title: cAMP-response-element-binding-protein-binding protein (CBP) and p300 are transcriptional co-activators of early growth response factor-1 (Egr-1).
abstract: Egr-1 (early-growth response factor-1) is a sequence-specific transcription factor that plays a regulatory role in the expression of many genes important for cell growth, development and the pathogenesis of disease. The transcriptional co-activators CBP (cAMP-response-element-binding-protein-binding protein) and p300 interact with sequence-specific transcription factors as well as components of the basal transcription machinery to facilitate RNA polymerase II recruitment and transcriptional initiation. Here we demonstrate a unique way in which Egr-1 physically and functionally interacts with CBP/p300 to modulate gene transcription. CBP/p300 potentiated Egr-1 mediated expression of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) promoter-reporter constructs, and the degree of trans-activation was proportional to the number of Egr-1 consensus binding sites present in wild-type and naturally occurring mutants of the 5-LO promoter. The N- and C-terminal domains of CBP interact with the transcriptional activation domain of Egr-1, as demonstrated by a mammalian two-hybrid assay. Direct protein-protein interactions between CBP/p300 and Egr-1 were demonstrated by glutathione S-transferase fusion-protein binding and co-immunoprecipitation/Western-blot studies. These data suggest that CBP and p300 act as transcriptional co-activators for Egr-1-mediated gene expression and that variations between individuals in such co-activation could serve as a genetic basis for variability in gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Research Division, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Silverman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wadgaonkar
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Drazen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019556:COS Cells; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D011485:Protein Binding; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors