Characterization of the transactivation domain in the peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor γ co-activator (PGC-1)
- 12 April 2007
- journal article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 403 (3), 511-518
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj20061526
Abstract
The PGC-1s (peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor γ co-activators) are a family of transcriptional regulators that induce the expression of various metabolic genes. PGC-1 proteins stimulate genes involved in mitochondrial biogenesis, fatty acid oxidation and hepatic gluconeogenesis. Previous studies have demonstrated that the PGC-1α and β isoforms interact with nuclear receptors through the conserved LXXLL (leucine-X-X-leucine-leucine) motifs. In the present study, we have investigated the mechanisms by which these PGC-1 isoforms stimulate gene expression. We have determined that the N-terminus of PGC-1 is responsible for transcriptional activation. Two conserved peptide motifs were identified in the N-terminus of PGC-1α and β isoforms. These domains were named AD1 and AD2 (activation domain 1 and 2). Deletion of both of these motifs decreased the induction of various PGC-1-regulated genes including the PEPCK (phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase) and CPT-I (carnitine palmitoyltransferase-I) genes. It was determined that amino acids containing a negative charge in AD1 and the leucine residues in AD2 were important for the transcriptional induction of the PEPCK and CPT-I genes. Disruption of the AD motifs did not diminish the ability of the PGC-1α protein to associate with the PEPCK or CPT-I genes. In addition, deletion of the AD domains did not eliminate the ability of PGC-1α to interact with the thyroid hormone receptor. The data indicate that the AD1 and AD2 motifs mediate the induction of many PGC-1- responsive genes, but they do not contribute to the recruitment of PGC-1 to target genes.Keywords
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