Control of cell identity by the nuclear receptor HNF4 in organ pathophysiology

V Dubois, B Staels, P Lefebvre, MP Verzi, J Eeckhoute - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 (HNF4) is a transcription factor (TF) belonging to the nuclear
receptor family whose expression and activities are restricted to a limited number of organs …

The protein architecture and allosteric landscape of HNF4α

F Rastinejad - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF4α) is a multi-faceted nuclear receptor responsible
for governing the development and proper functioning of liver and pancreatic islet cells. Its …

HNF4A and HNF1A exhibit tissue specific target gene regulation in pancreatic beta cells and hepatocytes

NHJ Ng, S Ghosh, CM Bok, C Ching, BSJ Low… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract HNF4A and HNF1A encode transcription factors that are important for the
development and function of the pancreas and liver. Mutations in both genes have been …

HNF4A defines tissue-specific circadian rhythms by beaconing BMAL1:: CLOCK chromatin binding and shaping the rhythmic chromatin landscape

M Qu, H Qu, Z Jia, SA Kay - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Transcription modulated by the circadian clock is diverse across cell types, underlying
circadian control of peripheral metabolism and its observed perturbation in human diseases …

Progressive loss of hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha activity in chronic liver diseases in humans

S Gunewardena, I Huck, C Walesky, D Robarts… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha (HNF4α) is indispensable
for hepatocyte differentiation and critical for maintaining liver health. Here, we demonstrate …

Duplicated ribosomal protein paralogs promote alternative translation and drug resistance

M Malik Ghulam, M Catala, G Reulet, MS Scott… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ribosomes are often seen as monolithic machines produced from uniformly regulated
genes. However, in yeast most ribosomal proteins come from duplicated genes. Here, we …

A critical role for HNF4α in polymicrobial sepsis-associated metabolic reprogramming and death

C Van Dender, S Timmermans… - EMBO Molecular …, 2024 - embopress.org
In sepsis, limited food intake and increased energy expenditure induce a starvation
response, which is compromised by a quick decline in the expression of hepatic PPARα, a …

Novel function of SART1 in HNF4α transcriptional regulation contributes to its antiviral role during HBV infection

Y Teng, Z Xu, K Zhao, Y Zhong, J Wang, L Zhao… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Our understanding of the interactions between HBV and its host cells is
still quite limited. Spliceosome associated factor 1 (SART1) has recently been found to …

Two decades since the fetal insulin hypothesis: what have we learned from genetics?

AE Hughes, AT Hattersley, SE Flanagan, RM Freathy - Diabetologia, 2021 - Springer
In 1998 the fetal insulin hypothesis proposed that lower birthweight and adult-onset type 2
diabetes are two phenotypes of the same genotype. Since then, advances in research …

Transcription factor HNF4α2 promotes osteogenesis and prevents bone abnormalities in mice with renal osteodystrophy

M Martinez-Calle, G Courbon… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Renal osteodystrophy (ROD) is a disorder of bone metabolism that affects virtually all
patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is associated with adverse clinical outcomes …