Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10766040 | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The transcriptional regulator peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) controls mitochondrial biogenesis and energy homeostasis. Although physical exercise induces PGC-1α expression in muscle, the underlying mechanism of this effect has remained incompletely understood. We recently identified a novel muscle-enriched isoform of PGC-1α transcript (designated PGC-1α-b) that is derived from a previously unidentified first exon. We have now cloned and characterized the human PGC-1α-b promoter. The muscle-specific transcription factors MyoD and MRF4 transactivated this promoter through interaction with a proximal E-box motif. Furthermore, either forced expression of Ca2+- and calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV), calcineurin A, or the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) kinase MKK6 or the intracellular accumulation of cAMP activated the PGC-1α-b promoter in cultured myoblasts through recruitment of cAMP response element (CRE)-binding protein (CREB) to a putative CRE located downstream of the E-box. Our results thus reveal a potential molecular basis for isoform-specific regulation of PGC-1α expression in contracting muscle.
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Toyo Yoshioka, Kenjiro Inagaki, Tetsuya Noguchi, Mashito Sakai, Wataru Ogawa, Tetsuya Hosooka, Haruhisa Iguchi, Eijiro Watanabe, Yasushi Matsuki, Ryuji Hiramatsu, Masato Kasuga,