche J, Boukhtouche J, Lemaigre-Dubreuil Y, Mariani J. CEREBELLAR PURKINJE CELL LOSS IN HETEROZYGOUSRORA+/−MICE: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY. J Neurogenet 2009; 20:1-17. [PMID: 16807193 DOI: 10.1080/01677060600685832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The staggerer (sg) mutation is a spontaneous deletion in the Rora gene that prevents the translation of the ligand-binding domain (LBD), leading to the loss of RORalpha activity. The homozygous Rorasg/sg mutant mouse, whose most obvious phenotype is ataxia associated with cerebellar degeneration, also displays a variety of other phenotypes. The heterozygous Rora+/sg is able to develop a cerebellum that is qualitatively normal but which suffers a significant loss of cerebellar neuronal cells with advancing age. A truncated protein synthesized by the mutated allele may play a role both in Rorasg/sg and Rora+/sg. To determine the effects during life span of true haplo-insufficiency of the RORalpha protein, derived from the invalidation of the gene, we compared the evolution of Purkinje cell numbers in heterozygous Rora knock-out males (Rora+/-) and in their wild-type counterparts from 1 to 24 months of age. We also compared the evolution of Purkinje cell (PC) numbers in Rora+/- and Rora+/sg males from 1 to 9 months. The main finding is that in Rora+/- mice, for which only one-half the normal amount of protein is produced, the deficit was established as early as 1 month and did not change during the animals' adult lifespans. Thus, the effects of aging on PC number were apparent much earlier in Rora+/- than in Rora+/sg, although at 24 months of age the degrees of deficit were similar.
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- Mohamed Doulazmi
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Unité Mixte de Recherche, Neurobiologie des Processus Adaptatifs, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France.
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Jetten AM. Retinoid-related orphan receptors (RORs): critical roles in development, immunity, circadian rhythm, and cellular metabolism. NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SIGNALING 2009; 7:e003. [PMID: 19381306 PMCID: PMC2670432 DOI: 10.1621/nrs.07003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 488] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2008] [Accepted: 03/18/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The last few years have witnessed a rapid increase in our knowledge of the retinoid-related orphan receptors RORα, -β, and -γ (NR1F1-3), their mechanism of action, physiological functions, and their potential role in several pathologies. The characterization of ROR-deficient mice and gene expression profiling in particular have provided great insights into the critical functions of RORs in the regulation of a variety of physiological processes. These studies revealed that RORα plays a critical role in the development of the cerebellum, that both RORα and RORβ are required for the maturation of photoreceptors in the retina, and that RORγ is essential for the development of several secondary lymphoid tissues, including lymph nodes. RORs have been further implicated in the regulation of various metabolic pathways, energy homeostasis, and thymopoiesis. Recent studies identified a critical role for RORγ in lineage specification of uncommitted CD4+ T helper cells into Th17 cells. In addition, RORs regulate the expression of several components of the circadian clock and may play a role in integrating the circadian clock and the rhythmic pattern of expression of downstream (metabolic) genes. Study of ROR target genes has provided insights into the mechanisms by which RORs control these processes. Moreover, several reports have presented evidence for a potential role of RORs in several pathologies, including osteoporosis, several autoimmune diseases, asthma, cancer, and obesity, and raised the possibility that RORs may serve as potential targets for chemotherapeutic intervention. This prospect was strengthened by recent evidence showing that RORs can function as ligand-dependent transcription factors.
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- Anton M Jetten
- Cell Biology Section, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.
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Basic molecular fingerprinting of immature cerebellar cortical inhibitory interneurons and their precursors. Neuroscience 2008; 159:69-82. [PMID: 19141316 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2008] [Revised: 12/06/2008] [Accepted: 12/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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While the development of cerebellar granule and Purkinje neurons has been extensively studied, little is known about the developmental mechanisms that lead to the generation and diversification of inhibitory GABAergic interneurons of the cerebellar cortex. To address this issue, we compared gene expression in complete, early postnatal murine cerebella to that in cerebella from which immature inhibitory interneurons and their precursors had been stripped based on their expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) from the Pax2 locus. We identified some 300 candidate genes selectively enriched within immature cerebellar cortical inhibitory interneurons and/or their precursors, many of which were also expressed in their adult descendants and/or the embryonic cerebellar ventricular epithelium that gives rise to these cells. None of the genes identified, among them Tcfap2alpha, Tcfap2beta, Lbxcor1 and Lbx1, was cell-type specific. Rather, gene expression, and also splicing, changed dynamically during development and rather reflects stage of differentiation than lineage. Consistently, cluster analysis of transcriptional regulators and genes specific for adult cerebellar GABAergic cells does not suggest a hierarchical lineage relationship or an early commitment of subtypes of cerebellar cortical inhibitory interneurons. Together, these data support the notion that diversification of cerebellar inhibitory interneurons is highly regulative and subject to local signaling to postmigratory precursors.
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Kim EJ, Yoo YG, Yang WK, Lim YS, Na TY, Lee IK, Lee MO. Transcriptional activation of HIF-1 by RORalpha and its role in hypoxia signaling. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2008; 28:1796-802. [PMID: 18658046 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.108.171546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha (HIF-1alpha) is primarily involved in the adapting of cells to changes in oxygen levels, which is essential for normal vascular function. Recently, physiological roles for retinoic acid-related orphan receptor alpha (RORalpha) have been implicated in cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis. In this study, we have investigated the potential roles of RORalpha in the hypoxia signaling pathway in connection with activation of HIF-1alpha. METHODS AND RESULTS Under hypoxic conditions, expression of RORalpha was induced. When RORalpha was introduced exogenously, protein level as well as transcriptional activity of HIF-1alpha was enhanced. Putative ligands of RORalpha, such as melatonin and cholesterol sulfate, induced transcriptional activity for HIF-1alpha, which was abolished by RNA interference against RORalpha. RORalpha was physically associated with HIF-1alpha through DNA binding domain, which was required to the RORalpha-induced stabilization and transcriptional activation of HIF-1alpha. Finally, either infection with adenovirus encoding RORalpha or treatment with ROR ligands enhanced the formation of capillary tubes by human umbilical vascular endothelial cells. CONCLUSIONS Our results provide a new insight for the function of RORalpha in amplification of hypoxia signaling and suggest a potential application of RORalpha ligands for the therapy of hypoxia-associated vascular diseases.
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- Eun-Jin Kim
- College of Pharmacy and Bio-MAX Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Lau P, Fitzsimmons RL, Raichur S, Wang SCM, Lechtken A, Muscat GE. The Orphan Nuclear Receptor, RORα, Regulates Gene Expression That Controls Lipid Metabolism. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:18411-21. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m710526200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Du J, Huang C, Zhou B, Ziegler SF. Isoform-specific inhibition of ROR alpha-mediated transcriptional activation by human FOXP3. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 180:4785-92. [PMID: 18354202 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.7.4785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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FOXP3 is a forkhead family transcriptional repressor important for the development and function of CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells. In humans, FOXP3 is expressed as two isoforms, a full-length form and a smaller form lacking exon 2. These two isoforms are expressed in approximately equal amounts in circulating regulatory T cells, and are induced equally in freshly activated CD4(+)CD25(-) T cells. Herein, we show that FOXP3 interacts with retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor (ROR)alpha, and that this interaction inhibits transcriptional activation mediated by RORalpha. Full-length FOXP3, but not the isoform lacking exon 2, interacts with RORalpha, and the region of FOXP3 involved in the interaction is encoded by exon 2. Mutation of the LxxLL motif in FOXP3, located in exon 2, abolished interaction and repression by FOXP3. Additionally, the inhibition of RORalpha by FOXP3 does not require an intact forkhead domain, demonstrating a mode of FOXP3 function that is independent of DNA binding. Interestingly, expression of RORalpha in T cells leads to the expression of genes that define Th17 cells, and the expression of each of these gene was inhibited by coexpression of full-length, but not DeltaEx2, FOXP3. These data expand the possible targets of FOXP3-mediated repression and demonstrate functional differences between FOXP3 isoforms.
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- Jianguang Du
- Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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Duplus E, Gras C, Soubeyre V, Vodjdani G, Lemaigre-Dubreuil Y, Brugg B. Phosphorylation and transcriptional activity regulation of retinoid-related orphan receptor alpha 1 by protein kinases C. J Neurochem 2008; 104:1321-32. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.05074.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zoeller RT, Tan SW, Tyl RW. General background on the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis. Crit Rev Toxicol 2007; 37:11-53. [PMID: 17364704 DOI: 10.1080/10408440601123446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 253] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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This article reviews the thyroid system, mainly from a mammalian standpoint. However, the thyroid system is highly conserved among vertebrate species, so the general information on thyroid hormone production and feedback through the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis should be considered for all vertebrates, while species-specific differences are highlighted in the individual articles. This background article begins by outlining the HPT axis with its components and functions. For example, it describes the thyroid gland, its structure and development, how thyroid hormones are synthesized and regulated, the role of iodine in thyroid hormone synthesis, and finally how the thyroid hormones are released from the thyroid gland. It then progresses to detail areas within the thyroid system where disruption could occur or is already known to occur. It describes how thyroid hormone is transported in the serum and into the tissues on a cellular level, and how thyroid hormone is metabolized. There is an in-depth description of the alpha and beta thyroid hormone receptors and their functions, including how they are regulated, and what has been learned from the receptor knockout mouse models. The nongenomic actions of thyroid hormone are also described, such as in glucose uptake, mitochondrial effects, and its role in actin polymerization and vesicular recycling. The article discusses the concept of compensation within the HPT axis and how this fits into the paradigms that exist in thyroid toxicology/endocrinology. There is a section on thyroid hormone and its role in mammalian development: specifically, how it affects brain development when there is disruption to the maternal, the fetal, the newborn (congenital), or the infant thyroid system. Thyroid function during pregnancy is critical to normal development of the fetus, and several spontaneous mutant mouse lines are described that provide research tools to understand the mechanisms of thyroid hormone during mammalian brain development. Overall this article provides a basic understanding of the thyroid system and its components. The complexity of the thyroid system is clearly demonstrated, as are new areas of research on thyroid hormone physiology and thyroid hormone action developing within the field of thyroid endocrinology. This review provides the background necessary to review the current assays and endpoints described in the following articles for rodents, fishes, amphibians, and birds.
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- R Thomas Zoeller
- Biology Department, Morrill Science Center, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA.
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Qiu CH, Shimokawa N, Iwasaki T, Parhar IS, Koibuchi N. Alteration of cerebellar neurotropin messenger ribonucleic acids and the lack of thyroid hormone receptor augmentation by staggerer-type retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor-alpha mutation. Endocrinology 2007; 148:1745-53. [PMID: 17218417 DOI: 10.1210/en.2006-1131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The mutant mouse staggerer (sg) harbors a deletion within the gene encoding the retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor-alpha (RORalpha). Homozygotes show aberrant cerebellar development. However, the mechanisms responsible for the cerebellar defect are still poorly understood. In the present study, the involvement of neurotropins (NTs), including nerve growth factor, brain-derived neurotropic factor, NT-3 and NT-4/5, and their receptors, which play a crucial role in brain development, on the cerebellar defects of sg mice was studied by semiquantitative RT-PCR and in situ hybridization histochemistry. An evident alteration of these mRNA levels was observed in both heterozygotes and homozygotes. Such difference was most evident in the internal granule cell layer. Because the changes in NT expression as well as morphological alterations in sg cerebellum are similar to those in hypothyroid animals, the effect of mutant RORalpha (RORsg) on transcriptional regulation through the thyroid hormone (TH) response element or the ROR response element (RORE) was then studied. RORsg neither activated the transcription through RORE nor suppressed RORalpha-induced transcription, indicating that it does not function as a dominant negative inhibitor. On the other hand, although wild-type RORalpha augmented TH receptor (TR)alpha1/beta1-mediated transcription through various TH response elements, RORsg was not effective in augmenting TR action. These results suggest that the cerebellar defect of the sg mouse is partly caused by the altered expression of NTs and the lack of augmentation of TR-mediated transcription by RORalpha as well as the absence of RORalpha action through RORE.
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- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Cerebellum/anatomy & histology
- Cerebellum/growth & development
- Cerebellum/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/genetics
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Neurologic Mutants/genetics
- Mice, Neurologic Mutants/metabolism
- Mutation
- Nerve Growth Factors/metabolism
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1
- Polysaccharides/genetics
- Polysaccharides/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptor, trkB/metabolism
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/physiology
- Receptors, Thyroid Hormone/metabolism
- Trans-Activators/genetics
- Trans-Activators/physiology
- Transcription, Genetic
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- Chun-Hong Qiu
- Department of Integrative Physiology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
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Benoit G, Cooney A, Giguere V, Ingraham H, Lazar M, Muscat G, Perlmann T, Renaud JP, Schwabe J, Sladek F, Tsai MJ, Laudet V. International Union of Pharmacology. LXVI. Orphan nuclear receptors. Pharmacol Rev 2007; 58:798-836. [PMID: 17132856 DOI: 10.1124/pr.58.4.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Half of the members of the nuclear receptors superfamily are so-called "orphan" receptors because the identity of their ligand, if any, is unknown. Because of their important biological roles, the study of orphan receptors has attracted much attention recently and has resulted in rapid advances that have helped in the discovery of novel signaling pathways. In this review we present the main features of orphan receptors, discuss the structure of their ligand-binding domains and their biological functions. The paradoxical existence of a pharmacology of orphan receptors, a rapidly growing and innovative field, is highlighted.
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- Gérard Benoit
- Unité Mixte de Recherche 5161 du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique 1237, Institut Fédératif de Recherche 128 BioSciences Lyon-Gerland, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Circadian rhythms are approximately 24-h oscillations in behavior and physiology, which are internally generated and function to anticipate the environmental changes associated with the solar day. A conserved transcriptional-translational autoregulatory loop generates molecular oscillations of 'clock genes' at the cellular level. In mammals, the circadian system is organized in a hierarchical manner, in which a master pacemaker in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) regulates downstream oscillators in peripheral tissues. Recent findings have revealed that the clock is cell-autonomous and self-sustained not only in a central pacemaker, the SCN, but also in peripheral tissues and in dissociated cultured cells. It is becoming evident that specific contribution of each clock component and interactions among the components vary in a tissue-specific manner. Here, we review the general mechanisms of the circadian clockwork, describe recent findings that elucidate tissue-specific expression patterns of the clock genes and address the importance of circadian regulation in peripheral tissues for an organism's overall well-being.
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- Caroline H Ko
- Department of Neurobiology and Physiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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Boukhtouche F, Doulazmi M, Frederic F, Dusart I, Brugg B, Mariani J. RORalpha, a pivotal nuclear receptor for Purkinje neuron survival and differentiation: from development to ageing. THE CEREBELLUM 2006; 5:97-104. [PMID: 16818384 DOI: 10.1080/14734220600750184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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RORalpha (Retinoid-related Orphan Receptor) is a transcription factor belonging to the superfamily of nuclear receptors. The spontaneous staggerer (sg) mutation, which consists of a deletion in the Rora gene, has been shown to cause the loss of function of the RORalpha protein. The total loss of RORalpha expression leads to cerebellar developmental defects, particularly to a dramatic decreased survival of Purkinje cells and an early block in the differentiation process. This review focuses on recent studies which position RORalpha as a pivotal factor controlling Purkinje cell survival and differentiation, from development to ageing.
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- Fatiha Boukhtouche
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris6, UMR 7102 - Neurobiologie des Processus Adaptatifs (NPA): CNRS, UMR 7102-NPA, 9, quai St-Bernard, Paris, F-75005, France
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Frédéric F, Chianale C, Oliver C, Mariani J. Enhanced endocrine response to novel environment stress and lack of corticosterone circadian rhythm in staggerer (Rora sg/sg) mutant mice. J Neurosci Res 2006; 83:1525-32. [PMID: 16555296 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The staggerer (Rora sg/sg) mutation is a deletion in the retinoid-related orphan receptor (RORalpha) gene that prevents translation of the ligand-binding domain (LBD), leading to the loss of RORalpha activity. RORalpha is a transcription factor that belongs to the nuclear receptor superfamily. In the brain, RORalpha is expressed in specific areas, including the cerebellum and suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). The homozygous Rora sg/sg mutant mouse, of which the most obvious phenotype is ataxia associated with cerebellar degeneration, also overproduces inflammatory cytokines. Here we compared the response to novelty stress of staggerer and wild-type mice as well as their diurnal cycles of adrenocorticotropic hormone and corticosterone secretion. We show that the staggerer mouse displays an enhanced endocrine response to novelty stress, which is not due to the enhanced production of interleukin-1 (IL-1), insofar as it is not blocked by pretreatment with IL-1ra and lacks the diurnal shift in corticosterone nonstressed levels; this last feature might be related to the expression of RORalpha in the SCN, a structure that maintains the circadian clock and plays a role in timing rhythmic physiology and behavior.
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- Florence Frédéric
- Neurobiologie des Processus Adaptatifs, Equipe Développement et Vieillissement du Système Nerveux, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, UMR 7102-NPA, CNRS, Paris, France
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Aschrafi A, Meindl N, Firla B, Brandes RP, Steinhilber D. Intracellular localization of RORα is isoform and cell line-dependent. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2006; 1763:805-14. [PMID: 16806533 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2006.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2005] [Revised: 04/08/2006] [Accepted: 05/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The retinoid-related orphan receptor alpha (RORalpha) belongs to the nuclear receptor superfamily and comprises four isoforms generated by different promotor usage and alternative splicing. To better understand its function, the subcellular distribution of RORalpha was investigated. We could show that subcellular distribution of RORalpha is cell line and isoform-dependent. Isoform specific differences were mediated by the A/B domains which with the exception of RORalpha1 contain a signal that mediates cytoplasmic localization. The lack of this signal in RORalpha1 results in a complete nuclear localization and prevents cell membrane association observed for RORalpha2, 3, and 4. The region responsible for membrane association was identified as the C-terminal alpha-helix 12. Furthermore, the hinge region/ligand binding domain mediates nuclear localization. Our results show that isoform specific activity of RORalpha is not only regulated by different expression and DNA binding affinities but also by different subcellular distribution. Different access to the nucleus reveals an important mechanism regulating the activity of this constitutively active nuclear receptor.
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- Angelique Aschrafi
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry/ZAFES, University of Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue Strasse 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Zhu Y, McAvoy S, Kuhn R, Smith DI. RORA, a large common fragile site gene, is involved in cellular stress response. Oncogene 2006; 25:2901-8. [PMID: 16462772 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Common fragile sites (CFSs) are large genomic regions present in all individuals that are highly unstable and prone to breakage and rearrangement, especially in cancer cells with genomic instability. Eight of the 90 known CFSs have been precisely defined and five of these span genes that extend from 700 kb to over 1.5 Mb of genomic sequence. Although these genes reside within some of the most unstable chromosomal regions in the human genome, they are highly conserved evolutionarily. These genes are targets for large chromosomal deletions and rearrangements in cancer and are frequently inactivated in multiple tumor types. There is also an association between these genes and cellular responses to stress. Based upon the association between large genes and CFSs, we began to systematically test other large genes derived from chromosomal regions that were known to contain a CFS. In this study, we demonstrate that the 730 kb retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha (RORA) gene is derived from the middle of the FRA15A (15q22.2) CFS. Although this gene is expressed in normal breast, prostate and ovarian epithelium, it is frequently inactivated in cancers that arise from these organs. RORA was previously shown to be involved in the cellular response to hypoxia and here we demonstrate changes in the amount of RORA message produced in cells exposed to a variety of different cellular stresses. Our results demonstrate that RORA is another very large CFS gene that is inactivated in multiple tumors. In addition, RORA appears to play a critical role in responses to cellular stress, lending further support to the idea that the large CFS genes function as part of a highly conserved stress response network that is uniquely susceptible to genomic instability in cancer cells.
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- Y Zhu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Division of Experimental Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA
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Jetten AM, Joo JH. Retinoid-related Orphan Receptors (RORs): Roles in Cellular Differentiation and Development. ADVANCES IN DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2006; 16:313-355. [PMID: 18418469 DOI: 10.1016/s1574-3349(06)16010-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Retinoid-related orphan receptors RORalpha, -beta, and -gamma are transcription factors belonging to the steroid hormone receptor superfamily. During embryonic development RORs are expressed in a spatial and temporal manner and are critical in the regulation of cellular differentiation and the development of several tissues. RORalpha plays a key role in the development of the cerebellum particularly in the regulation of the maturation and survival of Purkinje cells. In RORalpha-deficient mice, the reduced production of sonic hedgehog by these cells appears to be the major cause of the decreased proliferation of granule cell precursors and the observed cerebellar atrophy. RORalpha has been implicated in the regulation of a number of other physiological processes, including bone formation. RORbeta expression is largely restricted to several regions of the brain, the retina, and pineal gland. Mice deficient in RORbeta develop retinal degeneration that results in blindness. RORgamma is essential for lymph node organogenesis. In the intestine RORgamma is required for the formation of several other lymphoid tissues: Peyer's patches, cryptopatches, and isolated lymphoid follicles. RORgamma plays a key role in the generation of lymphoid tissue inducer (LTi) cells that are essential for the development of these lymphoid tissues. In addition, RORgamma is a critical regulator of thymopoiesis. It controls the differentiation of immature single-positive thymocytes into double-positive thymocytes and promotes the survival of double-positive thymocytes by inducing the expression of the anti-apoptotic gene Bcl-X(L). Interestingly, all three ROR receptors appear to play a role in the control of circadian rhythms. RORalpha positively regulates the expression of Bmal1, a transcription factor that is critical in the control of the circadian clock. This review intends to provide an overview of the current status of the functions RORs have in these biological processes.
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- Anton M Jetten
- Cell Biology Section, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
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Klar J, Asling B, Carlsson B, Ulvsbäck M, Dellsén A, Ström C, Rhedin M, Forslund A, Annerén G, Ludvigsson JF, Dahl N. RAR-related orphan receptor A isoform 1 (RORa1) is disrupted by a balanced translocation t(4;15)(q22.3;q21.3) associated with severe obesity. Eur J Hum Genet 2005; 13:928-34. [PMID: 15886715 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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We have identified a family comprising a mother and two children with idiopathic and profound obesity body mass index (BMI) 41-49 kg/m(2). The three family members carry a balanced reciprocal chromosome translocation t(4;15). We present here the clinical features of the affected individuals as well as the physical mapping and cloning of the chromosomal breakpoints. A detailed characterisation of the chromosomal breakpoints at chromosomes 4 and 15 revealed that the translocation is almost perfectly balanced with a very short insertion/deletion. The chromosome 15 breakpoint is positioned in intron 1 of the RAR-related orphan receptor A isoform 1 (RORa1) and the chromosome 4 breakpoint is positioned 133 kb telomeric to the transcriptional start of the unc-5 homolog B (UNC5C) and 154 kb centromeric of the transcriptional start of the pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide) alpha 2 (PDHA2). The rearrangement creates a fusion gene, which includes the RORa1 exon 1 and UNC5C that is expressed in frame in adipocytes from the affected patients. We also show that this transcript is translated into a protein. From previous reports, it is shown that RORa1 is implicated in the regulation of adipogenesis and lipoprotein metabolism. We hypothesise that the obesity in this family is caused by (i) haploinsufficiency for RORa1 or, (ii) a gain of function mechanism mediated by the RORa1-UNC5C fusion gene.
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MESH Headings
- Adipocytes/metabolism
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Western
- Cells, Cultured
- Chromosome Breakage/genetics
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4
- Female
- Humans
- Karyotyping
- Male
- Mothers
- Obesity, Morbid/genetics
- Phenotype
- Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
- Receptor Tyrosine Kinase-like Orphan Receptors
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Translocation, Genetic/genetics
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- Joakim Klar
- Department of Genetics and Pathology, The Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Sweden
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Chauvet C, Bois-Joyeux B, Fontaine C, Gervois P, Bernard MA, Staels B, Danan JL. The Gene Encoding Fibrinogen-β Is a Target for Retinoic Acid Receptor-Related Orphan Receptor α. Mol Endocrinol 2005; 19:2517-26. [PMID: 15941850 DOI: 10.1210/me.2005-0153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Fibrinogen is a plasma protein synthesized by the liver. It is composed of three chains (alpha, beta, gamma). In addition to its main function as a coagulation factor, this acute phase protein is also a risk marker for atherosclerosis. Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor (ROR)alpha is a nuclear receptor modulating physiopathological processes such as cerebellar ataxia, inflammation, atherosclerosis, and angiogenesis. In this study, we identified RORalpha as a regulator of fibrinogen-beta gene expression in human hepatoma cells and in mouse liver. A putative RORalpha response element (RORE) was identified in the human fibrinogen-beta promoter. EMSA showed that RORalpha binds specifically to this RORE, and cotransfection experiments in HepG2 hepatoma cells indicated that this RORE confers RORalpha-dependent transcriptional activation to both the human fibrinogen-beta and the thymidine kinase promoters. Stable transfection experiments in HepG2 and Hep3B hepatoma cells demonstrated that overexpression of RORalpha specifically increases endogenous fibrinogen-beta mRNA levels. Chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments revealed that the fibrinogen-beta RORE is occupied by RORalpha in HepG2 cells. Thus, the human fibrinogen-beta gene is a direct target for RORalpha. Furthermore, fibrinogen-beta mRNA levels in liver and plasma fibrinogen concentrations are specifically decreased in staggerer mice, which are homozygous for a deletion invalidating the Rora gene. Taken together, these data add further evidence for an important role of RORalpha in the control of liver gene expression with potential pathophysiological consequences on coagulation and cardiovascular risk.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Binding Sites/genetics
- Cell Line
- DNA/genetics
- DNA/metabolism
- Fibrinogen/genetics
- Genes, Reporter
- Humans
- In Vitro Techniques
- Liver/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Neurologic Mutants
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Recombinant Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- Trans-Activators/genetics
- Trans-Activators/metabolism
- Transcriptional Activation
- Transfection
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- Caroline Chauvet
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UPR9078, Faculté de Médecine René Descartes Paris 5, site Necker, 75015 Paris, France
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Ström AL, Forsgren L, Holmberg M. A role for both wild-type and expanded ataxin-7 in transcriptional regulation. Neurobiol Dis 2005; 20:646-55. [PMID: 15936949 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2005.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2004] [Revised: 04/04/2005] [Accepted: 04/19/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) is a neurodegenerative disease primarily affecting the brainstem, retina and Purkinje cells of the cerebellum. The disease is caused by a polyglutamine expansion in ataxin-7, a protein found in two complexes TFTC and STAGA, involved in transcriptional regulation. Transcriptional dysregulation has been implicated in the pathology of several polyglutamine diseases. In this paper, we analyzed the effect of both wild-type and expanded ataxin-7 on transcription driven by the co-activator CBP and the Purkinje cell expressed nuclear receptor RORalpha1. We could show that transcription mediated by both CBP and RORalpha1 was repressed by expanded ataxin-7. Interestingly, repression of transcription could also be observed with wild-type full-length ataxin-7, not only on CBP- and RORalpha1-mediated transcription, but also on basal transcription. The repression could be counteracted by inhibition of deacetylation, suggesting that ataxin-7 may act as a repressor of transcription by inhibiting the acetylation activity of TFTC and STAGA.
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- Anna-Lena Ström
- Department of Medical Biosciences, Unit of Medical and Clinical Genetics, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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Chauvet C, Bois-Joyeux B, Berra E, Pouyssegur J, Danan JL. The gene encoding human retinoic acid-receptor-related orphan receptor alpha is a target for hypoxia-inducible factor 1. Biochem J 2005; 384:79-85. [PMID: 15270719 PMCID: PMC1134090 DOI: 10.1042/bj20040709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Retinoic acid-receptor-related orphan receptor (ROR) alpha is a nuclear receptor involved in many pathophysiological processes such as cerebellar ataxia, inflammation, atherosclerosis and angiogenesis. In the present study we first demonstrate that hypoxia increases the amount of Rora transcripts in a wide panel of cell lines derived from diverse tissues. In addition, we identified a functional promoter sequence upstream of the first exon of the human Rora gene, spanning -487 and -45 from the translation initiation site of RORalpha1. When cloned in a luciferase reporter vector, this sequence allowed the efficient transcription of the luciferase gene in several cell lines. Interestingly, the activity of the Rora promoter was enhanced by hypoxia in HepG2 human hepatoma cells, and this effect was dependent on an HRE (hypoxia response element) spanning from -229 to -225. Using electrophoretic-mobility-shift assays, we showed that HIF-1 (hypoxia-inducible factor 1), which plays a key role in the transcriptional response to hypoxia, bound to this HRE. Overexpression of HIF-1alpha increased the activity of the Rora promoter through the HRE. Overexpression of a dominant-negative form of HIF-1alpha producing transcriptionally inactive HIF-1alpha/HIF-1beta dimers abolished hypoxic activation of the Rora promoter. This indicated that HIF-1 is involved in the response of RORalpha to hypoxia. Taken together, our data reveal Rora as a new HIF-1 target gene. This illustrates, at the molecular level, the existence of cross-talk between signalling pathways mediated by HIF-1 and those mediated by nuclear receptors.
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- Caroline Chauvet
- *Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique UPR9078, IRNEM (Institut fédératif de recherche Necker Enfants-Malades), Faculté de Médecine Necker-Enfants Malades, 156 rue de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris, Cédex 15, France
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- *Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique UPR9078, IRNEM (Institut fédératif de recherche Necker Enfants-Malades), Faculté de Médecine Necker-Enfants Malades, 156 rue de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris, Cédex 15, France
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- †Institute of Signaling, Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique UMR6543, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, 33 avenue Valombrose, 06189 Nice, France
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- †Institute of Signaling, Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique UMR6543, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, 33 avenue Valombrose, 06189 Nice, France
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- *Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique UPR9078, IRNEM (Institut fédératif de recherche Necker Enfants-Malades), Faculté de Médecine Necker-Enfants Malades, 156 rue de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris, Cédex 15, France
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Dzhagalov I, Giguère V, He YW. Lymphocyte development and function in the absence of retinoic acid-related orphan receptor alpha. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 173:2952-9. [PMID: 15322153 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.5.2952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The orphan nuclear receptor, retinoid acid-related orphan receptor (ROR)alpha, is essential for the development of cerebellar Purkinje cells and bone tissue. RORalpha may also play a critical role in lymphocyte development and function because staggerer mice, a natural mutant strain with a disrupted expression of RORalpha, have reduced thymic and splenic cellularity. In this report, we analyzed the role of RORalpha in lymphocyte development by examining lymphoid compartments in RORalpha(-/-) mice and Rag-2(-/-) mice reconstituted with RORalpha(-/-) bone marrow. We found that T and B cell development was severely defective in RORalpha(-/-) mice, but not in Rag-2(-/-)/RORalpha(-/-) chimeric mice. We also analyzed cellular and humoral immune responses in Rag-2(-/-)/RORalpha(-/-) chimeric mice. Our results show that serum IgG levels were elevated in Rag-2(-/-)/RORalpha(-/-) chimeric mice after immunization with a T-dependent Ag compared with control chimeras. IFN-gamma production by RORalpha(-/-) CD8(+) T cells after TCR stimulation was also increased. Furthermore, RORalpha(-/-) mast cells and macrophages produced an increased amount of TNF-alpha and IL-6 upon activation. These results indicate that RORalpha indirectly regulates lymphocyte development by providing an appropriate microenvironment and controls immune responses by negatively regulating cytokine production in innate immune cells and lymphocytes.
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- Ivan Dzhagalov
- Department of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Shirley LT, Messer A. Early postnatal Purkinje cells from staggerer mice undergo aberrant development in vitro with characteristic morphologic and gene expression abnormalities. BRAIN RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH 2004; 152:153-7. [PMID: 15351503 DOI: 10.1016/j.devbrainres.2004.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The staggerer (sg) mutant mouse shows an early block in Purkinje cell (PC) development due to a truncation of the transcription factor retinoic acid-related orphan receptor alpha (ROR alpha). Cerebellar cultures from neonatal sg mice recapitulate many in vivo postnatal changes in PCs and allow for detailed observation of sequential dendritic outgrowth and gene expression changes. In addition, this in vitro system provides a tractable basis for ROR alpha replacement studies.
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- L Thomas Shirley
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, NY 12203, United States
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Ino H. Immunohistochemical characterization of the orphan nuclear receptor ROR alpha in the mouse nervous system. J Histochem Cytochem 2004; 52:311-23. [PMID: 14966198 DOI: 10.1177/002215540405200302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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ROR alpha is an orphan nuclear receptor. A deletion mutation in the ROR alpha gene leads to severe cerebellar defects, known as the staggerer mutant mouse. Although previous in situ hybridization (ISH) studies have shown that ROR alpha is highly expressed in the cerebellum, especially in Purkinje cells, and in the thalamus, sufficient immunohistochemical (IHC) study has not yet been presented. I demonstrate here the IHC analysis of ROR alpha using a specific anti-ROR alpha antibody, in adult and developing mouse nervous system. ROR alpha immunoreactivity was observed in the Purkinje cell and molecular layers of the cerebellum. The co-localization of ROR alpha with calbindin D(28K) (CaBP) and parvalbumin indicates that ROR alpha-positive cells were Purkinje cells, stellate cells, and basket cells. In addition to the cerebellum, strong to medium ROR alpha immunoreactivity was found in the thalamus, cerebral cortex (mainly in the layer IV), dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN), suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), superior colliculus, spinal trigeminal nucleus, and retina. The immunostaining was restricted in nuclei of neurons. Developmentally, ROR alpha immunoreactivity was observed in the cerebellum and thalamus from embryonal day 16 (E16). The distribution of ROR alpha immunoreactivity and ROR alpha mRNA hybridization signal was almost coincident. However, the intensity of hybridization signal was not always parallel to that of immunoreactivity.
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- Hidetoshi Ino
- Department of Neurobiology (C1), Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
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Thyroid hormones play important roles in brain development. The physiologic function of thyroid hormones in the developing brain is to provide a timing signal that leads to the induction of differentiation and maturation programs during precise stages of development. Inappropriate initiation of these timing events leads to asynchrony in developmental processes and a deleterious outcome. The developing brain is protected from premature thyroid hormone signaling through a variety of measures. Firstly, local brain levels of both thyroxine and triiodothyronine are controlled by ontogenically regulated patterns of production and metabolism. Secondly, developmentally regulated expression of nuclear proteins involved with the nuclear TH response apparatus control the temporal response of brain genes to thyroid hormone. Finally, developmental regulation of TH action modulating transcription factor expression also controls TH action in the developing brain. Together these molecular mechanisms cooperatively act to temporally control TH action during brain development. A description of these controlling mechanisms is the subject of this review.
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- Grant W Anderson
- College of Pharmacy, Duluth, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota 55812-3095, USA.
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Moraitis AN, Giguère V, Thompson CC. Novel mechanism of nuclear receptor corepressor interaction dictated by activation function 2 helix determinants. Mol Cell Biol 2002; 22:6831-41. [PMID: 12215540 PMCID: PMC134023 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.22.19.6831-6841.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2002] [Revised: 03/05/2002] [Accepted: 06/26/2002] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Transcriptional regulation by nuclear receptors is controlled by the concerted action of coactivator and corepressor proteins. The product of the thyroid hormone-regulated mammalian gene hairless (Hr) was recently shown to function as a thyroid hormone receptor corepressor. Here we report that Hr acts as a potent repressor of transcriptional activation by RORalpha, an orphan nuclear receptor essential for cerebellar development. In contrast to other corepressor-nuclear receptor interactions, Hr binding to RORalpha is mediated by two LXXLL-containing motifs, a mechanism associated with coactivator interaction. Mutagenesis of conserved amino acids in the ligand binding domain indicates that RORalpha activity is ligand-dependent, suggesting that corepressor activity is maintained in the presence of ligand. Despite similar recognition helices shared with coactivators, Hr does not compete for the same molecular determinants at the surface of the RORalpha ligand binding domain, indicating that Hr-mediated repression is not simply through displacement of coactivators. Remarkably, the specificity of Hr corepressor action can be transferred to a retinoic acid receptor by exchanging the activation function 2 (AF-2) helix. Repression of the chimeric receptor is observed in the presence of retinoic acid, demonstrating that in this context, Hr is indeed a ligand-oblivious nuclear receptor corepressor. These results suggest a novel molecular mechanism for corepressor action and demonstrate that the AF-2 helix can play a dynamic role in controlling corepressor as well as coactivator interactions. The interaction of Hr with RORalpha provides direct evidence for the convergence of thyroid hormone and RORalpha-mediated pathways in cerebellar development.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Motifs/physiology
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- COS Cells
- Humans
- Mice
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 2
- Protein Binding/physiology
- Protein Structure, Secondary/physiology
- Proteins/metabolism
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Receptors, Retinoic Acid/genetics
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism
- Repressor Proteins/genetics
- Repressor Proteins/metabolism
- Sequence Alignment
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Substrate Specificity
- Trans-Activators/genetics
- Trans-Activators/metabolism
- Transcription Factors
- Transfection
- Retinoic Acid Receptor gamma
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- Anna N Moraitis
- Molecular Oncology Group, McGill University Health Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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He Y. Orphan nuclear receptors in T lymphocyte development. J Leukoc Biol 2002. [DOI: 10.1189/jlb.72.3.440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- You‐Wen He
- Department of Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Chauvet C, Bois-Joyeux B, Danan JL. Retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor (ROR) alpha4 is the predominant isoform of the nuclear receptor RORalpha in the liver and is up-regulated by hypoxia in HepG2 human hepatoma cells. Biochem J 2002; 364:449-56. [PMID: 12023888 PMCID: PMC1222590 DOI: 10.1042/bj20011558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha (RORalpha) is critically involved in many physiological functions in several organs. We find that the main RORalpha isoform in the mouse liver is the RORalpha4 isoform, in terms of both mRNA and protein levels, while the RORalpha1 isoform is less abundant. Because hypoxia is a major feature of liver physiology and pathology, we examined the effect of this stress on Rora gene expression and RORalpha transcriptional activity. HepG2 human hepatoma cells were cultured for 24 h under normoxia (20% O2) or hypoxia (10, 2, and 0.1% O2) and the abundance of the Rora transcripts measured by Northern blot and semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Hypoxic HepG2 cells contained more Rora mRNA than controls. This was also observed in rat hepatocytes in primary culture. Cobalt chloride and desferrioxamine also increased the amount of Rora mRNA in HepG2 cells. It is likely that these treatments increase the amount of the RORalpha4 protein in HepG2 cells as evidenced by Western blotting in the case of desferrioxamine. Transient transfection experiments indicated that hypoxia, cobalt chloride, and desferrioxamine all stimulate RORalpha transcriptional activity in HepG2 cells. Hence, we believe that RORalpha participates in the control of gene transcription in hepatic cells and modulates gene expression in response to hypoxic stress.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology
- Cell Hypoxia
- Cobalt/pharmacology
- DNA Primers
- Deferoxamine/pharmacology
- Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects
- Humans
- Liver/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
- Receptor Tyrosine Kinase-like Orphan Receptors
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Trans-Activators
- Transcription, Genetic/drug effects
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Up-Regulation
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- Caroline Chauvet
- Centre de Recherche sur l'Endocrinologie Moléculaire et le Développement, CNRS-UPR 9078, 9 rue Jules Hetzel, F92190 Meudon-Bellevue, France
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Jarvis CI, Staels B, Brugg B, Lemaigre-Dubreuil Y, Tedgui A, Mariani J. Age-related phenotypes in the staggerer mouse expand the RORalpha nuclear receptor's role beyond the cerebellum. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2002; 186:1-5. [PMID: 11850116 DOI: 10.1016/s0303-7207(01)00668-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The homozygous mutant mouse staggerer (RORa(sg)/RORa(sg)), was initially described as ataxic, due to the presence of massive neurodegeneration in the cerebellum [Science 136 (1962) 610]. The identification of the widely expressed Retinoic acid receptor-related Orphan Receptor, NR1F1 (RORalpha) gene as the site of mutation in the staggerer mouse has led to great progress in understanding the molecular basis of its phenotype in recent years [Nature 379 (1996) 736]. RORalpha is a transcription factor, belonging to the nuclear receptor superfamily, for which no natural ligand has yet been identified. Mice engineered for the disruption of the gene encoding RORalpha display the same cerebellar atrophic phenotype as the staggerer mouse [Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95 (1998) 3960]. More recently, it has been shown that the mutation is semi-dominant, as heterozygous animals display an increased loss of Purkinje cells with age. Furthermore, a number of additional phenotypes outside the nervous system have recently been identified. These include a greater susceptibility to atherosclerosis [Circulation 15 (1998) 2738], immunodeficiencies linked to the overexpression of inflammatory cytokines [J. Neurochem. 58 (1992) 192], abnormalities in the formation and maintenance of bone tissue [Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 97 (2000) 9197] and changes in muscle differentiation [Nucleic Acids Res. 27 (1999) 411]. Thus, RORalpha has been directly linked to a number of age-related pathologies of great medical interest.
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- Christopher I Jarvis
- Universite Pierre et Marie Curie and CNRS, FRE 2371 Neurobiologie des Processus Adaptatifs, 9 quai St. Bernard, 75005, Paris, France
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