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Effects of diabetes mellitus on hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 decrease albumin gene transcription

G Barrera-Hernandez1, I E Wanke, N C Wong

  • 1Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N-4N1, Canada.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
|April 26, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Diabetes mellitus (DM) reduces albumin gene transcription by decreasing hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 (HNF1) abundance and binding activity. This suggests a post-transcriptional mechanism in diabetic liver tissue.

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Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Endocrinology
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Albumin gene transcription is known to be reduced in diabetes mellitus (DM).
  • The precise molecular mechanisms underlying this transcriptional down-regulation in DM remain incompletely understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the mechanism by which albumin gene transcription is suppressed in the context of diabetes mellitus.
  • To investigate the role of nuclear factors binding to the albumin promoter, specifically site B, in mediating diabetic repression.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized deletional studies and factor displacement assays to identify regulatory elements on the albumin promoter.
  • Examined the abundance and DNA-binding activity of hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 (HNF1) in nuclear extracts from diabetic and control rats.

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  • Analyzed HNF1 mRNA levels and employed gel retardation studies to identify novel proteins binding to albumin promoter site B.

    • Main Results:

    • Nuclear factors binding to site B of the albumin promoter were identified as mediators of DM-induced transcriptional repression.
    • Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 (HNF1), a key activator of albumin transcription and predominant binder to site B, showed reduced abundance and binding activity in diabetic rat liver extracts.
    • HNF1 mRNA levels remained unchanged, indicating post-transcriptional regulation of HNF1 in DM. An additional, unidentified protein binding to site B was detected in diabetic extracts.

    Conclusions:

    • The reduced abundance and impaired binding activity of HNF1 in diabetic conditions directly correlate with decreased albumin gene transcription.
    • These findings highlight a post-transcriptional regulatory mechanism involving HNF1 dysfunction as a key factor in albumin down-regulation during diabetes mellitus.