Pregnane X Receptor is a Target of Farnesoid X Receptor.
From: Division of Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Biozentrum, University of Basel, CH 4056 Basel, Switzerland. Diana.jung@unibas.ch
The Journal of biological chemistry
- Publish Date: Jul 2006
- ISSN: 0021-9258
- Volume: 281
- Issue: 28
- Pages: 19081-91
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Jung Diana, Mangelsdorf David J, Meyer Urs A, et al. Pregnane X Receptor is a Target of Farnesoid X Receptor.. J. Biol. Chem. Jul 2006;281:19081-91
Abstract
The pregnane X receptor (PXR) is an essential component of the body’s detoxification system. PXR is activated by a broad spectrum of xenobiotics and endobiotics, including bile acids and their precursors. Bile acids in high concentrations are toxic; therefore, their synthesis is tightly regulated by the farnesoid X receptor, and their catabolism involves several enzymes regulated by PXR. Here we demonstrate that the expression of PXR is regulated by farnesoid X receptor. Feeding mice with cholic acid or the synthetic farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist GW4064 resulted in a robust PXR induction. This effect was abolished in FXR knock-out mice. Long time bile acid treatment resulted in an increase of PXR target genes in wild type mice. A region containing four FXR binding sites (IR1) was identified in the mouse Pxr gene. This region was able to trigger an 8-fold induction after GW4064 treatment in transactivation studies. Deletion or mutation of single IR1 sites caused a weakened response. The importance of each individual IR1 element was assessed by cloning a triple or a single copy and was tested in transactivation studies. Two elements were able to trigger a strong response, one a moderate response, and one no response to GW4064 treatment. Mobility shift assays demonstrated that the two stronger responding elements were able to bind FXR protein. This result was confirmed by chromatin immunoprecipitation. These results strongly suggest that PXR is regulated by FXR. Bile acids activate FXR, which blocks synthesis of bile acids and also leads to the transcriptional activation of PXR, promoting breakdown of bile acids. The combination of the two mechanisms leads to an efficient protection of the liver against bile acid induced toxicity.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Bile Acids and Salts, Binding Sites, DNA-Binding Proteins, Gene Deletion, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Isoxazoles, Mice, Mice, Transgenic, Promoter Regions (Genetics), Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, Receptors, Steroid, Trans-Activation (Genetics), Transcription Factors, Xenobiotics
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