PUBLICATION
Pregnane X Receptor and Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Both Are Involved in Transcriptional Regulation of pxr, CYP2 and CYP3 Genes in Developing Zebrafish
- Authors
- Kubota, A., Goldstone, J.V., Lemaire, B., Takata, M., Woodin, B.R., Stegeman, J.J.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-141127-5
- Date
- 2015
- Source
- Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology 143(2): 398-407 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Goldstone, Jed, Stegeman, John J.
- Keywords
- aryl hydrocarbon receptor (Ahr), cytochrome P450 (CYP), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), pregnane X receptor (Pxr), zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System/genetics*
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Embryonic Development/genetics*
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental*/drug effects
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic*/drug effects
- Gene Knockdown Techniques
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls/pharmacology
- Pregnenolone/pharmacology
- Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/agonists
- Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/genetics
- Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/physiology*
- Receptors, Steroid/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Steroid/genetics
- Receptors, Steroid/physiology*
- Transcriptional Activation
- Zebrafish/embryology
- Zebrafish/genetics
- Zebrafish Proteins/agonists
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
- Zebrafish Proteins/physiology*
- PubMed
- 25424564 Full text @ Toxicol. Sci.
- CTD
- 25424564
Citation
Kubota, A., Goldstone, J.V., Lemaire, B., Takata, M., Woodin, B.R., Stegeman, J.J. (2015) Pregnane X Receptor and Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Both Are Involved in Transcriptional Regulation of pxr, CYP2 and CYP3 Genes in Developing Zebrafish. Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology. 143(2):398-407.
Abstract
Ligand-activated receptors regulate numerous genes, and mediate effects of a broad set of endogenous and exogenous chemicals in vertebrates. Understanding the roles of these transcription factors in zebrafish (Danio rerio) is important to the use of this non-mammalian model in toxicological, pharmacological and carcinogenesis research. Response to a potential agonist for the pregnane X receptor (Pxr) (pregnenolone PN) was examined in developing zebrafish, to assess involvement of Pxr in regulation of selected genes, including genes in cytochrome P450 subfamilies CYP2 and CYP3. We also examined interaction of Pxr and the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (Ahr) signaling pathways. PN caused a dose-dependent increase in mRNA levels of pxr, ahr2, CYP1A, CYP2AA1, CYP2AA12, CYP3A65 and CYP3C1, most of which peaked at 3 μM PN. The well-known Ahr agonist 3,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB126) also up-regulated expression of pxr, ahr2, CYP1A, CYP2AA12, CYP3A65 and CYP3C1 in a dose-dependent manner. Inhibition of pxr translation by morpholino antisense oligonucleotides (MO) suppressed PN-induced expression of pxr, ahr2, CYP3A65 and CYP3C1 genes. Levels of CYP2AA1 and CYP2AA12 mRNA were increased in the control-MO group exposed to PN; this was prevented by knocking down Pxr. Similarly, Ahr2-MO treatment blocked PCB126-induced mRNA expression of pxr, CYP1A, CYP2AA12, CYP3A65 and CYP3C1. The present study shows self-regulation of pxr by PN in developing zebrafish. Selected zebrafish CYP1, CYP2 (including several CYP2AAs) and CYP3 genes appear to be under the regulation of both Pxr and Ahr2.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping