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  • Title: Activation of ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 transcription by chromatin remodeling complex.
    Author: Huuskonen J, Vishnu M, Fielding PE, Fielding CJ.
    Journal: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol; 2005 Jun; 25(6):1180-5. PubMed ID: 15774904.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Liver X receptor (LXR) regulates the transcription of ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) by binding to the DR-4 promoter element as a heterodimer with retinoid X receptor (RXR). The role of chromatin remodeling complex in LXR or ABCA1 activation has not been established previously. In this study, we investigated the activation of ABCA1 by brahma-related gene 1 (BRG-1) and brahma, members of the SWI/SNF (mating type switching/sucrose nonfermenting) chromatin remodeling complex. METHODS AND RESULTS: Overexpression of wild-type BRG-1 in SW-13 cells, but not a catalytically inactive mutant, increased ABCA1 mRNA levels determined by RT-PCR. These effects were enhanced by LXR and RXR agonists. In 293T (epithelial kidney cell line) and Hep3B (hepatocyte cell line) cells, small interfering RNA against BRG-1/brm also affected ABCA1 mRNA levels. Synergistic activation of ABCA1 was obtained after coexpressing BRG-1 and SRC-1, a coactivator of LXR. Luciferase assays showed that this activation of ABCA1 was dependent on the promoter DR-4 element. Coimmunoprecipitation and chromatin immunoprecipitation studies indicated that the mechanism of BRG-1-mediated activation of ABCA1 involved interaction of LXR/RXR with BRG-1 and binding of this complex to ABCA1 promoter. CONCLUSIONS: Catalytic subunits of SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex, BRG-1 and brahma, play significant roles in enhancing LXR/RXR-mediated transcription of ABCA1 via the promoter DR-4 element.
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