title: Estrogen receptor-associated proteins: possible mediators of hormone-induced transcription.
abstract: The estrogen receptor is a transcription factor which, when bound to estradiol, binds DNA and regulates expression of estrogen-responsive genes. A 160-kilodalton estrogen receptor-associated protein, ERAP160, was identified that exhibits estradiol-dependent binding to the receptor. Mutational analysis of the receptor shows that its ability to activate transcription parallels its ability to bind ERAP160. Antiestrogens are unable to promote ERAP160 binding and can block the estrogen-dependent interaction of the receptor and ERAP160 in a dose-dependent manner. This evidence suggests that ERAP160 may mediate estradiol-dependent transcriptional activation by the estrogen receptor. Furthermore, the ability of antiestrogens to block estrogen receptor-ERAP160 complex formation could account for their therapeutic effects in breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Halachmi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marden
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: MacKay
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abbondanza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D004054:Diethylstilbestrol / Q000494:pharmacology; D004958:Estradiol / Q000378:metabolism*; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017354:Point Mutation; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000494:pharmacology; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D013629:Tamoxifen; D004958:Estradiol; D004054:Diethylstilbestrol