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Differential mRNA expression profile regulated by HNF4α in Hep3B cells

ABSTRACT: A previous study from this laboratory demonstrated that up-regulating HNF4a could reverse the malignant phenotypes of HCC by inducing redifferentiation of HCC cells to hepatocytes. To study the mechanisms of the hepatic differentiation effect by HNF4α, we used the cDNA microarray to detect differential gene expression profiles of Hep3B infected with AdHNF4α and AdGFP. Expression profile analysis revealed that HNF4α positively regulated 1218 mRNAs and negatively regulated 1411 mRNAs for more than 2 times. The pathway analysis for the differential genes showed that the genes were involved in Complement and coagulation cascades, metabolism, Type II diabetes mellitus, Pathways in cancer etc.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE66785 | GEO | 2015/06/01

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA277949

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:HNF4α is a nuclear receptor regulating the transcription of genes involved mainly in development, cell differentiation and metabolism. Opposite functions for the two classes of P1 and P2 isoforms of HNF4α have recently been highlighted. These classes include 12 variants of HNF4α that can be expressed by the use of two promoters and by alternative splicing. Until now, the characterization of this transcription factor has ignored this diversity and has remained confined to the study of a fraction of the isoforms. We therefore wanted to clarify the situation by specifically characterizing the transcriptional functions of the 12 isoforms of HNF4α. We have generated for this purpose stable lines expressing each isoform of HNF4α in HCT 116 cells. We analyzed the whole transcriptome associated with each isoform by sequencing RNA, as well as their proteome by a BioID approach coupled to quantitative mass spectrometry. We noted major differences in the transcriptional function of the 12 isoforms. The α4, α5 and α6 isoforms have been characterized for the first time, and show a greatly reduced transcriptional potential. We have shown that these isoforms are unable to recognize the consensus response element of HNF4α. The α1 and α2 isoforms are the most potent regulators of gene expression, while the α3 isoform exhibits significantly reduced activity. Several transcription factors and coregulators have been identified as potential specific partners for certain HFH4α isoforms. The IRF-2BP2 co-repressor interacts specifically with isoforms which include the long form of the F domain of HNF4α. This specific interaction could explain the large number of genes modulated negatively by α1 and α2 compared to α3. The analysis integrating the vast amount of transcriptomic and proteomic data allows the identification of transcriptional regulatory mechanisms specific to certain isoforms, demonstrating the importance of considering all isoforms which can have diverse functions.

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Differential mRNA expression profile regulated by HNF4α in Hep3B cells

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