TY - JOUR
T1 - FoxO3 mediates antagonistic effects of glucocorticoids and interleukin-2 on glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper expression
AU - Asselin-Labat, Marie Liesse
AU - Biola-Vidamment, Armelle
AU - Kerbrat, Stéphane
AU - Lombès, Marc
AU - Bertoglio, Jacques
AU - Pallardy, Marc
PY - 2005/7
Y1 - 2005/7
N2 - We have analyzed the promoter of human gilz (glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper), a dexamethasone-inducible gene that is involved in regulating apoptosis, and identified six glucocorticoid (GC)-responsive elements and three Forkhead responsive elements (FHREs). Promoter deletion analysis and point mutations showed that individual mutation of the GC-responsive elements does not affect GC-induced transcription and that FHRE-1 and FHRE-3 elements contribute to the effects of GCs. Furthermore, overexpression of the Forkhead transcription factor FoxO3 enhances GC-induced gilz mRNA expression. The functional significance of the interaction between FoxO3 and GC receptor was established in T lymphocytes. Indeed, we show that GCs failed to induce GILZ expression in the presence of IL-2, a cytokine known to antagonize GC effects in T cells. Using a constitutive active mutant of protein kinase B that inactivates FoxO3 or a FoxO3 mutant that cannot be inactivated by protein kinase B, we demonstrate that IL-2 inhibitory effects on GILZ expression are mediated through inhibition of FoxO3 transcriptional activity. Therefore, FoxO3 appears to be a key factor mediating GC and IL-2 antagonism for gilz regulation in T lymphocytes. This regulation of GILZ expression was placed in a meaningful context in evaluating the effects of GILZ on GC-induced apoptosis in T lymphocytes.
AB - We have analyzed the promoter of human gilz (glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper), a dexamethasone-inducible gene that is involved in regulating apoptosis, and identified six glucocorticoid (GC)-responsive elements and three Forkhead responsive elements (FHREs). Promoter deletion analysis and point mutations showed that individual mutation of the GC-responsive elements does not affect GC-induced transcription and that FHRE-1 and FHRE-3 elements contribute to the effects of GCs. Furthermore, overexpression of the Forkhead transcription factor FoxO3 enhances GC-induced gilz mRNA expression. The functional significance of the interaction between FoxO3 and GC receptor was established in T lymphocytes. Indeed, we show that GCs failed to induce GILZ expression in the presence of IL-2, a cytokine known to antagonize GC effects in T cells. Using a constitutive active mutant of protein kinase B that inactivates FoxO3 or a FoxO3 mutant that cannot be inactivated by protein kinase B, we demonstrate that IL-2 inhibitory effects on GILZ expression are mediated through inhibition of FoxO3 transcriptional activity. Therefore, FoxO3 appears to be a key factor mediating GC and IL-2 antagonism for gilz regulation in T lymphocytes. This regulation of GILZ expression was placed in a meaningful context in evaluating the effects of GILZ on GC-induced apoptosis in T lymphocytes.
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U2 - 10.1210/me.2004-0206
DO - 10.1210/me.2004-0206
M3 - Article
C2 - 15705665
AN - SCOPUS:22444451372
SN - 0888-8809
VL - 19
SP - 1752
EP - 1764
JO - Molecular Endocrinology
JF - Molecular Endocrinology
IS - 7
ER -