scholarly journals Role of the CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein-α Transcription Factor in the Glucocorticoid Stimulation of p21waf1/cip1Gene Promoter Activity in Growth-arrested Rat Hepatoma Cells

1998 ◽  
Vol 273 (4) ◽  
pp. 2008-2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin J. Cram ◽  
Ross A. Ramos ◽  
Edward C. Wang ◽  
Helen H. Cha ◽  
Yukihiro Nishio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Promoter Activity ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Hepatoma Cells ◽  
Enhancer Binding Protein ◽  
Ccaat Enhancer Binding Protein ◽  
Rat Hepatoma ◽  
Rat Hepatoma Cells ◽  
Stimulation Of

Role of transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha in human fetal liver cell typesin vitro

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 919-932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg C. Gerlach ◽  
Patrick Over ◽  
Hubert G. Foka ◽  
Morris E. Turner ◽  
Robert L. Thompson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Liver Cell ◽  
Fetal Liver ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Human Fetal Liver ◽  
Fetal Liver Cell ◽  
Enhancer Binding Protein ◽  
Ccaat Enhancer Binding Protein

scholarly journals A CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein β Isoform, Liver-Enriched Inhibitory Protein, Regulates Commitment of Osteoblasts and Adipocytes

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 1971-1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Hata ◽  
Riko Nishimura ◽  
Mio Ueda ◽  
Fumiyo Ikeda ◽  
Takuma Matsubara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Osteoblast Differentiation ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Mesenchymal Cells ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Inhibitory Protein ◽  
Enhancer Binding Protein ◽  
Ccaat Enhancer Binding Protein

ABSTRACT Although both osteoblasts and adipocytes have a common origin, i.e., mesenchymal cells, the molecular mechanisms that define the direction of two different lineages are presently unknown. In this study, we investigated the role of a transcription factor, CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β (C/EBPβ), and its isoform in the regulation of balance between osteoblast and adipocyte differentiation. We found that C/EBPβ, which is induced along with osteoblast differentiation, promotes the differentiation of mesenchymal cells into an osteoblast lineage in cooperation with Runx2, an essential transcription factor for osteogenesis. Surprisingly, an isoform of C/EBPβ, liver-enriched inhibitory protein (LIP), which lacks the transcriptional activation domain, stimulates transcriptional activity and the osteogenic action of Runx2, although LIP inhibits adipogenesis in a dominant-negative fashion. Furthermore, LIP physically associates with Runx2 and binds to the C/EBP binding element present in the osteocalcin gene promoter. These data indicate that LIP functions as a coactivator for Runx2 and preferentially promotes the osteoblast differentiation of mesenchymal cells. Thus, identification of a novel role of the C/EBPβ isoform provides insight into the molecular basis of the regulation of osteoblast and adipocyte commitment.

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