Transcriptional activation by Nur77, a growth factor-inducible member of the steroid hormone receptor superfamily.
nur77 is a growth factor-inducible immediate early gene that encodes a protein with extensive sequence homology to members of the steroid/thyroid hormone receptor superfamily. By analogy to steroid receptors, the Nur77 protein is thought to act as a ligand-dependent transcription factor that regulates the genomic response to growth factors. Using chimeric gene constructs, we show that Nur77 can indeed function as a transcription activator. Furthermore, Nur77 chimeras can activate transcription in the absence of an exogenously added ligand.
Department of Genetics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago 60612.
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D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D057105:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D011987:Receptors, Steroid; D014157:Transcription Factors; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase; D001616:beta-Galactosidase