The physiological and pathophysiological roles of carbohydrate response element binding protein in the kidney

Endocrine journal

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Atsushi Yokoyama¹  Susumu Suzuki¹  Koji Okamoto²  Akira Sugawara¹ 

[1] Department of Molecular Endocrinology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine;Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine

关键词: Carbohydrate response element binding protein (ChREBP);    Thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP);    Diabetic nephropathy (DN);    Diabetes mellitus (DM);   

DOI  :  10.1507/endocrj.EJ22-0083

学科分类：内分泌与代谢学

来源: Japan Endocrine Society

【 摘 要 】

Glucose is not only the energy fuel for most cells, but also the signaling molecule which affects gene expression via carbohydrate response element binding protein (ChREBP), a Mondo family transcription factor. In response to high glucose conditions, ChREBP regulates glycolytic and lipogenic genes by binding to carbohydrate response elements (ChoRE) in the regulatory region of its target genes, thus elucidating the role of ChREBP for converting excessively ingested carbohydrates to fatty acids as an energy storage in lipogenic tissues such as the liver and adipose tissue. While the pathophysiological roles of ChREBP for fatty liver and obesity in these tissues are well known, much of the physiological and pathophysiological roles of ChREBP in other tissues such as the kidney remains unclear despite its high levels of expression in them. This review will thus highlight the roles of ChREBP in the kidney and briefly introduce the latest research results that have been reported so far.

【 授权许可】

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