title: Functional analysis of retinoid Z receptor beta, a brain-specific nuclear orphan receptor.
abstract: The retinoid Z receptor beta (RZR beta), an orphan receptor, is a member of the retinoic acid receptor (RAR)/thyroid hormone receptor (TR) subfamily of nuclear receptors. RZR beta exhibits a highly restricted brain-specific expression pattern. So far, no natural RZR beta target gene has been identified and the physiological role of the receptor in transcriptional regulation remains to be elucidated. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays reveal binding of RZR beta to monomeric response elements containing the sequence AnnTAGGTCA, but RZR beta-mediated transactivation of reporter genes is only achieved with two property spaced binding sites. We present evidence that RZR beta can function as a cell-type-specific transactivator. In neuronal cells, GaI-RZR beta fusion proteins function as potent transcriptional activators, whereas no transactivation can be observed in nonneuronal cells. Mutational analyses demonstrate that the activation domain (AF-2) of RZR beta and RAR alpha are functionally interchangeable. However, in contrast to RAR and TR, the RZR beta AF-2 cannot function autonomously as a transactivation domain. Furthermore, our data define a novel repressor function for the C-terminal part of the putative ligand binding domain. We propose that the transcriptional activity of RZR beta is regulated by an interplay of different receptor domains with coactivators and corepressors.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Tumorbiologie, Universität Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Greiner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kirfel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Greschik
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dörflinger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mercep
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schüle
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D017931:DNA Primers; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D006801:Humans; D008156:Luciferases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051379:Mice; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D057094:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1; D057095:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 2; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D044094:Receptors, Melatonin; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D057094:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1; D057095:Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 2; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D044094:Receptors, Melatonin; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D008156:Luciferases; D001616:beta-Galactosidase