Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18971862›Full record

ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2008

Overexpression of the Pdx-1 homeodomain transcription factor impairs glucose metabolism in cultured rat hepatocytes.

Rudolf Tito Pillich, Gianfranco Scarsella, Gianfranco Risuleo

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rudolf Tito PillichDipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e dello Sviluppo, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro, Roma, Italy.
Gianfranco Scarsella
Gianfranco Risuleo
Sapienza University of Rome · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Pdx-1 transcription factor plays crucial functions both during pancreas development and in the adult beta cells. Previous studies have indicated that ectopic Pdx-1 expression in liver or intestinal primary and immortalized cells is sufficient to promote activation of insulin gene expression. This work is focused on the molecular and physiological consequences of Pdx-1 overexpression in liver cells. We present evidence that Pdx-1 affects the level of expression of one of the four mammalian hexokinase isozymes. These are glucose phosphorylating enzymes involved in essential cellular functions such as glucose sensing, metabolic energy production and apoptosis. Specifically, our data show that over-expression of Pdx-1 in cultured hepatocytes is able to repress the expression of hexokinase 2 (Hxk 2) and the phenomenon is mediated via binding of Pdx-1 to a specific sequence on the Hxk 2 gene promoter. As a consequence, liver cells over-expressing Pdx-1 present interesting alterations concerning glucose metabolism.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlotting, WesternCells, CulturedElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayGlucoseGlycogenHepatocytesHomeodomain ProteinsHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinOligonucleotide ProbesProtein BindingRatsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionGlucoseGlycogenHomeodomain ProteinsHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinOligonucleotide Probespancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 proteinTrans-Activators

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PMID18971862
PMCPMC6245418
OpenAlexW2120545322

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