title: The ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme UBCH7 acts as a coactivator for steroid hormone receptors.
abstract: We investigated the role of the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme UBCH7 in nuclear receptor transactivation. Using transient transfection assays, we demonstrated that UBCH7 modulates the transcriptional activity of progesterone receptor (PR) and glucocorticoid, androgen, and retinoic acid receptors in a hormone-dependent manner and that the ubiquitin conjugation activity of UBCH7 is required for its ability to potentiate transactivation by steroid hormone receptors (SHR). However, UBCH7 showed no significant effect on the transactivation functions of p53 and VP-16 activation domain. Depletion of endogenous UBCH7 protein by small interfering RNAs suggests that UBCH7 is required for the proper function of SHR. Furthermore, a chromatin immunoprecipitation assay demonstrated the hormone-dependent recruitment of UBCH7 onto estrogen receptor- and PR-responsive promoters. Additionally, we show that UBCH7 and E6-associated protein (E6-AP) synergistically enhance PR transactivation. We also demonstrate that UBCH7 interacts with steroid receptor coactivator 1 (SRC-1) and that UBCH7 coactivation function is dependent on SRC-1. Taken together, our results reveal the possible role of UBCH7 in steroid receptor transactivation and provide insights into the mechanism of action of UBCH7 in receptor function.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Center, Criss III, Room 352, Creighton University, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178, USA.
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Ayesha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: Xiuhua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Guilian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Xiaotao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bert W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: O'Malley
authors.forename: Zafar
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nawaz
mesh_terms: D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D006367:HeLa Cells; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases; D006801:Humans; D056920:Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 1; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011987:Receptors, Steroid / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D044763:Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone; D011987:Receptors, Steroid; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases; C538859:NCOA1 protein, human; D056920:Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 1; C079437:UBE2L3 protein, human; D044763:Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes; C471639:UBE3A protein, human; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases