Abstract
Recently, a family of nuclear co-repressor proteins (TRACs) have been identified that interact with thyroid hormone (TR) and retinoic acid receptors to mediate ligand-independent repression of gene transcription. In this report, we have cloned and characterized a human TRAC, which when expressed as a truncated protein lacking its repressing domains, can abolish endogenous cellular TRAC activity. Use of this inhibitor has uncovered a differential function of TRACs on negative versus positive thyroid hormone response elements and has demonstrated the importance of the TR A/B domain in modulating TRAC function. Thus, isoform-specific functions of the TR may be mediated by their functional interaction with co-repressor proteins.
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