Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 promotes oxidative-stress-induced liver cell death via suppressing farnesoid X receptor α

  • Cheng Wang
  • , Fengxiao Zhang
  • , Lin Wang
  • , Yanqing Zhang
  • , Xiangrao Li
  • , Kun Huang
  • , Meng Du
  • , Fangmei Liu
  • , Shizheng Huang
  • , Youfei Guan
  • , Dan Huang*
  • , Kai Huang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Farnesoid X receptor α (FXR) is highly expressed in the liver and regulates the expression of various genes involved in liver repair. In this study, we demonstrated that activated poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) promoted hepatic cell death by inhibiting the expression of FXR-dependent hepatoprotective genes. PARP1 could bind to and poly(ADP-ribosyl)ate FXR. Poly-(ADP-ribosyl)ation dissociated FXR from the FXR response element (FXRE), present in the promoters of target genes, and suppressed FXR-mediated gene transcription. Moreover, treatment with a FXR agonist attenuated poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation of FXR and promoted FXR-dependent gene expression. We further established the CCl4-induced acute liver injury model in wildtype and FXR-knockout mice and identified an essential role of FXR poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation in CCl4-induced liver injury. Thus, our results identified poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation of FXR by PARP1 as a key step in oxidative-stress-induced hepatic cell death. The molecular association between PARP1 and FXR provides new insight into the mechanism, suggesting that inhibition of PARP1 could prevent liver injury.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4492-4503
Number of pages12
JournalMolecular and Cellular Biology
Volume33
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Nov 2013
Externally publishedYes

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