The aryl hydrocarbon receptor and retinoid receptors cross-talk at the CYP1A1 promoter in vitro

Authors

  • Stefanie Hessel-Pras German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Department Food Safety, Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
  • Anke Ehlers German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Department Food Safety, Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
  • Albert Braeuning German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Department Food Safety, Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
  • Alfonso Lampen German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Department Food Safety, Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2018-1147

Keywords:

cytochrome P450, dioxin, drug metabolism, enzyme induction, RXR

Abstract

The epithelium of the small intestine plays an important role in detoxification processes due to the presence of various xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes from phase I and II, as well as transport proteins of the ATP-binding cassette superfamily. Exposure to xenobiotics induces the expression of these proteins in the small intestine, with multiple signaling pathways stimulated by exogenous compounds converging at individual gene promoters by mechanisms which have not been fully understood yet. In this context the promoter region of the CYP1A1 gene, encoding the phase I monooxygenase cytochrome P450 1A1, was analyzed by chromatin immunoprecipitation with regard to binding of xeno-sensing receptors following stimulation of Caco-2 cells with agonists of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) and retinoid receptors. Histone acetylation in the regulatory region of CYP1A1 was enhanced by treatment with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) or all-trans retinoic acid (at-RA). Binding of retinoid-X-receptor (RXR) α to the promoter region was detected in response to at-RA, while AHR bound to the gene promoter following its activation by TCDD. Of note, enhanced RXRα binding was also detected after AHR stimulation, and increased AHR binding was observed after retinoid receptor activation by at-RA. Exposure of Caco-2 cells to mixtures of AHR and retinoid receptor agonists yielded synergistic induction of CYP1A1 mRNA. In conclusion, the present data improve our knowledge on retinoic acid-dependent effects on CYP1A1 expression and demonstrate unexpected mixture effects by cross-talk of the different receptors.

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Published

2018-03-15

How to Cite

Hessel-Pras, S., Ehlers, A., Braeuning, A., & Lampen, A. (2018). The aryl hydrocarbon receptor and retinoid receptors cross-talk at the CYP1A1 promoter in vitro. EXCLI Journal, 17, 246–256. https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2018-1147

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Vol. 17 (2018)

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