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Gene expression of the three members of hepatocyte nuclear factor-3 is differentially regulated by nutritional and hormonal factors.

Authors: Imae, M  Inoue, Y  Fu, Z  Kato, H  Noguchi, T 
Citation: Imae M, etal., J Endocrinol. 2000 Oct;167(1):R1-5.
RGD ID: 2315085
Pubmed: PMID:11018767   (View Abstract at PubMed)

Hepatocyte nuclear factor-3 (HNF-3) belongs to a large family of forkhead transcription factors and is made up of three members (HNF-3alpha, -3beta and -3gamma). It has been shown that HNF-3 regulates a number of metabolically important genes. However, the mechanisms underlying this regulation of HNF-3 activity by hormones and nutrition have not yet been well elucidated. In attempting to explore the regulation of gene expression of HNF-3 members by physiological status, we analyzed the effects of insulin, dexamethasone and protein malnutrition on the hepatic mRNA level of each member. Male Wistar rats were fed on a 12% casein diet, 12% gluten diet (deficient in lysine and threonine) or a protein-free diet for 1 week. The protein-free diet and gluten diet caused a 3. 7-fold increase in HNF-3g mRNA in the liver and did not affect the mRNA level of either HNF-3alpha or HNF-3beta. Daily administration of dexamethasone caused the mRNA levels of HNF-3alpha and HNF-3beta to increase (2.3- and 1.4-fold, respectively), but had no effect on the HNF-3gamma mRNA level. In diabetic rats that had been injected with streptozotocin, an elevation of the hepatic mRNA levels of HNF-3beta and HNF-3gamma was observed (1.6-and 1.9-fold, respectively). Insulin replacement in the diabetic rats decreased both mRNA levels in a dose-dependent manner. HNF-3alpha mRNA was not affected by insulin status. These results show that the genes of the three members of the HNF-3 family respond differently to hormonal and nutritional factors suggesting that the activities of HNF-3 members are regulated, at least in part, by the levels of their gene expression.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
Experimental Diabetes Mellitus  ISOFoxa3 (Rattus norvegicus)2315085; 2315085mRNA:increased expression:liverRGD 
Experimental Diabetes Mellitus  IEP 2315085mRNA:increased expression:liverRGD 

Gene Ontology Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View

Biological Process
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
response to nutrient levels  IEP 2315085 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Foxa3  (forkhead box A3)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Foxa3  (forkhead box A3)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
FOXA3  (forkhead box A3)


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