title: Four and a half LIM domains 1 (FHL1) and receptor interacting protein of 140kDa (RIP140) interact and cooperate in estrogen signaling.
abstract: Four and a half LIM domains 1 (FHL1) belongs to a family of LIM-only proteins that regulate gene transcription, cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. However, the biological function of FHL1 remains largely unknown. We used a yeast two-hybrid system and identified receptor interacting protein of 140kDa (RIP140) as a novel FHL1-binding protein. RIP140 interacted with FHL1 both in vitro and in mammalian cells and estrogen enhanced this interaction. All domains of FHL1 are required to interact with RIP140. Overexpression of FHL1 enhanced RIP140 repression of estrogen signaling in breast cancer cells in a reporter assay, whereas reduction of endogenous FHL1 with FHL1 small interfering RNA abolished this effect. Furthermore, overexpression of the FHL1 deletion mutant that lacks the RIP140-binding sites had no effect on RIP140 repression of estrogen signaling. Consistent with the results of the reporter assays, FHL1 and RIP140 synergistically inhibited the transcription of the estrogen-responsive gene pS2. The results presented here suggested the cooperative transcriptional regulation of estrogen signaling by FHL1 and RIP140, and might provide a new regulation mechanism by which estrogen signaling-related diseases such as breast cancer develop.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Lihua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Jiake
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: Qinong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ye
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D060588:LIM Domain Proteins; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D000078723:Nuclear Receptor Interacting Protein 1; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D004967:Estrogens; C101149:FHL1 protein, human; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D060588:LIM Domain Proteins; D009124:Muscle Proteins; C000627127:NRIP1 protein, human; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D000078723:Nuclear Receptor Interacting Protein 1