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Mol Cell Biol. 1991 September; 11(9): 4350-4355

In situ distinction between steroid receptor binding and transactivation at a target gene.

Department of Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.

ABSTRACT

We have developed a DNA interference assay in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that is designed to indicate the intracellular DNA-binding status of the estrogen receptor. The assay utilizes a promoter containing multiple copies of a GAL4-estrogen receptor binding sequence. This element is designed so that either an estrogen receptor or a GAL4 molecule, but not both, can occupy it simultaneously. The assay is extremely sensitive, and at concentrations of estrogen receptor below that required for maximal transcriptional activation of its target estrogen response element, a quantitative inhibition of GAL4-mediated transcription is seen. Inhibition occurs thought the disruption of complex cooperative interactions among the GAL4 molecules in this reporter. The data obtained from our experiments show that at low concentrations of receptor, hormone is required to promote DNA binding. Overexpression of receptor leads to occupation of the estrogen receptor element in the absence of ligand. In contrast, this latter receptor form will not activate transcription. Our results are consistent with a two-step process for receptor activation. Ligand first causes dissociation of receptor from an inhibitory complex within the cell and produces a DNA-binding form. Second, it converts receptor to a transcriptionally competent form. With use of this yeast model system, these two steps can be distinguished in situ.

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