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Species-specific mechanisms for cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) regulation by drugs and bile acids.

David J. FraserChristoph HandschinUrs A. MeyerCelia P. Martinez-jimenezCarmela GnerreRamiro Jover

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Receptors Steroidmedicine.drug_classMolecular Sequence DataBiophysicsReceptors Cytoplasmic and NuclearBiologyIn Vitro TechniquesCholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylaseBiochemistryGene Expression Regulation EnzymologicBile Acids and SaltsMiceSpecies SpecificitymedicineAnimalsHumansRNA MessengerCholesterol 7-alpha-HydroxylaseMolecular BiologyCells CulturedMice KnockoutPregnane X receptorBile acidLiver receptor homolog-1Pregnane X ReceptorPhosphoproteinsRecombinant ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsBiochemistryNuclear receptorHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4PhenobarbitalSmall heterodimer partnerHepatocytesFarnesoid X receptorSignal transductionChickensSignal TransductionTranscription Factors

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The gene encoding cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) is tightly regulated in order to control intrahepatic cholesterol and bile acid levels. Ligands of the xenobiotic-sensing pregnane X receptor inhibit CYP7A1 expression. To retrace the evolution of the molecular mechanisms underlying CYP7A1 inhibition, we used a chicken hepatoma cell system that retains the ability to be induced by phenobarbital and other drugs. Whereas bile acids regulate CYP7A1 via small heterodimer partner and liver receptor homolog-1, mRNA expression of these nuclear receptors is unchanged by xenobiotics. Instead, drugs repress chicken hepatic nuclear factor 4alpha (HNF4alpha) transcript levels concomitant with a reduction in CYP7A1 expression. Importantly, no reduction of HNF4alpha levels is found in mouse liver in vivo and in human primary hepatocyte cultures, respectively. Thus, besides the importance of HNF4alpha in CYP7A1 regulation in all species, birds and mammals use different signaling pathways to adjust CYP7A1 levels after exposure to xenobiotics.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2005-02-01Archives of biochemistry and biophysics
10.1016/j.abb.2004.10.010https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15629111