Coactivator TIF1beta interacts with transcription factor C/EBPbeta and glucocorticoid receptor to induce alpha1-acid glycoprotein gene expression.

The transcription of the alpha1-acid glycoprotein gene is induced by inflammatory cytokines and glucocorticoids. C/EBPbeta is a major transcription factor involved in the induction of the agp gene by some cytokines. In this report, we have identified a novel transcriptional intermediary factor, TIF1beta, which could enhance the transcription of the ...
agp gene by the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and C/EBPbeta. TIF1beta belongs to a subgroup of RING (really interesting new gene) finger proteins that contain a RING finger preceding two B box-type fingers and a putative coiled-coil domain (RBCC domain). Immunoprecipitation experiments showed that the interaction between GR and TIF1beta is ligand independent. The overexpression of the TIF1beta gene enhances GR-regulated expression in a ligand- and glucocorticoid-responsive element (GRE)-dependent manner. TIF1beta can also augment C/EBPbeta-mediated activity on wild-type and GRE-mutated agp genes, but this augmentation is diminished when all three C/EBPbeta-binding elements are mutated. Functional and biochemical characterizations indicated that the bZIP domain of C/EBPbeta and the RBCC domain, plant homeodomain finger, and bromodomain of TIF1beta are crucial for the interactions of these proteins. Taken together, these results suggest that TIF1beta serves as a converging mediator of signal transduction pathways of glucocorticoids and some inflammatory cytokines.
Mesh Terms:
Animals, CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins, Cell Line, Cricetinae, DNA, Complementary, DNA-Binding Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Hela Cells, Humans, Nuclear Proteins, Orosomucoid, Rats, Receptors, Glucocorticoid, Repressor Proteins, Transcription Factors
Mol. Cell. Biol.
Date: Oct. 01, 1998
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