Mechanistic Insights into Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Regulation of Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 and its Influence on Systemic Energy Metabolism
Mechanistic Insights into Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Regulation of Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 and its Influence on Systemic Energy Metabolism
批准号:
9760975
负责人:
Nathaniel Girer
金额:
$6.12万
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2019
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2019-04-01 至 2020-03-31
关键词:
ARNT geneAddressAdipose tissueAgonistArchitectureAryl Hydrocarbon ReceptorAttenuatedBHLH ProteinBindingBinding ProteinsBiological ProductsBiologyBody Weight decreasedBrown FatCRISPR/Cas technologyCell NucleusChemicalsChromatinClinical TrialsComplexCytosolDNA BindingDNA SequenceDataDepositionDietDietary FatsDioxinsDropsEndocrineEnergy MetabolismEnvironmentEnvironmental PollutionEventExposure toFGF21 geneFatty acid glycerol estersFemaleGene ExpressionGenesGeneticGenetic TranscriptionGrantHepaticHepatocyteHigh Fat DietHomeostasisHumanInterruptionKnock-outKnockout MiceKnowledgeLigandsLinkLipidsLiverMediatingMentorsMetabolic DiseasesMetabolic hormoneMethodologyMethodsMitochondriaModelingMolecularMolecular ChaperonesMusObesityOutputPhenotypePhysiological ProcessesPlayProductionProductivityPromoter RegionsProtein FamilyProteinsPublicationsRegulationResearchResearch PersonnelRespirationResponse ElementsRoleSiteTechniquesTestingTetrachlorodibenzodioxinToxic effectTrainingTranscriptional RegulationWeight Gaincareer developmentchromatin immunoprecipitationdruggable targetexperimental studyfibroblast growth factor 21glucose metabolismimprovedin vivoinnovationinsightmouse modelnovelpromoterprotective effectreceptorreceptor bindingreceptor expressionreconstitutionresponsesuccesstherapeutic developmenttherapeutic targettherapy developmenttranscription factoruncoupling protein 1
中文摘要
摘要:
这是一个很大的问题。
这个新项目的长期目标是帮助获得关于芳香的重要作用的基本知识。
碳氢化合物受体基因(AHR)参与能量代谢,以更好地了解支撑人类健康的主要机制。
代谢性疾病。AHR是一种新的配体激活的转录因子,它通过一个位点来调节基因的表达。
特异的DNA具有结合作用。最近的研究数据显示,AHR基因参与了人类新陈代谢的转录调控过程。
激素和成纤维细胞生长因子21(FGF21)。FGF21是从肝脏分泌的一种新的生热物质。
棕色的脂肪和组织样的表型在白色脂肪沉积中出现。外源性的FGF21在不同的脂肪模型中出现。
肥胖的人在减少体重、增加体重和减少脂肪沉积方面的结果始终如一。我之前的数据表明,这一点是正确的。
几种不同的转录因子对FGF21基因表达的激活作用随着预暴露时间的延长而减弱。
AHR是一种激动剂,但它的运行机制尚不清楚。自第一份原始报告提交以来,我已经生成了许多数据。
论证AHR减肥药可促进体重减轻,促进肝细胞FGF21的输出,促进棕褐色脂肪的形成。
在肾上腺周围和白色脂肪组织(GWAT)中存在组织样表型。正在利用一种新的肝细胞靶向基因AHR-FGF21。
双基因敲除基因(DKO)是一种小鼠模型,但我进一步证明,这种新的表型基因不依赖于FGF21的表达。
初步数据显示,AHR减肥法通过减轻体重来保护人们免受高脂肪饮食习惯(HFD)的挑战。
获得健康和肥胖。这项新提出的研究报告的基本假设是,AHR的损失会释放出一种构成因素。
AHR依赖的对FGF21转录水平的抑制作用,以保护细胞免受高脂血症诱导的肥胖。我们将对此进行测试。
提出了假设,并提出了两个具体的目标。第一个具体的目标将不会表征AHR的删除可以如何。
通过增加肝细胞和FGF21的产量、产量和员工数量来保护儿童免受高脂肪饮食的挑战。
体内成熟的方法学需要将AHR基因的表达载体重新引入AHR缺陷小鼠和FGF21基因缺陷小鼠中。
表达被带入DKO小鼠体内。针对这两个基因的特定基因将通过基因AHR调节的基因机制进行讯问。
FGF21可以在天然的染色质环境中转录。使用染色质进行免疫沉淀和最先进的技术。
CRISPR/Cas9将继续使用基因编辑技术,旨在协调AHR激动剂驱动的基因变化。
在FGF21基因启动子内的至少三个特定的DRE上,FGF21基因的表达与临时基因AHR和结合蛋白的事件有关。
这项拟议的全球研究计划的成功完成,将为如何实施AHR提供一个全面的全球评估框架。
调节肝脏组织FGF21的表达,有助于培养更好地理解AHR基因在肝脏中的重要作用的分子生物学基础。
能源、动态平衡、可持续发展和可持续发展可能会将AHR确定为未来发展目标中一个潜在的可药物治疗的目标。
治疗性治疗有助于预防代谢性疾病。这与申请者的职业生涯和发展趋势一致。
目标、提出的创新教育实验和指导式教育培训计划都是量身定做的,旨在为中国提供更多的培训机会。
在中国向独立过渡的过程中,复杂的技术为援助提供了帮助。
英文摘要
ABSTRACT
The long-term objectives of this project are to acquire fundamental knowledge about the role of aryl
hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) in energy metabolism and to better understand the mechanistic underpinnings of
metabolic disease. The AHR is a ligand-activated transcription factor that regulates gene expression via site-
specific DNA binding. Recent data have implicated the AHR in transcriptional modulation of the metabolic
hormone fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21). FGF21 is secreted from the liver and promotes a thermogenic
brown adipose tissue-like phenotype in white fat deposits. Exogenous FGF21 administration in various models
of obesity consistently results in reduced weight gain and fat deposition. My previous data indicate that the
activation of Fgf21 gene expression by several different transcription factors is attenuated with pre-exposure to
AHR agonist, but the mechanism for this is unclear. Since the original submission, I have generated data that
demonstrate AHR loss promotes weight loss, hepatocyte FGF21 output, and the formation of a brown adipose
tissue-like phenotype in perigonadal white adipose tissue (gWAT). Utilizing a hepatocyte-targeted AHR-FGF21
double knockout (DKO) mouse model, I further show that this phenotype is dependent upon FGF21 expression.
Preliminary data indicate that AHR loss protects against a high-fat diet (HFD) challenge by reducing weight
gain and adiposity. The underlying hypothesis of the proposed research is that AHR loss releases constitutive
AHR-dependent suppression of Fgf21 transcription to protect against HFD-induced obesity. To test this
hypothesis, two specific aims are proposed. The first specific aim will characterize how AHR deletion can
protect against high-fat dietary challenge through increased hepatocyte FGF21 production, and employs a
sophisticated in vivo methodology to reintroduce AHR expression into AHR-deficient mice and FGF21
expression into DKO mice. Specific aim two will interrogate the mechanism via which the AHR modulates
Fgf21 transcription within a native chromatin setting. Chromatin immunoprecipitations and state-of-the-art
CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing techniques will be used in this aim to reconcile AHR agonist-driven changes in
Fgf21 gene expression with temporal AHR binding events at three specific DREs within the Fgf21 promoter.
Successful completion of the proposed studies will provide a comprehensive assessment of how the AHR
modulates hepatic Fgf21 expression, help cultivate a better molecular understanding of the role of the AHR in
energy homeostasis, and may identify the AHR as a potential ‘druggable’ target in the development of
therapeutic treatments against metabolic disease. Consistent with the applicant’s career development
objectives, the proposed innovative experiments and mentored training plan are tailored to provide training in
sophisticated techniques and to aid in the transition to independence.
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