| First Author | Bauer RC | Year | 2015 |
| Journal | J Clin Invest | Volume | 125 |
| Issue | 10 | Pages | 3809-18 |
| PubMed ID | 26348894 | Mgi Jnum | J:226409 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:5697232 | Doi | 10.1172/JCI77095 |
| Citation | Bauer RC, et al. (2015) Tribbles-1 regulates hepatic lipogenesis through posttranscriptional regulation of C/EBPalpha. J Clin Invest 125(10):3809-18 |
| abstractText | Variants near the gene TRIB1 are significantly associated with several plasma lipid traits, circulating liver enzymes, and the development of coronary artery disease in humans; however, it is not clear how its protein product tribbles-1 regulates lipid metabolism. Here, we evaluated mice harboring a liver-specific deletion of Trib1 (Trib1_LSKO) to elucidate the role of tribbles-1 in mammalian hepatic lipid metabolism. These mice exhibited increased hepatic triglyceride (TG) content, lipogenic gene transcription, and de novo lipogenesis. Microarray analysis revealed altered transcription of genes that are downstream of the transcription factor C/EBPalpha, and Trib1_LSKO mice had increased hepatic C/EBPalpha protein. Hepatic overexpression of C/EBPalpha in WT mice phenocopied Trib1_LSKO livers, and hepatic knockout of Cebpa in Trib1_LSKO mice revealed that C/EBPalpha is required for the increased lipogenesis. Using ChIP-Seq, we found that Trib1_LSKO mice had increased DNA-bound C/EBPalpha near lipogenic genes and the Trib1 gene, which itself was transcriptionally upregulated by C/EBPalpha overexpression. Together, our results reveal that tribbles-1 regulates hepatic lipogenesis through posttranscriptional regulation of C/EBPalpha, which in turn transcriptionally upregulates Trib1. These data suggest an important role for C/EBPalpha in mediating the lipogenic effects of hepatic Trib1 deletion and provide insight into the association between TRIB1 and plasma lipids, and liver traits in humans. |
