SRARP explained

Steroid Receptor Associated and Regulated Protein (SRARP) in humans is a protein encoded by a gene of the same name with two exons that is located on chromosome 1p36.13.[1] [2] SRARP contains 169 amino acids and has a molecular weight of 17,657 Da.[3]

Expression and function in breast cancer

SRARP is co-expressed with the estrogen receptor (ER) and androgen receptor (AR) in breast cancer.[4] [5] In the ER-positive breast cancer cells, SRARP is involved in the transcriptional activities of ER and has shown an interaction with ER using the transient transfection of cells with SRARP and ER constructs.[6] [7] In addition, in AR+ breast cancer cells, SRARP interacts with the endogenous AR protein and acts as a transcriptional corepressor of AR.[5] Furthermore, the activation of either AR or ER negatively regulates SRARP expression in breast cancer cells.[5] [6]

Tumor suppressor function in malignancies

SRARP and HSPB7[8] are gene pairs that are positioned 5 kb apart on chromosome 1p36.13.[9] It is notable that the loss of chromosome 1p36.1 is common in malignancies, occurring in 34% of tumors[10] [11] SRARP and HSPB7 are broadly inactivated in malignancies by epigenetic silencing, copy-number loss, and less frequently by somatic mutations.[9] In addition, overexpression of SRARP or HSPB7 leads to tumor suppressor effects in cancer cell lines.[9] Another similar molecular feature between SRARP and HSPB7 is the fact that both of these proteins interact with the 14-3-3 protein.[5] [9] Furthermore, SRARP is a potential cancer biomarker and SRARP inactivation predicts poor clinical outcome in malignancies and adjacent normal tissues using the analysis of large genomic datasets[9]

Approved Symbol SRARP
Approved Name Steroid Receptor Associated and Regulated Protein
HGNC ID HGNC:28339
Previous Symbol C1orf64
Alias Symbols MGC24047, ERRF
Chromosome location 1p36.13
Ensembl ENSG00000183888
UniProt Q8NEQ6
NCBI Gene 149563
RefSeq NM_178840
UCSC uc001axn.4
Protein SequenceSRARP Protein Sequence (Ensembl)
Wikidata Q21105563
PubMed SRARP PubMed References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SRARP . HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee . 2 May 2020.
  2. Web site: SRARP steroid receptor associated and regulated protein [Homo sapiens (human) ] ]. NCBI . 2 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Steroid receptor-associated and regulated protein . UniProt . 2 May 2020.
  4. Su D, Fu X, Fan S, Wu X, Wang XX, Fu L, Dong XY, Ni JJ, Fu L, Zhu Z, Dong JT . 6 . Role of ERRF, a novel ER-related nuclear factor, in the growth control of ER-positive human breast cancer cells . The American Journal of Pathology . 180 . 3 . 1189–1201 . March 2012 . 22341523 . 3349889 . 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.11.025 .
  5. Naderi A . C1orf64 is a novel androgen receptor target gene and coregulator that interacts with 14-3-3 protein in breast cancer . Oncotarget . 8 . 34 . 57907–57933 . August 2017 . 28915724 . 5593696 . 10.18632/oncotarget.17826 .
  6. Luo A, Su D, Zhang X, Qi L, Fu L, Dong JT . Estrogen-estrogen receptor signaling suppresses the transcription of ERRF in breast cancer cells . Journal of Genetics and Genomics = Yi Chuan Xue Bao . 43 . 9 . 565–567 . September 2016 . 27599921 . 10.1016/j.jgg.2016.06.003 .
  7. Luo A, Zhang X . ERRF is essential for Estrogen-Estrogen Receptor alpha signaling pathway in ER positive breast cancer cells . Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications . 474 . 2 . 400–405 . May 2016 . 27125460 . 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.04.132 .
  8. Web site: Symbol report for HSPB7 . HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) .
  9. Naderi A . SRARP and HSPB7 are epigenetically regulated gene pairs that function as tumor suppressors and predict clinical outcome in malignancies . Molecular Oncology . 12 . 5 . 724–755 . May 2018 . 29577611 . 5928383 . 10.1002/1878-0261.12195 .
  10. Henrich KO, Schwab M, Westermann F . 1p36 tumor suppression--a matter of dosage? . Cancer Research . 72 . 23 . 6079–88 . December 2012 . 23172308 . 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-12-2230 . free .
  11. Knuutila S, Aalto Y, Autio K, Björkqvist AM, El-Rifai W, Hemmer S, Huhta T, Kettunen E, Kiuru-Kuhlefelt S, Larramendy ML, Lushnikova T, Monni O, Pere H, Tapper J, Tarkkanen M, Varis A, Wasenius VM, Wolf M, Zhu Y . 6 . DNA copy number losses in human neoplasms . The American Journal of Pathology . 155 . 3 . 683–94 . September 1999 . 10487825 . 1866903 . 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)65166-8 .