Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ or PPARG), also known as the glitazone receptor, or NR1C3 (nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group C, member 3) is a type II nuclear receptor that in humans is encoded by the PPARGgene.[1][2][3]
PPARG is mainly present in adipose tissue, colon and macrophages. Two isoforms of PPARG are detected in the human and in the mouse: PPAR-γ1 (found in nearly all tissues except muscle) and PPAR-γ2 (mostly found in adipose tissue and the intestine).[4][5]
Function
PPARG regulates fatty acid storage and glucose metabolism. The genes activated by PPARG stimulate lipid uptake and adipogenesis by fat cells. PPARG knockout mice fail to generate adipose tissue when fed a high-fat diet.[6]
This gene encodes a member of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) subfamily of nuclear receptors. PPARs form heterodimers with retinoid X receptors (RXRs) and these heterodimers regulate transcription of various genes. Three subtypes of PPARs are known: PPAR-alpha, PPAR-delta, and PPAR-gamma. The protein encoded by this gene is PPAR-gamma and is a regulator of adipocyte differentiation. Alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different isoforms have been described.[7]
PPAR-gamma has been implicated in the pathology of numerous diseases including obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, and cancer. PPAR-gamma agonists have been used in the treatment of hyperlipidaemia and hyperglycemia.[24][25] PPAR-gamma decreases the inflammatory response of many cardiovascular cells, particularly endothelial cells.[26] PPAR-gamma activates the PON1 gene, increasing synthesis and release of paraoxonase 1 from the liver, reducing atherosclerosis.[27]
Many insulin sensitizing drugs (namely, the thiazolidinediones) used in the treatment of diabetes activate PPARG as a means to lower serum glucose without increasing pancreatic insulin secretion. Activation of PPARG is more effective for skeletal muscle insulin resistance than for insulin resistance of the liver.[28] Different classes of compounds which activate PPARG weaker than thiazolidinediones (the so-called “partial agonists of PPARgamma”) are currently studied with the hope that such compounds would be still effective hypoglycemic agents but with fewer side effects.[29]
The medium-chain triglyceridedecanoic acid has been shown to be a partially-activating PPAR-gamma ligand that does not increase adipogenesis.[30] Activation of PPAR-gamma by decanoic acid has been shown to increase mitochondrial number, increase the mitochondrial enzyme citrate synthase, increase complex I activity in mitochondria, and increase activity of the antioxidant enzyme catalase.[31]
A fusion protein of PPAR-γ1 and the thyroid transcription factor PAX8 is present in approximately one-third of follicular thyroid carcinomas, to be specific those cancers with a chromosomal translocation of t(2;3)(q13;p25), which permits juxtaposition of portions of both genes.[32][33]
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Further reading
Qi C, Zhu Y, Reddy JK (2001). "Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, coactivators, and downstream targets". Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. 32 Spring: 187–204. PMID11330046.
Kadowaki T, Hara K, Kubota N, Tobe K, Terauchi Y, Yamauchi T, Eto K, Kadowaki H, Noda M, Hagura R, Akanuma Y (2002). "The role of PPARgamma in high-fat diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance". Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications. 16 (1): 41–5. doi:10.1016/S1056-8727(01)00206-9. PMID11872365.
Wakino S, Law RE, Hsueh WA (2002). "Vascular protective effects by activation of nuclear receptor PPARgamma". Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications. 16 (1): 46–9. doi:10.1016/S1056-8727(01)00197-0. PMID11872366.
Takano H, Komuro I (2002). "Roles of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma in cardiovascular disease". Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications. 16 (1): 108–14. doi:10.1016/S1056-8727(01)00203-3. PMID11872377.
Stumvoll M, Häring H (August 2002). "The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma2 Pro12Ala polymorphism". Diabetes. 51 (8): 2341–7. doi:10.2337/diabetes.51.8.2341. PMID12145143.
Koeffler HP (January 2003). "Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma and cancers". Clinical Cancer Research. 9 (1): 1–9. PMID12538445.
Takano H, Hasegawa H, Nagai T, Komuro I (May 2003). "The role of PPARgamma-dependent pathway in the development of cardiac hypertrophy". Drugs of Today. 39 (5): 347–57. doi:10.1358/dot.2003.39.5.799458. PMID12861348.
Rangwala SM, Lazar MA (June 2004). "Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma in diabetes and metabolism". Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 25 (6): 331–6. doi:10.1016/j.tips.2004.03.012. PMID15165749.
Cuzzocrea S (July 2004). "Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors gamma ligands and ischemia and reperfusion injury". Vascular Pharmacology. 41 (6): 187–95. doi:10.1016/j.vph.2004.10.004. PMID15653094.
Savage DB (January 2005). "PPAR gamma as a metabolic regulator: insights from genomics and pharmacology". Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine. 7 (1): 1–16. doi:10.1017/S1462399405008793. PMID15673477.
Pégorier JP (April 2005). "[PPAR receptors and insulin sensitivity: new agonists in development]". Annales d'Endocrinologie. 66 (2 Pt 2): 1S10–7. PMID15959400.
Tsai YS, Maeda N (April 2005). "PPARgamma: a critical determinant of body fat distribution in humans and mice". Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 15 (3): 81–5. doi:10.1016/j.tcm.2005.04.002. PMID16039966.
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Cecil JE, Watt P, Palmer CN, Hetherington M (June 2006). "Energy balance and food intake: the role of PPARgamma gene polymorphisms". Physiology & Behavior. 88 (3): 227–33. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2006.05.028. PMID16777151.
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Tönjes A, Stumvoll M (July 2007). "The role of the Pro12Ala polymorphism in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma in diabetes risk". Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care. 10 (4): 410–4. doi:10.1097/MCO.0b013e3281e389d9. PMID17563457.
Burgermeister E, Seger R (July 2007). "MAPK kinases as nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttles for PPARgamma". Cell Cycle. 6 (13): 1539–48. doi:10.4161/cc.6.13.4453. PMID17611413.
Papageorgiou E, Pitulis N, Msaouel P, Lembessis P, Koutsilieris M (August 2007). "The non-genomic crosstalk between PPAR-gamma ligands and ERK1/2 in cancer cell lines". Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 11 (8): 1071–85. doi:10.1517/14728222.11.8.1071. PMID17665979.
1fm6: THE 2.1 ANGSTROM RESOLUTION CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE HETERODIMER OF THE HUMAN RXRALPHA AND PPARGAMMA LIGAND BINDING DOMAINS RESPECTIVELY BOUND WITH 9-CIS RETINOIC ACID AND ROSIGLITAZONE AND CO-ACTIVATOR PEPTIDES.
1fm9: THE 2.1 ANGSTROM RESOLUTION CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE HETERODIMER OF THE HUMAN RXRALPHA AND PPARGAMMA LIGAND BINDING DOMAINS RESPECTIVELY BOUND WITH 9-CIS RETINOIC ACID AND GI262570 AND CO-ACTIVATOR PEPTIDES.
1k74: The 2.3 Angstrom resolution crystal structure of the heterodimer of the human PPARgamma and RXRalpha ligand binding domains respectively bound with GW409544 and 9-cis retinoic acid and co-activator peptides.
2g0g: Structure-based drug design of a novel family of PPAR partial agonists: virtual screening, x-ray crystallography and in vitro/in vivo biological activities
2g0h: Structure-based drug design of a novel family of PPAR partial agonists: virtual screening, x-ray crystallography and in vitro/in vivo biological activities
2i4p: Crystal structure of the complex between PPARgamma and the partial agonist LT127 (ureidofibrate derivative). Structure obtained from crystals of the apo-form soaked for 30 days.
2i4z: Crystal structure of the complex between PPARgamma and the partial agonist LT127 (ureidofibrate derivative). This structure has been obtained from crystals soaked for 6 hours.