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Abstract

The p160 family of coactivators, SRC-1, GRIP1/TIF2, and p/CIP, mediate transcriptional activation by nuclear hormone receptors. Coactivator-associated arginine methyltransferase 1 (CARM1), a previously unidentified protein that binds to the carboxyl-terminal region of p160 coactivators, enhanced transcriptional activation by nuclear receptors, but only when GRIP1 or SRC-1a was coexpressed. Thus, CARM1 functions as a secondary coactivator through its association with p160 coactivators. CARM1 can methylate histone H3 in vitro, and a mutation in the putativeS-adenosylmethionine binding domain of CARM1 substantially reduced both methyltransferase and coactivator activities. Thus, coactivator-mediated methylation of proteins in the transcription machinery may contribute to transcriptional regulation.

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@article{Chen_1999, title={Regulation of Transcription by a Protein Methyltransferase}, volume={284}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.284.5423.2174}, DOI={10.1126/science.284.5423.2174}, number={5423}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Chen, Dagang and Ma, Han and Hong, Heng and Koh, Stephen S. and Huang, Shih-Ming and Schurter, Brandon T. and Aswad, Dana W. and Stallcup, Michael R.}, year={1999}, month=jun, pages={2174–2177} }