The molecular physiology of hepatic nuclear factor 3 in the regulation of gluconeogenesis.
Glucocorticoids stimulate gluconeogenesis by increasing the rate of transcription of genes that encode gluconeogenic enzymes such as phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase ( PEPCK) and glucose-6-phosphatase. Previous studies have shown that hepatic nuclear factor 3 (HNF3) is required as an accessory factor for several glucocorticoid-stimulated genes, including PEPCK. Here, we show that adenovirus-mediated expression of an HNF3beta protein with a deleted C-terminal transactivation domain (HNF3betaDeltaC) reduces the glucocorticoid-induced expression of the PEPCK and glucose-6-phosphatase genes in H4IIE hepatoma cells. Furthermore, expression of this truncated HNF3 protein results in a proportionate reduction of glucocorticoid-stimulated glucose production from lactate and pyruvate in these cells. The expression of HNF3betaDeltaN, in which the N-terminal transactivation domain is deleted, does not exhibit any of these effects. These results provide direct evidence that members of the HNF3 family are required for proper regulation of hepatic gluconeogenesis. Modulation of the function of the HNF3 family of proteins might be used to reduce the excessive hepatic production of glucose that is an important pathophysiologic feature of diabetes mellitus.[1]References
- The molecular physiology of hepatic nuclear factor 3 in the regulation of gluconeogenesis. Wang, J.C., Stafford, J.M., Scott, D.K., Sutherland, C., Granner, D.K. J. Biol. Chem. (2000) [Pubmed]
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