作者: Ramsey I Cutress , Paul A Townsend , Adam Sharp , Anna Maison , Lynn Wood
关键词: Nuclear localization sequence 、 Endocrinology 、 Cell biology 、 Cell nucleus 、 Estrogen receptor alpha 、 Progesterone receptor 、 Receptor 、 Nuclear receptor 、 Gene isoform 、 Biology 、 Cancer 、 Internal medicine
摘要: BAG-1 is a multifunctional protein that interacts with wide range of cellular targets including heat-shock proteins and some nuclear hormone receptors. exists as three major isoforms, BAG-1L, BAG-1M BAG-1S. BAG-1L contains localization signal, which not present in the other predominantly localized cell nucleus. Here we have investigated effects on function oestrogen receptor (ER), key growth control molecule target for hormonal therapy breast cancer. We demonstrate but BAG-1S or BAG-1M, increased oestrogen-dependent transcription cancer cells. interacted stimulated activity both ER alpha beta. Although ERs colocalize to nucleus, fusing an heterologous sequence was sufficient stimulate transcription. Consistent important effect function, expression cancers associated progesterone receptor, transcriptional ERalpha, improved survival patients treated therapy. These data suggest determinant vitro human