Unliganded thyroid hormone receptor alpha can target TATA-binding protein for transcriptional repression.
Unliganded human thyroid hormone receptor alpha (hTR alpha) can repress transcription by inhibiting the formation of a functional preinitiation complex (PIC) on promoters bearing thyroid hormone receptor (TR)-binding elements. Here we demonstrate that hTR alpha directly contacts the TATA-binding protein (TBP) and that preincubation of hTR alpha with TBP completely alleviates TR-mediated repression in vitro. Using stepwise preassembled PICs, we show that hTR alpha targets either the TBP/TFIIA or the TBP/TFIIA/TFIIB steps of PIC assembly for repression. We also show that the repression domain of hTR alpha maps to the C-terminal ligand-binding region and that direct TR-TBP interactions can be inhibited by thyroid hormone. Together, these results suggest a model in which unliganded hTR alpha contacts promoter-bound TBP and interferes with later steps in the initiation of transcription.
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA.
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Fondell
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Brunel
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Hisatake
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Roeder
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008024:Ligands; D008954:Models, Biological; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011988:Receptors, Thyroid Hormone / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D035181:TATA-Box Binding Protein; D035561:Transcription Factor TFIIA; D035581:Transcription Factor TFIIB; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D008024:Ligands; D011988:Receptors, Thyroid Hormone; D035181:TATA-Box Binding Protein; D035561:Transcription Factor TFIIA; D035581:Transcription Factor TFIIB; D014157:Transcription Factors