title: Differential transactivation by two isoforms of the orphan nuclear hormone receptor CAR.
abstract: We have identified a new murine orphan member of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily, termed mCAR, that is closely related to the previously described human orphan MB67, referred to here as hCAR. Like hCAR, mCAR expression is highest in liver. In addition to the most abundant mCAR1 isoform, the mCAR gene expresses a truncated mCAR2 variant that is missing the C-terminal portion of the ligand binding/dimerization domain. The mCAR gene has 8 introns, and this mCAR2 variant is generated by a splicing event that skips the 8th exon. mCAR1, like hCAR, binds as a heterodimer with the retinoid X receptor to the retinoic acid response element from the promoter of the retinoic acid receptor beta2 isoform. Consistent with its lack of a critical heterodimerization interface, the mCAR2 variant does not bind this site. Both mCAR1 and hCAR are apparently constitutive transcriptional activators. This activity is dependent on the presence of the conserved C-terminal AF-2 transcriptional activation motif. As expected from its inability to bind DNA, the mCAR2 variant neither transactivates by itself nor inhibits transactivation by hCAR or mCAR1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tzameli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Simha
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Seol
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D000090702:Constitutive Androstane Receptor; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005091:Exons; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D000090702:Constitutive Androstane Receptor; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors