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<p>The precursor of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-2 (SREBP2) is a membrane-bound transcription factor regulating cholesterol biosynthesis. Under cholesterol-deficient conditions, mature SREBP2 is released from membrane-bound precursors through proteolytic cleavage and enters the nucleus. However, regulation of the transcriptional activity of nuclear SREBP2 (nSREBP2) is poorly understood. In the present study, we reported that nSREBP2 forms nuclear condensates through its amino-terminal, intrinsically disordered region (IDR) and works together with transcription coactivators, partly on superenhancers, for the transcriptional activation of SREBP2 target genes. Substitution of a conserved phenylalanine by alanine within the IDR abolishes the formation of nSREBP2 condensates and reduces its transcriptional activity. This can be effectively rescued by fusion with a phase separation driving FUS-IDR. Knock-in of the phenylalanine-to-alanine substitution in male mice compromises feeding-induced nSREBP2 activity and lowers hepatic and circulating cholesterol levels, underscoring the functional significance of nSREBP2 condensates. Together, the present study reveals that nuclear condensates driven by nSREBP2 N-terminal IDR facilitate the efficient activation of lipogenic genes and play an important role in cholesterol homeostasis.</p>

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Nuclear SREBP2 condensates regulate the transcriptional activation of lipogenic genes and cholesterol homeostasis

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    2025年5月20日

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  • Mengqiang Xu,
  • Shi-You Jiang,
  • Shuocheng Tang,
  • Meimei Zhu,
  • Yueer Hu,
  • Juewan Li,
  • Jizhi Yan,
  • Chenyang Qin,
  • Dongxia Tan,
  • Yang An,
  • Yuxiu Qu,
  • Bao-Liang Song,
  • Hanhui Ma,
  • Wei Qi

摘要

The precursor of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-2 (SREBP2) is a membrane-bound transcription factor regulating cholesterol biosynthesis. Under cholesterol-deficient conditions, mature SREBP2 is released from membrane-bound precursors through proteolytic cleavage and enters the nucleus. However, regulation of the transcriptional activity of nuclear SREBP2 (nSREBP2) is poorly understood. In the present study, we reported that nSREBP2 forms nuclear condensates through its amino-terminal, intrinsically disordered region (IDR) and works together with transcription coactivators, partly on superenhancers, for the transcriptional activation of SREBP2 target genes. Substitution of a conserved phenylalanine by alanine within the IDR abolishes the formation of nSREBP2 condensates and reduces its transcriptional activity. This can be effectively rescued by fusion with a phase separation driving FUS-IDR. Knock-in of the phenylalanine-to-alanine substitution in male mice compromises feeding-induced nSREBP2 activity and lowers hepatic and circulating cholesterol levels, underscoring the functional significance of nSREBP2 condensates. Together, the present study reveals that nuclear condensates driven by nSREBP2 N-terminal IDR facilitate the efficient activation of lipogenic genes and play an important role in cholesterol homeostasis.