Molecular basis for feedback regulation of bile acid synthesis by nuclear receptos

Timothy T. Lu, Makoto Makishima, Joyce J. Repa, Kristina Schoonjans, Thomas A. Kerr, Johan Auwerx, David J. Mangelsdorf

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Abstract

The catabolism of cholesterol into bile acids is regulated by oxysterols and bile acids, which induce or repress transcription of the pathway's rate-limiting enzyme cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase (CYP7A1). The nuclear receptor LXRα binds oxysterols and mediates feed-forward induction. Here, we show that repression is coordinately regulated by a triumvirate of nuclear receptors, including the bile acid receptor, FXR; the promoter-specific activator, LRH-1; and the promoter-specific repressor, SHP. Feedback repression of CYP7A1 is accomplished by the binding of bile acids to FXR, which leads to transcription of SHP. Elevated SHP protein then inactivates LRH-1 by forming a heterodimeric complex that leads to promoter-specific repression of both CYP7A1 and SHP. These results reveal an elaborate autoregulatory cascade mediated by nuclear receptors for the maintenance of hepatic cholesterol catabolism.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)507-515
Number of pages9
JournalMolecular cell
Volume6
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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