title: Multiprotein bridging factor-1 (MBF-1) is a cofactor for nuclear receptors that regulate lipid metabolism.
abstract: Multiprotein bridging factor (MBF-1) is a cofactor that was first described for its capacity to modulate the activity of fushi tarazu factor 1, a nuclear receptor originally implicated in Drosophila development. Recently, it has been shown that human MBF-1 stimulates the transcriptional activity of steroidogenic factor 1, a human homolog of fushi tarazu factor 1, which is implicated in steroidogenesis. Here we show that this cofactor enhances the transcriptional activity of several nonsteroid nuclear receptors that are implicated in lipid metabolism, i.e. the liver receptor homolog 1, the liver X receptor alpha, and PPARgamma. MBF-1 interacts with distinct domains in these receptors, depending on whether the receptor binds DNA as a monomer or as a heterodimer with RXR. MBF-1 does not possess any of the classical histone modifying activities such as histone acetyl- or methyl transferase activities, linked to chromatin remodeling, but interacts in vitro with the transcription factor IID complex. MBF-1 seems therefore to act as a bridging factor enabling interactions of nuclear receptors with the transcription machinery.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique/INSERM/Université Louis Pasteur, BP 163, 67404 Illkirch, France.
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brendel
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gelman
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Auwerx
mesh_terms: D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins; D002460:Cell Line; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D000071518:Liver X Receptors; D008780:Methyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D057093:Orphan Nuclear Receptors; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D054339:Steroidogenic Factor 1; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D035362:Transcription Factor TFIID / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; C115911:EDF1 protein, human; D000071518:Liver X Receptors; C491465:MBF1 protein, Drosophila; C106951:MBF1 protein, S cerevisiae; C000605213:NR1H3 protein, human; C515057:NR5A1 protein, human; C000605214:Nr1h3 protein, mouse; C431936:Nr5a2 protein, mouse; D057093:Orphan Nuclear Receptors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D054339:Steroidogenic Factor 1; D015534:Trans-Activators; D035362:Transcription Factor TFIID; D014157:Transcription Factors; C515058:steroidogenic factor 1, mouse; D008780:Methyltransferases; D000123:Acetyltransferases; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases