New Transcriptional Reporters to Quantify and Monitor PPAR Activity.

The peroxisome-proliferator-activated-receptor- (PPAR) is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily that plays a critical role in diverse biological processes, including adipogenesis, lipid metabolism, and placental development. To study the activity of PPAR, we constructed two new reporter genes: a fluorescent GFP-tagged histone-2B (PPRE-H2B-eGFP) and a secreted nanoluciferase (PPRE-pNL1.3[secNluc]). This study demonstrates their usage to monitor PPAR activity in different cell types and screen for PPAR's potential ligands.