Transcriptional coactivators PGC-1α and PGC-1β control overlapping programs required for perinatal maturation of the heart
Transcriptional coactivators PGC-1α and PGC-1β control overlapping programs required for perinatal maturation of the heart
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DOI:
10.1101/gad.1661708
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发表时间:
2008-07-15
影响因子:
10.5
通讯作者:
Kelly, Daniel P.
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作者:
Lai, Ling;Leone, Teresa C.;Kelly, Daniel P.
Oxidative tissues such as heart undergo a dramatic perinatal mitochondrial biogenesis to meet the high-energy demands after birth. PPAR gamma coactivator-1 (PGC-1) alpha and beta have been implicated in the transcriptional control of cellular energy metabolism. Mice with combined deficiency of PGC-1 alpha and PGC-1 beta ( PGC-1 alpha beta(-/-) mice) were generated to investigate the convergence of their functions in vivo. The phenotype of PGC-1 beta(-/-) mice was minimal under nonstressed conditions, including normal heart function, similar to that of PGC-1 alpha(-/-)mice generated previously. In striking contrast to the singly deficient PGC-1 lines, PGC-1 alpha beta(-/-) mice died shortly after birth with small hearts, bradycardia, intermittent heart block, and a markedly reduced cardiac output. Cardiac-specific ablation of the PGC-1 beta gene on a PGC-1 alpha-deficient background phenocopied the generalized PGC-1 alpha beta(-/-) mice. The hearts of the PGC-1 alpha beta(-/-) mice exhibited signatures of a maturational defect including reduced growth, a late fetal arrest in mitochondrial biogenesis, and persistence of a fetal pattern of gene expression. Brown adipose tissue (BAT) of PGC-1 alpha beta(-/-) mice also exhibited a severe abnormality in function and mitochondrial density. We conclude that PGC-1 alpha and PGC-1 beta share roles that collectively are necessary for the postnatal metabolic and functional maturation of heart and BAT.