PMID- 26288135 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160524 LR - 20201215 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 8 DP - 2015 TI - LXR-Mediated ABCA1 Expression and Function Are Modulated by High Glucose and PRMT2. PG - e0135218 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0135218 [doi] LID - e0135218 AB - High cholesterol and diabetes are major risk factors for atherosclerosis. Regression of atherosclerosis is mediated in part by the Liver X Receptor (LXR) through the induction of genes involved in cholesterol transport and efflux. In the context of diabetes, regression of atherosclerosis is impaired. We proposed that changes in glucose levels modulate LXR-dependent gene expression. Using a mouse macrophage cell line (RAW 264.7) and primary bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs) cultured in normal or diabetes relevant high glucose conditions we found that high glucose inhibits the LXR-dependent expression of ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1), but not ABCG1. To probe for this mechanism, we surveyed the expression of a host of chromatin-modifying enzymes and found that Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 2 (PRMT2) was reduced in high compared to normal glucose conditions. Importantly, ABCA1 expression and ABCA1-mediated cholesterol efflux were reduced in Prmt2-/- compared to wild type BMDMs. Monocytes from diabetic mice also showed decreased expression of Prmt2 compared to non-diabetic counterparts. Thus, PRMT2 represents a glucose-sensitive factor that plays a role in LXR-mediated ABCA1-dependent cholesterol efflux and lends insight to the presence of increased atherosclerosis in diabetic patients. FAU - Hussein, Maryem A AU - Hussein MA AD - Department of Microbiology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America. FAU - Shrestha, Elina AU - Shrestha E AD - Department of Microbiology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America. FAU - Ouimet, Mireille AU - Ouimet M AD - Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America. FAU - Barrett, Tessa J AU - Barrett TJ AD - Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America. FAU - Leone, Sarah AU - Leone S AD - Department of Microbiology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America. FAU - Moore, Kathryn J AU - Moore KJ AD - Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America. FAU - Herault, Yann AU - Herault Y AD - Institut de Genetique et de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire, Illkirch, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404, Illkirch, France; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, Illkirch, France; Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, U964, Illkirch, France; Universite de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France; Institut Clinique de la Souris, ICS, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404, Illkirch, France. FAU - Fisher, Edward A AU - Fisher EA AD - Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America. FAU - Garabedian, Michael J AU - Garabedian MJ AD - Department of Microbiology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America. LA - eng GR - R01 HL117226/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 GM007238/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32GM007238/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32AI07180/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DK095684/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R01DK095684/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 GM007308/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 AI007180/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01HL117226/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20150819 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (ABCA1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (ABCG1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (ATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1) RN - 0 (ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 1) RN - 0 (ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters) RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Lipoproteins) RN - 0 (Liver X Receptors) RN - 0 (Orphan Nuclear Receptors) RN - 97C5T2UQ7J (Cholesterol) RN - EC 2.1.1.- (Methyltransferases) RN - EC 2.1.1.319 (PRMT2 protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.1.1.319 (Protein-Arginine N-Methyltransferases) SB - IM MH - ATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1/biosynthesis/*metabolism MH - ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 1 MH - ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/biosynthesis/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Atherosclerosis/pathology MH - Biological Transport/genetics MH - Blood Glucose/*analysis MH - Cell Line MH - Cholesterol/blood/metabolism MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental MH - Hypercholesterolemia/*blood MH - Lipoproteins/biosynthesis/metabolism MH - Liver X Receptors MH - Macrophages/metabolism MH - Male MH - Methyltransferases/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Orphan Nuclear Receptors/biosynthesis/*metabolism MH - Protein-Arginine N-Methyltransferases PMC - PMC4545936 COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2015/08/20 06:00 MHDA- 2016/05/25 06:00 PMCR- 2015/08/19 CRDT- 2015/08/20 06:00 PHST- 2015/05/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/07/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/08/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/08/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/05/25 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/08/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-15-19743 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0135218 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2015 Aug 19;10(8):e0135218. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135218. eCollection 2015.