title: A nuclear protein essential for binding of rat 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor to its response elements.
abstract: Recombinant 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor from a baculovirus expression system requires a mammalian-derived nuclear accessory protein for binding to a vitamin D response element (DRE). This was established by electrophoretic mobility shift analyses using radiolabeled DNA probes consisting of DREs from two vitamin D-responsive genes. Mammalian nuclear extract was also required for the binding of wild-type porcine vitamin D receptor to a DRE. Surprisingly, the accessory factor-dependent formation of receptor-DRE complex was independent of exogenous 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. A 59- to 64-kDa accessory protein from porcine intestinal nuclear extract was identified by size-exclusion chromatography. Nuclear extracts from rat liver and kidney contained accessory factor, whereas smaller amounts were detected in heart muscle. Spleen and skeletal muscle contained no detectable accessory factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Prahl
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: DeLuca
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000378:metabolism; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D015675:Osteocalcin / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol; D011987:Receptors, Steroid / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol; D011987:Receptors, Steroid; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015675:Osteocalcin; D004247:DNA; D002117:Calcitriol