Transcriptional regulation by the [gamma]5 subunit of a heterotrimeric G protein during adipogenesis
The adipocyte enhancer-binding protein (AEBP1) is a novel transcriptional repressor with carboxypeptidase activity. A two-hybrid screen was conducted to identify components of AEBP1 that might be important in regulating its activity. The [gamma]5 subunit of a heterotrimeric G protein was shown to bi...
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Published in | The EMBO journal Vol. 18; no. 14; p. 4004 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Heidelberg
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
15.07.1999
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Summary: | The adipocyte enhancer-binding protein (AEBP1) is a novel transcriptional repressor with carboxypeptidase activity. A two-hybrid screen was conducted to identify components of AEBP1 that might be important in regulating its activity. The [gamma]5 subunit of a heterotrimeric G protein was shown to bind specifically to AEBP1 and to attenuate its transcriptional repression activity. Adipogenic stimulation selectively decreased the G[gamma]5 level and enhanced the transcriptional repression activity of AEBP1 during mitotic clonal expansion at the onset of adipogenesis. Thus, the actions of G[gamma]5 and AEBP1 are directly linked, which could provide the basis for the regulation of transcription at the onset of differentiation. This report shows that a signal-transducing molecule is involved, by direct protein-protein interaction, in the regulation of transcription during adipogenesis. |
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ISSN: | 0261-4189 1460-2075 |