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Public on May 29, 2014 |
Title |
Slu7 is essential for liver differentiation, metabolism and quiescence |
Organism |
Homo sapiens |
Experiment type |
Expression profiling by array
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Summary |
The equilibrium between cellular differentiation and proliferation is fundamental for tissue homeostasis. This is particularly important for the liver, a highly differentiated organ with systemic metabolic functions still endowed with unparalleled regenerative potential. Hepatocellular de-differentiation and uncontrolled proliferation are at the basis of liver carcinogenesis. We have identified SLU7, a pre-mRNA splicing regulator inhibited in hepatocarcinoma as a pivotal gene for hepatocellular homeostasis. SLU7 knockdown in human liver cells and mouse liver resulted in profound changes in pre-mRNA splicing and gene expression, leading to impaired glucose and lipid metabolism, refractoriness to key metabolic hormones, and reversion to a fetal-like gene expression pattern. Hepatocellular proliferation and a switch to a tumor-like glycolytic phenotype were also observed. Mechanistically, SLU7 governed the splicing and/or expression of essential genes for hepatocellular differentiation like SRSF3 and HNF4a, and was identified as a critical factor in cAMP-regulated gene transcription. SLU7 is therefore central for hepatocyte identity and quiescence.
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Overall design |
The expression of the splicing factor SLU7 in the human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line PLC/PRF/5 was knocked down with specific siRNAs (siSlu7). An irrelevant siRNA (siGL2) was used as negative control. The RNAto perfrom the array analysis was extracted 48h after transfection.
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Contributor(s) |
Elizalde M, Segura V, Prieto J, Avila M, Berasain C |
Citation(s) |
24865429 |
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Submission date |
Jan 15, 2014 |
Last update date |
Jul 10, 2014 |
Contact name |
Victor Segura |
E-mail(s) |
vsegura@unav.es
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Organization name |
FIMA
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Department |
Unit of Proteomics, Genomics and Bioinformatics
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Street address |
Avda. Pío XII, 55
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City |
Pamplona |
State/province |
Navarra |
ZIP/Postal code |
31008 |
Country |
Spain |
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Platforms (1) |
GPL5188 |
[HuEx-1_0-st] Affymetrix Human Exon 1.0 ST Array [probe set (exon) version] |
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Samples (6)
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BioProject |
PRJNA235169 |