J Biol Chem 2002 Oct 04;27740:37037-44. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111607200.

Regulation of GRIP1 and CBP Coactivator activity by Rho GDI modulates estrogen receptor transcriptional enhancement.

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Estrogen receptor alpha (ER) coordinates gene expression with cellular physiology in part by controlling receptor- cofactor interactions in response to extracellular signals. We have previously shown that the Rho signaling pathway modulates ER transcriptional activation. We now demonstrate that Rho GDI-dependent increase in ER transactivation is dependent on the ER AF-2 coactivator binding site, prompting us to examine regulation of receptor coactivators by Rho GDI. Indeed, Rho GDI cooperates with GRIP1 to increase ER ligand-independent and ligand-dependent transactivation and also enhances GRIP1 transcriptional activity when GRIP1 is tethered to DNA. The GRIP1 activation domain 1 (AD1), which binds CBP/p300, is necessary for Rho GDI to modulate GRIP1 activity. Using E1A to inhibit the endogenous CBP/p300 and a Gal4-CBP fusion protein to assay CBP activity, we find that the effect of Rho GDI on ER transactivation is CBP/p300-dependent. Importantly, the ability of CBP/p300 to transduce the Rho GDI signal to ER occurs through both GRIP1-dependent and -independent pathways. These data suggest a complex interplay between ER transcriptional activation and the Rho signaling pathways through modulation of receptor cofactors, which may have evolved to coordinate receptor-dependent gene expression with Rho-regulated events, such as cell migration. We speculate that dysregulation of the Rho-ER axis may participate in cancer progression.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: crebbp ep300 grip1 lgals12 lgals4.2 mst1 ncoa2 rho rho.2