Glycogen synthase 2 is a novel target gene of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors

Abstract.Glycogen synthase 2 (Gys-2) is the ratelimiting enzyme in the storage of glycogen in liver and adipose tissue, yet little is known about regulation of Gys-2 transcription. The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are transcription factors involved in the regulation of lipid and glucose metabolism and might be hypothesized to govern glycogen synthesis as well. Here, we show that Gys-2 is a direct target gene of PPARα, PPARβ/δ and PPARγ. Expression of Gys-2 is significantly reduced in adipose tissue of PPARα-/-, PPARβ/δ-/- and PPARγ+/- mice. Furthermore, synthetic PPARβ/δ, and γ agonists markedly up-regulate Gys-2 mRNA and protein expression in mouse 3T3-L1 adipocytes. In liver, PPARα deletion leads to decreased glycogen levels in the refed state, which is paralleled by decreased expression of Gys-2 in fasted and refed state. Two putative PPAR response elements (PPREs) were identified in the mouse Gys-2 gene: one in the upstream promoter (DR-1prom) and one in intron 1 (DR-1int). It is shown that DR-1int is the response element for PPARs, while DR-1prom is the response element for Hepatic Nuclear Factor 4 alpha (HNF4α). In adipose tissue, which does not express HNF4α, DR-1prom is occupied by PPARβ/δ and PPARγ, yet binding does not translate into transcriptional activation of Gys-2. Overall, we conclude that mouse Gys-2 is a novel PPAR target gene and that transactivation by PPARs and HNF4α is mediated by two distinct response elements.

• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

• Publication date

  2007-04-16

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1007/s00018-007-7006-1PMID 17437057PMCID 2771145
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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