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FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
卷 10, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00505
关键词
mitochondrial biogenesis; testosterone; androgen receptor; TFAM; castration
资金
- National Key R&D Program of China [2018YFD0501204, 2018YFD0500403]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31601918, 31530073, 31772576]
- Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System [CARS-35-01A]
- Science & Technology Support Program of Sichuan [2016NYZ0042, 2017NZDZX0002]
Mammalian mitochondrial biogenesis is a complex process involving mitochondrial proliferation and differentiation. Mitochondrial DNA transcription factor A (TFAM), which encodes a major component of a protein-mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) complex, is regulated by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1 alpha (PGC1 alpha). Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone and plays an increasingly important role in mammalian development through its interaction with androgen receptor (AR). However, the function of AR in mitochondrial biogenesis induced by testosterone deficiency has not been investigated. Here, we explored the molecular mechanism underlying the effect of testosterone deficiency on mitochondria! biogenesis using a Yorkshire boar model. Testosterone deficiency caused by castration induced changes in mtDNA copy numbers in various tissues, and AR showed the opposite tendency to that of mtDNA copy number, particularly in adipose tissues and muscle tissues. In addition, castration weakened the correlation of PGC1 alpha and mtDNA copy number, while AR and TFAM showed a relatively high correlation in both control and castrated pigs. Furthermore, luciferase assays revealed that AR binds to potential AR elements in the TFAM promoter to promote TFAM expression. Taken together, testosterone may be involved in the pathway linking PGC1 alpha to mitochondrial biogenesis through the interaction between AR and TFAM.
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