New role for Kruppel-like factor 14 as a transcriptional activator involved in the generation of signaling lipids. J Biol Chem 2014 May 30;289(22):15798-809
Date
04/25/2014Pubmed ID
24759103Pubmed Central ID
PMC4140934DOI
10.1074/jbc.M113.544346Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84901702509 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 42 CitationsAbstract
Sphingosine kinase 1 (SK1) is an FGF-inducible gene responsible for generation of sphingosine-1-phosphate, a critical lipid signaling molecule implicated in diverse endothelial cell functions. In this study, we identified SK1 as a target of the canonical FGF2/FGF receptor 1 activation pathway in endothelial cells and sought to identify novel transcriptional pathways that mediate lipid signaling. Studies using the 1.9-kb SK1 promoter and deletion mutants revealed that basal and FGF2-stimulated promoter activity occurred through two GC-rich regions located within 633 bp of the transcription start site. Screening for GC-rich binding transcription factors that could activate this site demonstrated that KLF14, a gene implicated in obesity and the metabolic syndrome, binds to this region. Congruently, overexpression of KLF14 increased basal and FGF2-stimulated SK1 promoter activity by 3-fold, and this effect was abrogated after mutation of the GC-rich sites. In addition, KLF14 siRNA transfection decreased SK1 mRNA and protein levels by 3-fold. Congruently, SK1 mRNA and protein levels were decreased in livers from KLF14 knock-out mice. Combined, luciferase, gel shift, and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays showed that KLF14 couples to p300 to increase the levels of histone marks associated with transcriptional activation (H4K8ac and H3K14ac), while decreasing repressive marks (H3K9me3 and H3K27me3). Collectively, the results demonstrate a novel mechanism whereby SK1 lipid signaling is regulated by epigenetic modifications conferred by KLF14 and p300. Thus, this is the first description of the activity and mechanisms underlying the function of KLF14 as an activator protein and novel regulator of lipid signaling.
Author List
de Assuncao TM, Lomberk G, Cao S, Yaqoob U, Mathison A, Simonetto DA, Huebert RC, Urrutia RA, Shah VHAuthors
Gwen Lomberk PhD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinAngela Mathison PhD Assistant Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Thiago Milech De Assuncao Research Scientist II in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Raul A. Urrutia MD Center Director, Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AnimalsChromatin
Endothelial Cells
Epigenesis, Genetic
Fibroblast Growth Factor 2
HEK293 Cells
Histones
Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
Humans
Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors
Lipid Metabolism
Liver
Lysophospholipids
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
Signal Transduction
Sp Transcription Factors
Sphingosine
Transcriptional Activation