A key role of nuclear factor Y in the refeeding response of fatty acid synthase in adipocytes

Makiko Nishi-Tatsumi, Naoya Yahagi*, Yoshinori Takeuchi, Naoki Toya, Ayako Takarada, Yuki Murayama, Yuichi Aita, Yoshikazu Sawada, Xiaoying Piao, Yukari Oya, Akito Shikama, Yukari Masuda, Midori Kubota, Yoshihiko Izumida, Takashi Matsuzaka, Yoshimi Nakagawa, Motohiro Sekiya, Yoko Iizuka, Yasushi Kawakami, Takashi KadowakiNobuhiro Yamada, Hitoshi Shimano

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Fatty acid synthase (Fasn) is a key component of energy metabolism that is dynamically induced by food intake. Although extensive studies have revealed a number of transcription factors involved in the fasting/refeeding transition of Fasn expression in hepatocytes, much less evidence is available for adipocytes. Using the in vivo Ad-luc analytical system, we identified the inverted CCAAT element (ICE) around −100 nucleotides in the Fasn promoter as a critical cis-element for the refeeding response in adipocytes. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays and chromatin immunoprecipitation show that nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) binds to ICE specifically in refeeding states. Notably, the NF-Y binding to ICE is differently regulated between adipocytes and hepatocytes. These findings provide insights into the specific mechanisms controlling energy metabolism in adipocytes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)965-978
Number of pages14
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume591
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017/04/01

Keywords

  • adipose tissue
  • fatty acid
  • transcription

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Structural Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology

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