LRH-1 and PTF1-L coregulate an exocrine pancreas-specific transcriptional network for digestive function

Genes Dev. 2011 Aug 15;25(16):1674-9. doi: 10.1101/gad.16860911.

Abstract

We have determined the cistrome and transcriptome for the nuclear receptor liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1) in exocrine pancreas. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-seq and RNA-seq analyses reveal that LRH-1 directly induces expression of genes encoding digestive enzymes and secretory and mitochondrial proteins. LRH-1 cooperates with the pancreas transcription factor 1-L complex (PTF1-L) in regulating exocrine pancreas-specific gene expression. Elimination of LRH-1 in adult mice reduced the concentration of several lipases and proteases in pancreatic fluid and impaired pancreatic fluid secretion in response to cholecystokinin. Thus, LRH-1 is a key regulator of the exocrine pancreas-specific transcriptional network required for the production and secretion of pancreatic fluid.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / pharmacology
  • Base Sequence
  • Blotting, Western
  • Chromatin Immunoprecipitation
  • Down-Regulation / drug effects
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Gene Regulatory Networks*
  • Humans
  • Lipase / genetics
  • Lipase / metabolism
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Pancreas, Exocrine / drug effects
  • Pancreas, Exocrine / metabolism*
  • Peptide Hydrolases / genetics
  • Peptide Hydrolases / metabolism
  • Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / genetics*
  • Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / metabolism
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Tamoxifen / pharmacology
  • Transcription Factors / genetics*
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
  • Nr5a2 protein, mouse
  • Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear
  • Transcription Factors
  • transcription factor PTF1
  • Tamoxifen
  • Lipase
  • Peptide Hydrolases