C/EBPα promotes transcription of the porcine perilipin5 gene

► C/EBPα is a crucial regulatory factor for plin5 transcription. ► C/EBPα binds to the promoter of plin5 within the −302 to −284 bp region. ► C/EBPα promotes expression of endogenous plin5. ► C/EBPα may be involved in transcriptional regulation of plin5 during fasting.