Genome-wide expression profiling; a panel of mouse tissues discloses novel biological functions of liver X receptors in adrenals - PubMed (original) (raw)

Genome-wide expression profiling; a panel of mouse tissues discloses novel biological functions of liver X receptors in adrenals

Knut R Steffensen et al. J Mol Endocrinol. 2004 Dec.

Abstract

The liver X receptors alpha and beta (LXRalpha and LXRbeta ) are members of the nuclear receptor superfamily of proteins which are highly expressed in metabolically active tissues. They regulate gene expression of critical genes involved in cholesterol catabolism and transport, lipid and triglyceride biosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism in response to distinct oxysterols and intermediates in the cholesterol metabolic pathway. The biological roles of the LXRs in tissues other than liver, intestine and adipose tissue are poorly elucidated. In this study we used global gene-expression profiling analysis to detect differences in expression patterns in several tissues from mice fed an LXR agonist or vehicle. Our results show that LXR plays an important role in the kidney, lung, adrenals, brain, testis and heart where several putative LXR target genes were found. The effects of the LXRs were further analysed in adrenals where treatment with an LXR agonist induced expression of adrenocorticotrophic hormone receptor, suppressed expression of uncoupling protein (UCP)-1 and UCP-3 as well as several glycolytic enzymes and led to increased serum corticosterone levels. These results indicate novel biological roles of the LXR including regulation of energy metabolism, glycolysis and steroidogenesis in the adrenals via alteration of expression profiles of putative target genes.

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Genome-wide expression profiling; a panel of mouse tissues discloses novel biological functions of liver X receptors in adrenals - PubMed (original) (raw)