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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7103
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-10
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP) family of transcription activators are critical regulators of cholesterol and fatty acid homeostasis. We previously demonstrated that human SREBPs bind the CREB-binding protein (CBP)/p300 acetyltransferase KIX domain and recruit activator-recruited co-factor (ARC)/Mediator co-activator complexes through unknown mechanisms. Here we show that SREBPs use the evolutionarily conserved ARC105 (also called MED15) subunit to activate target genes. Structural analysis of the SREBP-binding domain in ARC105 by NMR revealed a three-helix bundle with marked similarity to the CBP/p300 KIX domain. In contrast to SREBPs, the CREB and c-Myb activators do not bind the ARC105 KIX domain, although they interact with the CBP KIX domain, revealing a surprising specificity among structurally related activator-binding domains. The Caenorhabditis elegans SREBP homologue SBP-1 promotes fatty acid homeostasis by regulating the expression of lipogenic enzymes. We found that, like SBP-1, the C. elegans ARC105 homologue MDT-15 is required for fatty acid homeostasis, and show that both SBP-1 and MDT-15 control transcription of genes governing desaturation of stearic acid to oleic acid. Notably, dietary addition of oleic acid significantly rescued various defects of nematodes targeted with RNA interference against sbp-1 and mdt-15, including impaired intestinal fat storage, infertility, decreased size and slow locomotion, suggesting that regulation of oleic acid levels represents a physiologically critical function of SBP-1 and MDT-15. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that ARC105 is a key effector of SREBP-dependent gene regulation and control of lipid homeostasis in metazoans.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1476-4687
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
442
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
700-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-8-1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Caenorhabditis elegans, pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Homeostasis, pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Lipid Metabolism, pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Mediator Complex, pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular, pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16799563-Transcriptional Activation
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
An ARC/Mediator subunit required for SREBP control of cholesterol and lipid homeostasis.
pubmed:affiliation
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Building 149, 13th Street, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural