Abstract
A conserved region in the hormone-dependent activation domain AF2 of nuclear receptors plays an important role in transcriptional activation. We have characterized a novel nuclear protein, RIP140, that specifically interacts in vitro with this domain of the estrogen receptor. This interaction was increased by estrogen, but not by anti-estrogens and the in vitro binding capacity of mutant receptors correlates with their ability to stimulate transcription. RIP140 also interacts with estrogen receptor in intact cells and modulates its transcriptional activity in the presence of estrogen, but not the anti-estrogen 4-hydroxytamoxifen. In view of its widespread expression in mammalian cells, RIP140 may interact with other members of the superfamily of nuclear receptors and thereby act as a potential co-activator of hormone-regulated gene transcription.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Breast Neoplasms
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Cell Line
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Cell Nucleus / metabolism
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Cloning, Molecular
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Cytoplasm / metabolism
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DNA, Complementary / genetics
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Estradiol / metabolism
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Estradiol / pharmacology
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Estrogen Antagonists / pharmacology
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Humans
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Nuclear Proteins / chemistry
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Nuclear Proteins / genetics
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Nuclear Proteins / metabolism*
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Nuclear Receptor Interacting Protein 1
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RNA, Messenger / biosynthesis
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Receptors, Estrogen / genetics
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Receptors, Estrogen / metabolism*
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Sequence Deletion
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Tamoxifen / analogs & derivatives
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Tamoxifen / pharmacology
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Transcription Factor TFIIB
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Transcription Factors / metabolism
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Transcriptional Activation / physiology*
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Tumor Cells, Cultured
Substances
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Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
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DNA, Complementary
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Estrogen Antagonists
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NRIP1 protein, human
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Nuclear Proteins
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Nuclear Receptor Interacting Protein 1
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RNA, Messenger
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Receptors, Estrogen
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins
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Transcription Factor TFIIB
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Transcription Factors
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Tamoxifen
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afimoxifene
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Estradiol