Activating protein-1, nuclear factor-kappaB, and serum response factor as novel target molecules of the cancer-amplified transcription coactivator ASC-2

Mol Endocrinol. 2000 Jun;14(6):915-25. doi: 10.1210/mend.14.6.0471.

Abstract

ASC-2 was recently discovered as a cancer-amplified transcription coactivator molecule of nuclear receptors, which interacts with multifunctional transcription integrators steroid receptor coactivator-1 (SRC-1) and CREB-binding protein (CBP)/p300. Herein, we report the identification of three mitogenic transcription factors as novel target molecules of ASC-2. First, the C-terminal transactivation domain of serum response factor (SRF) was identified among a series of ASC-2-interacting proteins from the yeast two-hybrid screening. Second, ASC-2 specifically interacted with the activating protein-1 (AP-1) components c-Jun and c-Fos as well as the nuclear factor-kappaB (NFkappaB) components p50 and p65, as demonstrated by the glutathione S-transferase pull-down assays as well as the yeast two-hybrid tests. In cotransfection of mammalian cells, ASC-2 potentiated transactivations by SRF, AP-1, and NFkappaB in a dose-dependent manner, either alone or in conjunction with SRC-1 and p300. In addition, ASC-2 efficiently relieved the previously described transrepression between nuclear receptors and either AP-1 or NFkappaB. Overall, these results suggest that the nuclear receptor coactivator ASC-2 also mediates transactivations by SRF, AP-1, and NFkappaB, which may contribute to the putative, ASC-2-mediated tumorigenesis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 3T3 Cells
  • Animals
  • Binding Sites
  • DNA / metabolism
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / pharmacology*
  • Drug Synergism
  • Gene Expression
  • Genes, fos
  • Genes, jun
  • Glutathione Transferase / genetics
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins*
  • Mice
  • NF-kappa B / genetics
  • NF-kappa B / metabolism
  • NF-kappa B / pharmacology*
  • Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Nuclear Proteins / genetics
  • Nuclear Proteins / metabolism
  • Nuclear Proteins / pharmacology*
  • Nuclear Receptor Coactivators
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
  • Serum Response Factor
  • Transcription Factor AP-1 / genetics
  • Transcription Factor AP-1 / metabolism
  • Transcription Factor AP-1 / pharmacology*
  • Transcription Factors / genetics
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism
  • Transcription Factors / pharmacology*
  • Transcriptional Activation / drug effects
  • Transfection

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • NCOA6 protein, human
  • NF-kappa B
  • Ncoa6 protein, mouse
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Nuclear Receptor Coactivators
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Serum Response Factor
  • Transcription Factor AP-1
  • Transcription Factors
  • DNA
  • Glutathione Transferase