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KGF Induces Lipogenic Genes Through a PI3K and JNK/SREBP-1 Pathway in H292 Cells

Lipid synthesis is required for cell growth and is subject to pharmacologic regulation. Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) stimulates proliferation and lipogenesis in H292 cells, a pulmonary epithelial cancer cell line, but the signaling pathways are not known. KGF stimulated the expression of the transcription factors sterol-regulatory element binding protein-1 (SREBP-1), CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α (C/EBPα), and C/EBPδ and two key enzymes involved in lipogenesis, FAS and stearoyl coenzyme A desaturase-1 (SCD-1). We found that KGF induced rapid activation of Akt, p70 S6K, JNK, and extracellular signal-regulated (ERK). Induction of SREBP-1, SCD-1, and FAS by KGF was inhibited by the JNK inhibitor SP600125 and the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor LY294002 but not by the ERK inhibitor PD98059. Using FAS and SCD-1-luciferase promoter constructs, we observed that KGF stimulated the transcription of these promoters and that exogenous cholesterol inhibited the induction. Mutation of the SREBP-1 binding site in the SCD-1 promoter abolished the effect of KGF on SCD-1 transcription. In addition, overexpression of active SREBP-1 directly stimulated SCD-1 and FAS. Conversely, adenovirus-mediated overexpression of a dominant negative form of SREBP-1 inhibited the KGF effect on FAS and SCD-1 expression. In summary, we conclude that KGF requires both PI3K and JNK signaling pathways to induce SREBP-1, which in turn induces SCD-1 and FAS expression in H292 cells.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-19843
Date01 December 2005
CreatorsChang, Yongsheng, Wang, Jieru, Lu, Xiaojun, Thewke, Douglas P., Mason, Robert J.
PublisherDigital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
Source SetsEast Tennessee State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceETSU Faculty Works

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