Binding of the estrogen receptor DNA-binding domain to the estrogen response element induces DNA bending

1992 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 2037-2042
Author(s):  
A M Nardulli ◽  
D J Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
Estrogen Receptor ◽  
Dna Binding ◽  
Dna Bending ◽  
Binding Domain ◽  
Estrogen Response Element ◽  
Dna Binding Domain ◽  
Mobility Shift ◽  
Response Element ◽  
Estrogen Response ◽  
Dna Fragment

We have used circular permutation analysis to determine whether binding of purified Xenopus laevis estrogen receptor DNA-binding domain (DBD) to a DNA fragment containing an estrogen response element (ERE) causes the DNA to bend. Gel mobility shift assays showed that DBD-DNA complexes formed with fragments containing more centrally located EREs migrated more slowly than complexes formed with fragments containing EREs near the ends of the DNA. DNA bending standards were used to determine that the degree of bending induced by binding of the DBD to an ERE was approximately 34 degrees. A 1.55-fold increase in the degree of bending was observed when two EREs were present in the DNA fragment. These in vitro studies suggest that interaction of nuclear receptors with their hormone response elements in vivo may result in an altered DNA conformation.

scholarly journals Binding of the estrogen receptor DNA-binding domain to the estrogen response element induces DNA bending.

1992 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 2037-2042 ◽  
Author(s):  
A M Nardulli ◽  
D J Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
Estrogen Receptor ◽  
Dna Binding ◽  
Dna Bending ◽  
Binding Domain ◽  
Estrogen Response Element ◽  
Dna Binding Domain ◽  
Mobility Shift ◽  
Response Element ◽  
Estrogen Response ◽  
Dna Fragment

We have used circular permutation analysis to determine whether binding of purified Xenopus laevis estrogen receptor DNA-binding domain (DBD) to a DNA fragment containing an estrogen response element (ERE) causes the DNA to bend. Gel mobility shift assays showed that DBD-DNA complexes formed with fragments containing more centrally located EREs migrated more slowly than complexes formed with fragments containing EREs near the ends of the DNA. DNA bending standards were used to determine that the degree of bending induced by binding of the DBD to an ERE was approximately 34 degrees. A 1.55-fold increase in the degree of bending was observed when two EREs were present in the DNA fragment. These in vitro studies suggest that interaction of nuclear receptors with their hormone response elements in vivo may result in an altered DNA conformation.

scholarly journals The High Mobility Group Protein 1 Enhances Binding of the Estrogen Receptor DNA Binding Domain to the Estrogen Response Element

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 664-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorene E. Romine ◽  
Jennifer R. Wood ◽  
LuAnne A. Lamia ◽  
Paul Prendergast ◽  
Dean P. Edwards ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Estrogen Receptor ◽  
Dna Binding ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
High Mobility Group ◽  
Estrogen Response Element ◽  
Dna Binding Domain ◽  
High Mobility Group Protein ◽  
Response Element ◽  
Estrogen Response ◽  
Group Protein

Abstract We have examined the ability of the high-mobility group protein 1 (HMG1) to alter binding of the estrogen receptor DNA-binding domain (DBD) to the estrogen response element (ERE). HMG1 dramatically enhanced binding of purified, bacterially expressed DBD to the consensus vitellogenin A2 ERE in a dose-dependent manner. The ability of HMG1 to stabilize the DBD-ERE complex resulted in part from a decrease in the dissociation rate of the DBD from the ERE. Antibody supershift experiments demonstrated that HMG1 was also capable of forming a ternary complex with the ERE-bound DBD in the presence of HMG1-specific antibody. HMG1 did not substantially affect DBD-ERE contacts as assessed by methylation interference assays, nor did it alter the ability of the DBD to induce distortion in ERE-containing DNA fragments. Because HMG1 dramatically enhanced estrogen receptor DBD binding to the ERE, and the DBD is the most highly conserved region among the nuclear receptor superfamily members, HMG1 may function to enhance binding of other nuclear receptors to their respective response elements and act in concert with coactivator proteins to regulate expression of hormone-responsive genes.

scholarly journals Analysis of Estrogen Response Element Binding by Genetically Selected Steroid Receptor DNA Binding Domain Mutants Exhibiting Altered Specificity and Enhanced Affinity

1999 ◽  
Vol 274 (33) ◽  
pp. 23591-23598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudsanguan Chusacultanachai ◽  
Kevin A. Glenn ◽  
Adrian O. Rodriguez ◽  
Erik K. Read ◽  
Jeffrey F. Gardner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Binding ◽  
Steroid Receptor ◽  
Binding Domain ◽  
Estrogen Response Element ◽  
Dna Binding Domain ◽  
Response Element ◽  
Estrogen Response

scholarly journals Prebending the estrogen response element destabilizes binding of the estrogen receptor DNA binding domain.

1997 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 3173-3180 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Kim ◽  
G de Haan ◽  
A M Nardulli ◽  
D J Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
Estrogen Receptor ◽  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Dna Binding ◽  
Minor Groove ◽  
Dna Topology ◽  
Binding Domain ◽  
Dna Binding Domain ◽  
Eukaryotic Transcription ◽  
Estrogen Response ◽  
Direct Demonstration

Binding of many eukaryotic transcription regulatory proteins to their DNA recognition sequences results in conformational changes in DNA. To test the effect of altering DNA topology by prebending a transcription factor binding site, we examined the interaction of the estrogen receptor (ER) DNA binding domain (DBD) with prebent estrogen response elements (EREs). When the ERE in minicircle DNA was prebent toward the major groove, which is in the same direction as the ER-induced DNA bend, there was no significant effect on ER DBD binding relative to the linear counterparts. However, when the ERE was bent toward the minor groove, in a direction that opposes the ER-induced DNA bend, there was a four- to eightfold reduction in ER DBD binding. Since reduced binding was also observed with the ERE in nicked circles, the reduction in binding was not due to torsional force induced by binding of ER DBD to the prebent ERE in covalently closed minicircles. To determine the mechanism responsible for reduced binding to the prebent ERE, we examined the effect of prebending the ERE on the association and dissociation of the ER DBD. Binding of the ER DBD to ERE-containing minicircles was rapid when the EREs were prebent toward either the major or minor groove of the DNA (k(on) of 9.9 x 10(6) to 1.7 x 10(7) M(-1) s(-1)). Prebending the ERE toward the minor groove resulted in an increase in k(off) of four- to fivefold. Increased dissociation of the ER DBD from the ERE is, therefore, the major factor responsible for reduced binding of the ER DBD to an ERE prebent toward the minor groove. These data provide the first direct demonstration that the interaction of a eukaryotic transcription factor with its recognition sequence can be strongly influenced by altering DNA topology through prebending the DNA.

scholarly journals Novel DNA Motif Binding Activity Observed In Vivo With an Estrogen Receptor α Mutant Mouse

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 899-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia C. Hewitt ◽  
Leping Li ◽  
Sara A. Grimm ◽  
Wipawee Winuthayanon ◽  
Katherine J. Hamilton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Binding ◽  
Target Gene ◽  
Mutant Mouse ◽  
Estrogen Receptor Α ◽  
Binding Activity ◽  
Estrogen Response Element ◽  
Dna Binding Domain ◽  
Estrogen Response ◽  
Uterine Growth

Abstract Estrogen receptor α (ERα) interacts with DNA directly or indirectly via other transcription factors, referred to as “tethering.” Evidence for tethering is based on in vitro studies and a widely used “KIKO” mouse model containing mutations that prevent direct estrogen response element DNA- binding. KIKO mice are infertile, due in part to the inability of estradiol (E2) to induce uterine epithelial proliferation. To elucidate the molecular events that prevent KIKO uterine growth, regulation of the pro-proliferative E2 target gene Klf4 and of Klf15, a progesterone (P4) target gene that opposes the pro-proliferative activity of KLF4, was evaluated. Klf4 induction was impaired in KIKO uteri; however, Klf15 was induced by E2 rather than by P4. Whole uterine chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing revealed enrichment of KIKO ERα binding to hormone response elements (HREs) motifs. KIKO binding to HRE motifs was verified using reporter gene and DNA-binding assays. Because the KIKO ERα has HRE DNA-binding activity, we evaluated the “EAAE” ERα, which has more severe DNA-binding domain mutations, and demonstrated a lack of estrogen response element or HRE reporter gene induction or DNA-binding. The EAAE mouse has an ERα null–like phenotype, with impaired uterine growth and transcriptional activity. Our findings demonstrate that the KIKO mouse model, which has been used by numerous investigators, cannot be used to establish biological functions for ERα tethering, because KIKO ERα effectively stimulates transcription using HRE motifs. The EAAE-ERα DNA-binding domain mutant mouse demonstrates that ERα DNA-binding is crucial for biological and transcriptional processes in reproductive tissues and that ERα tethering may not contribute to estrogen responsiveness in vivo.

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