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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Genome-wide analysis of LXRα activation reveals new transcriptional networks in human atherosclerotic foam cells |
| Creators Name: | Feldmann, R., Fischer, C., Kodelja, V., Behrens, S., Haas, S., Vingron, M., Timmermann, B., Geikowski, A. and Sauer, S. |
| Abstract: | Increased physiological levels of oxysterols are major risk factors for developing atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Lipid-loaded macrophages, termed foam cells, are important during the early development of atherosclerotic plaques. To pursue the hypothesis that ligand-based modulation of the nuclear receptor LXRα is crucial for cell homeostasis during atherosclerotic processes, we analysed genome-wide the action of LXRα in foam cells and macrophages. By integrating chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq) and gene expression profile analyses, we generated a highly stringent set of 186 LXRα target genes. Treatment with the nanomolar-binding ligand T0901317 and subsequent auto-regulatory LXRα activation resulted in sequence-dependent sharpening of the genome-binding patterns of LXRα. LXRα-binding loci that correlated with differential gene expression revealed 32 novel target genes with potential beneficial effects, which in part explained the implications of disease-associated genetic variation data. These observations identified highly integrated LXRα ligand-dependent transcriptional networks, including the APOE/C1/C4/C2-gene cluster, which contribute to the reversal of cholesterol efflux and the dampening of inflammation processes in foam cells to prevent atherogenesis. |
| Keywords: | Apoptosis, Atherosclerosis, Cell Line, Cholesterol, Cultured Cells, Fluorinated Hydrocarbons, Foam Cells, Gene Expression Regulation, Gene Regulatory Networks, Genetic Loci, Genetic Variation, Human Genome, Ligands, Liver X Receptors, Macrophages, Orphan Nuclear Receptors, PPAR alpha, Signal Transduction, Sulfonamides, Transcription Initiation Site |
| Source: | Nucleic Acids Research |
| ISSN: | 0305-1048 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Volume: | 41 |
| Number: | 6 |
| Page Range: | 3518-3531 |
| Date: | April 2013 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkt034 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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