BRCA1 transcriptional activity is enhanced by interactions between its AD1 domain and AhR
Open Access
- 8 February 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
- Vol. 62 (6), 965-975
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00280-008-0686-x
Abstract
Purpose We previously reported that BRCA1 interacts with aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (ARNT) and that this interaction affects TCDD-induced CYP1A1 gene expression (Kang et al., J Biol Chem 281:14654–14662, 2006). In this study we continue this investigation and begin to define the significance of this interaction for the regulation of stress-induced transcription. Methods Immunoprecipitations (IPs), western blot (WB) analysis, GST pull-down assays and promoter reporter assays were used to investigate whether the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) can regulate transcription that is dependent on the activation domain 1 (AD1) domain of BRCA1. Results We show that AhR, a transcription factor, can bind specifically to AD1 in the C-terminal region of BRCA1 and affect BRCA1’s ability to regulate transcription activity. We found that xenobiotics that positively and negatively affect AhR’s activity as a transcription factor (e.g., dioxin and α-naphthoflavone, respectively), have similar effects on AhR’s ability to affect AD1-domain-dependent transcription. These physical and functional AhR–AD1 interactions may require the coiled-coil motif in AD1 because point-mutations in this motif reduce these interactions. Conclusion Xenobiotic-activated AhR can function in two ways, as a component of the AhR/ARNT transcription factor and a regulator of AD1-dependent transcription. Consequently, BRCA1 has two distinct mechanisms for sensing xenobiotics and regulating AhR-dependent stress responses to these xenobiotics. We speculate that the normal functioning of this interaction could play a role in BRCA1’s tumor suppressing ability.Keywords
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