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Nuclear receptor coactivators modulate hormone-dependent gene expression in brain and female reproductive behavior in rats.

Authors: Molenda, HA  Griffin, AL  Auger, AP  McCarthy, MM  Tetel, MJ 
Citation: Molenda HA, etal., Endocrinology 2002 Feb;143(2):436-44.
RGD ID: 70390
Pubmed: PMID:11796496   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1210/endo.143.2.8659   (Journal Full-text)

Gonadal steroid hormones act in the brain to elicit changes in gene expression that result in profound effects on behavior and physiology. A variety of in vitro studies indicate that nuclear receptor coactivators are required for efficient transcriptional activity of steroid receptors. Two nuclear receptor coactivators, steroid receptor coactivator-1 (SRC-1) and cAMP response element binding protein-binding protein (CBP), have been shown to act in concert to enhance ER activity in vitro. In the present study, we investigated the function of these important nuclear receptor coactivators in estrogen action in rodent brain. Reduction of SRC-1 and CBP protein in brain disrupted ER-mediated activation of the behaviorally relevant progestin receptor gene. Furthermore, we found that SRC-1 and CBP function in brain to modulate the expression of hormone-dependent female sexual behavior. These findings indicate that these nuclear receptor coactivators function in brain to modulate ER transcriptional activity and the expression of hormone-dependent behavior.

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