| First Author | Cui S | Year | 2014 |
| Journal | Mol Cell Biol | Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 11 | Pages | 1956-65 |
| PubMed ID | 24662048 | Mgi Jnum | J:215362 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:5605156 | Doi | 10.1128/MCB.00247-14 |
| Citation | Cui S, et al. (2014) PGC-1 coactivator activity is required for murine erythropoiesis. Mol Cell Biol 34(11):1956-65 |
| abstractText | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) coactivator 1alpha (PGC-1alpha) and PGC-1beta have been shown to be intimately involved in the transcriptional regulation of cellular energy metabolism as well as other biological processes, but both coactivator proteins are expressed in many other tissues and organs in which their function is, in essence, unexplored. Here, we found that both PGC-1 proteins are abundantly expressed in maturing erythroid cells. PGC-1alpha and PGC-1beta compound null mutant (Pgc-1(c)) animals express less beta-like globin mRNAs throughout development; consequently, neonatal Pgc-1(c) mice exhibit growth retardation and profound anemia. Flow cytometry shows that the number of mature erythrocytes is markedly reduced in neonatal Pgc-1(c) pups, indicating that erythropoiesis is severely compromised. Furthermore, hematoxylin and eosin staining revealed necrotic cell death and cell loss in Pgc-1(c) livers and spleen. Chromatin immunoprecipitation studies revealed that both PGC-1alpha and -1beta, as well as two nuclear receptors, TR2 and TR4, coordinately bind to the various globin gene promoters. In addition, PGC-1alpha and -1beta can interact with TR4 to potentiate transcriptional activation. These data provide new insights into our understanding of globin gene regulation and raise the interesting possibility that the PGC-1 coactivators can interact with TR4 to elicit differential stage-specific effects on globin gene transcription. |
