title: Molecular cloning and characterization of a steroid receptor-binding regulator of G-protein signaling protein cDNA.
abstract: Steroid hormone receptors are composed of six major functional domains, i.e. the A/B domains as the activation function 1 domain (AF-1), domain C as the DNA-binding domain, domain D as a hinge domain and domain E/F as the ligand-dependent transcriptional domain (AF-2). They regulate gene transcription through interactions with various nuclear factors of their domains, such as AF-1 and AF-2. We have insufficient knowledge of the function of the DNA-binding domain (domain C) except for its DNA-binding function or the hinge domain (domain D). Therefore, we attempted to identify factors interacting with the domains by using a yeast two-hybrid system. Domains C and D of estrogen receptor alpha were used as a bait to isolate cDNA clones from a rat ovary cDNA library. We isolated the cDNA clone of a novel steroid receptor-binding protein bearing the regulator of G-protein signaling (RGS) designated as SRB-RGS. The protein repressed the transcriptional activity of estrogen receptor alpha, suggesting cross-talk of steroid hormones and peptide hormones (or growth factors) for signal transductions mediated by SRB-RGS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima Kurashiki, 701-0192, Okayama, Japan. ikeda@bcc.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirokawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Satani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tone
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Minatogawa
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D019556:COS Cells; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D015723:Gene Library; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding; D020710:RGS Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011987:Receptors, Steroid / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D020710:RGS Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D011987:Receptors, Steroid; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C437714:Rgs3 protein, rat