PMID- 31024446 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200225 IS - 1664-2392 (Print) IS - 1664-2392 (Electronic) IS - 1664-2392 (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2019 TI - ERRalpha as a Bridge Between Transcription and Function: Role in Liver Metabolism and Disease. PG - 206 LID - 10.3389/fendo.2019.00206 [doi] LID - 206 AB - As transcriptional factors, nuclear receptors (NRs) function as major regulators of gene expression. In particular, dysregulation of NR activity has been shown to significantly alter metabolic homeostasis in various contexts leading to metabolic disorders and cancers. The orphan estrogen-related receptor (ERR) subfamily of NRs, comprised of ERRalpha, ERRbeta, and ERRgamma, for which a natural ligand has yet to be identified, are known as central regulators of energy metabolism. If AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) can be viewed as sensors of the metabolic needs of a cell and responding acutely via post-translational control of proteins, then the ERRs can be regarded as downstream effectors of metabolism via transcriptional regulation of genes for a long-term and sustained adaptive response. In this review, we will focus on recent findings centered on the transcriptional roles played by ERRalpha in hepatocytes. Modulation of ERRalpha activity in both in vitro and in vivo models via genetic or pharmacological manipulation coupled with chromatin-immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-on-chip and ChIP-sequencing (ChIP-seq) studies have been fundamental in delineating the direct roles of ERRalpha in the control of hepatic gene expression. These studies have identified crucial roles for ERRalpha in lipid and carbohydrate metabolism as well as in mitochondrial function under both physiological and pathological conditions. The regulation of ERRalpha expression and activity via ligand-independent modes of action including coregulator binding, post-translational modifications (PTMs) and control of protein stability will be discussed in the context that may serve as valuable tools to modulate ERRalpha function as new therapeutic avenues for the treatment of hepatic metabolic dysfunction and related diseases. FAU - Xia, Hui AU - Xia H AD - Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. AD - Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. FAU - Dufour, Catherine R AU - Dufour CR AD - Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. FAU - Giguere, Vincent AU - Giguere V AD - Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. AD - Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. AD - Medicine and Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20190405 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) JT - Frontiers in endocrinology JID - 101555782 PMC - PMC6459935 OTO - NOTNLM OT - diabetes OT - high-fat diet OT - inflammation OT - liver cancer OT - metabolism OT - non-alcoholic fatty liver disease OT - nuclear receptor EDAT- 2019/04/27 06:00 MHDA- 2019/04/27 06:01 PMCR- 2019/01/01 CRDT- 2019/04/27 06:00 PHST- 2018/12/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/03/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/04/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/04/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/04/27 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fendo.2019.00206 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2019 Apr 5;10:206. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00206. eCollection 2019.