TY - JOUR
T1 - Functional analysis of Hes-1 in preadipocytes
AU - Ross, David A.
AU - Hannenhalli, Sridhar
AU - Tobias, John W.
AU - Cooch, Neil
AU - Shiekhattar, Ramin
AU - Kadesch, Tom
PY - 2006/3
Y1 - 2006/3
N2 - Notch signaling blocks differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, and this can be mimicked by constitutive expression of the Notch target gene Hes-1. Although considered initially to function only as a repressor, recent evidence indicates that Hes-1 can also activate transcription. We show here that the domains of Hes-1 needed to block adipogenesis coincide with those necessary for transcriptional repression. HRT1, another basic-helix-loop-helix protein and potential Hes-1 partner, was also induced by Notch in 3T3-L1 cells but did not block adipogenesis, suggesting that Hes-1 functions primarily as a homodimer or possibly as a heterodimer with an unknown partner. Purification of Hes-1 identified the Groucho/transducin-like enhancer of split family of corepressors as the only significant Hes-1 interacting proteins in vivo. An evaluation of global gene expression in preadipocytes identified approximately 200 Hes-1-responsive genes comprising roughly equal numbers of up-regulated and down-regulated genes. However, promoter analyses indicated that the down-regulated genes were significantly more likely to contain Hes-1 binding sites, indicating that Hes-1 is more likely to repress transcription of its direct targets. We conclude that Notch most likely blocks adipogenesis through the induction of Hes-1 homodimers, which repress transcription of key target genes.
AB - Notch signaling blocks differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, and this can be mimicked by constitutive expression of the Notch target gene Hes-1. Although considered initially to function only as a repressor, recent evidence indicates that Hes-1 can also activate transcription. We show here that the domains of Hes-1 needed to block adipogenesis coincide with those necessary for transcriptional repression. HRT1, another basic-helix-loop-helix protein and potential Hes-1 partner, was also induced by Notch in 3T3-L1 cells but did not block adipogenesis, suggesting that Hes-1 functions primarily as a homodimer or possibly as a heterodimer with an unknown partner. Purification of Hes-1 identified the Groucho/transducin-like enhancer of split family of corepressors as the only significant Hes-1 interacting proteins in vivo. An evaluation of global gene expression in preadipocytes identified approximately 200 Hes-1-responsive genes comprising roughly equal numbers of up-regulated and down-regulated genes. However, promoter analyses indicated that the down-regulated genes were significantly more likely to contain Hes-1 binding sites, indicating that Hes-1 is more likely to repress transcription of its direct targets. We conclude that Notch most likely blocks adipogenesis through the induction of Hes-1 homodimers, which repress transcription of key target genes.
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U2 - 10.1210/me.2005-0325
DO - 10.1210/me.2005-0325
M3 - Article
C2 - 16282371
AN - SCOPUS:33344458078
VL - 20
SP - 698
EP - 705
JO - Molecular Endocrinology
JF - Molecular Endocrinology
SN - 0888-8809
IS - 3
ER -