Liganded T3 receptor β2 inhibits the positive feedback autoregulation of the gene for GATA2, a transcription factor critical for thyrotropin production.
The serum concentration of thyrotropin (thyroid stimulating hormone, TSH) is drastically reduced by small increase in the levels of thyroid hormones (T3 and its prohormone, T4); however, the mechanism underlying this relationship is unknown. TSH consists of the chorionic gonadotropin α (CGA) and the...
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| author | Naoko Hirahara Hiroko Misawa Nakamura Shigekazu Sasaki Akio Matsushita Kenji Ohba Go Kuroda Yuki Sakai Shinsuke Shinkai Hiroshi Haeno Takuhiro Nishio Shuichi Yoshida Yutaka Oki Takafumi Suda |
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| description | The serum concentration of thyrotropin (thyroid stimulating hormone, TSH) is drastically reduced by small increase in the levels of thyroid hormones (T3 and its prohormone, T4); however, the mechanism underlying this relationship is unknown. TSH consists of the chorionic gonadotropin α (CGA) and the β chain (TSHβ). The expression of both peptides is induced by the transcription factor GATA2, a determinant of the thyrotroph and gonadotroph differentiation in the pituitary. We previously reported that the liganded T3 receptor (TR) inhibits transactivation activity of GATA2 via a tethering mechanism and proposed that this mechanism, but not binding of TR with a negative T3-responsive element, is the basis for the T3-dependent inhibition of the TSHβ and CGA genes. Multiple GATA-responsive elements (GATA-REs) also exist within the GATA2 gene itself and mediate the positive feedback autoregulation of this gene. To elucidate the effect of T3 on this non-linear regulation, we fused the GATA-REs at -3.9 kb or +9.5 kb of the GATA2 gene with the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter gene harbored in its 1S-promoter. These constructs were co-transfected with the expression plasmids for GATA2 and the pituitary specific TR, TRβ2, into kidney-derived CV1 cells. We found that liganded TRβ2 represses the GATA2-induced transactivation of these reporter genes. Multi-dimensional input function theory revealed that liganded TRβ2 functions as a classical transcriptional repressor. Then, we investigated the effect of T3 on the endogenous expression of GATA2 protein and mRNA in the gonadotroph-derived LβT2 cells. In this cell line, T3 reduced GATA2 protein independently of the ubiquitin proteasome system. GATA2 mRNA was drastically suppressed by T3, the concentration of which corresponds to moderate hypothyroidism and euthyroidism. These results suggest that liganded TRβ2 inhibits the positive feedback autoregulation of the GATA2 gene; moreover this mechanism plays an important role in the potent reduction of TSH production by T3. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4083b216d3334bdcbe0a0ec88d80fec92022-12-21T20:40:05ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032020-01-01151e022764610.1371/journal.pone.0227646Liganded T3 receptor β2 inhibits the positive feedback autoregulation of the gene for GATA2, a transcription factor critical for thyrotropin production.Naoko HiraharaHiroko Misawa NakamuraShigekazu SasakiAkio MatsushitaKenji OhbaGo KurodaYuki SakaiShinsuke ShinkaiHiroshi HaenoTakuhiro NishioShuichi YoshidaYutaka OkiTakafumi SudaThe serum concentration of thyrotropin (thyroid stimulating hormone, TSH) is drastically reduced by small increase in the levels of thyroid hormones (T3 and its prohormone, T4); however, the mechanism underlying this relationship is unknown. TSH consists of the chorionic gonadotropin α (CGA) and the β chain (TSHβ). The expression of both peptides is induced by the transcription factor GATA2, a determinant of the thyrotroph and gonadotroph differentiation in the pituitary. We previously reported that the liganded T3 receptor (TR) inhibits transactivation activity of GATA2 via a tethering mechanism and proposed that this mechanism, but not binding of TR with a negative T3-responsive element, is the basis for the T3-dependent inhibition of the TSHβ and CGA genes. Multiple GATA-responsive elements (GATA-REs) also exist within the GATA2 gene itself and mediate the positive feedback autoregulation of this gene. To elucidate the effect of T3 on this non-linear regulation, we fused the GATA-REs at -3.9 kb or +9.5 kb of the GATA2 gene with the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter gene harbored in its 1S-promoter. These constructs were co-transfected with the expression plasmids for GATA2 and the pituitary specific TR, TRβ2, into kidney-derived CV1 cells. We found that liganded TRβ2 represses the GATA2-induced transactivation of these reporter genes. Multi-dimensional input function theory revealed that liganded TRβ2 functions as a classical transcriptional repressor. Then, we investigated the effect of T3 on the endogenous expression of GATA2 protein and mRNA in the gonadotroph-derived LβT2 cells. In this cell line, T3 reduced GATA2 protein independently of the ubiquitin proteasome system. GATA2 mRNA was drastically suppressed by T3, the concentration of which corresponds to moderate hypothyroidism and euthyroidism. These results suggest that liganded TRβ2 inhibits the positive feedback autoregulation of the GATA2 gene; moreover this mechanism plays an important role in the potent reduction of TSH production by T3.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227646 |
| spellingShingle | Naoko Hirahara Hiroko Misawa Nakamura Shigekazu Sasaki Akio Matsushita Kenji Ohba Go Kuroda Yuki Sakai Shinsuke Shinkai Hiroshi Haeno Takuhiro Nishio Shuichi Yoshida Yutaka Oki Takafumi Suda Liganded T3 receptor β2 inhibits the positive feedback autoregulation of the gene for GATA2, a transcription factor critical for thyrotropin production. PLoS ONE |
| title | Liganded T3 receptor β2 inhibits the positive feedback autoregulation of the gene for GATA2, a transcription factor critical for thyrotropin production. |
| title_full | Liganded T3 receptor β2 inhibits the positive feedback autoregulation of the gene for GATA2, a transcription factor critical for thyrotropin production. |
| title_fullStr | Liganded T3 receptor β2 inhibits the positive feedback autoregulation of the gene for GATA2, a transcription factor critical for thyrotropin production. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Liganded T3 receptor β2 inhibits the positive feedback autoregulation of the gene for GATA2, a transcription factor critical for thyrotropin production. |
| title_short | Liganded T3 receptor β2 inhibits the positive feedback autoregulation of the gene for GATA2, a transcription factor critical for thyrotropin production. |
| title_sort | liganded t3 receptor β2 inhibits the positive feedback autoregulation of the gene for gata2 a transcription factor critical for thyrotropin production |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227646 |
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