Recruitment of the SWI-SNF chromatin remodeling complex as a mechanism of gene activation by the glucocorticoid receptor τ1 activation domain

Annika E. Wallberg, Kristen E. Neely, Ahmed H. Hassan, Jan åke Gustafsson, Jerry L. Workman, Anthony P.H. Wright

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    Abstract

    The SWI-SNF complex has been shown to alter nucleosome conformation in an ATP-dependent manner, leading to increased accessibility of nucleosomal DNA to transcription factors. In this study, we show that the SWI-SNF complex can potentiate the activity of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) through the N-terminal transactivation domain, τ1, in both yeast and mammalian cells. GR-τ1 can directly interact with purified SWI-SNF complex, and mutations in τ1 that affect the transactivation activity in vivo also directly affect τ1 interaction with SWI-SNF. Furthermore, the SWI-SNF complex can stimulate τ1- driven transcription from chromatin templates in vitro. Taken together, these results support a model in which the GR can directly recruit the SWI-SNF complex to target promoters during glucocorticoid-dependent gene activation. We also provide evidence that the SWI-SNF and SAGA complexes represent independent pathways of τ1-mediated activation but play overlapping roles that are able to compensate for one another under some conditions.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)2004-2013
    Number of pages10
    JournalMolecular and Cellular Biology
    Volume20
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Mar 2000

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Molecular Biology
    • Cell Biology

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