title: Coregulatory proteins in steroid hormone receptor action: the role of chromatin high mobility group proteins HMG-1 and -2.
abstract: To directly activate specific gene expression, the progesterone receptor must bind to specific hormone response elements in target promoters. We have previously reported that progesterone receptor requires a nuclear factor, high mobility group 1 or 2 (HMG-1/-2) for high-affinity interaction with DNA in vitro and for full transcriptional activity in vivo. We have also observed that HMG-1/-2 selectively influences the activity of the steroid hormone class of nuclear receptors but does not affect other classes of nuclear receptors. This report is a summary of our published and unpublished studies to determine the effects of HMG-1/-2 on a broad range of nuclear receptor supergene family members and to define the mechanism for the specific effect of HMG-1/-2 on the steroid class of receptors. Our studies and available structural data suggest a model where the DNA binding domains of nonsteroid nuclear receptors contain a minor groove DNA interface, termed the C-terminal extension, that contributes to high-affinity DNA binding. Steroid receptors lack such a minor groove interface and therefore require an additional protein, HMG-1/-2, that functionally substitutes for the C-terminal extension to facilitate high-affinity interactions with DNA.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Denver 80262, USA.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Melvin
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D015342:DNA Probes; D006609:High Mobility Group Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D011485:Protein Binding; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol / Q000502:physiology; D011987:Receptors, Steroid / Q000502:physiology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D006609:High Mobility Group Proteins; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol; D011987:Receptors, Steroid; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004247:DNA