Influence of oestradiol and tamoxifen on oestrogen receptors-α and -β protein degradation and non-genomic signalling pathways in uterine and breast carcinoma cells
Influence of oestradiol and tamoxifen on oestrogen receptors-α and -β protein degradation and non-genomic signalling pathways in uterine and breast carcinoma cells
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DOI:
10.1677/jme.1.01784
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发表时间:
2005-12-01
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3.5
通讯作者:
White, INH
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作者:
Horner-Glister, E;Maleki-Dizaji, M;White, INH
Tamoxifen acts as an oestrogen antagonist in the breast reducing cell proliferation, but in the uterus as an oestrogen agonist resulting in increased cell proliferation. Tamoxifen exerts its tissue-specific effects through the oestrogen receptors (ER alpha or ER beta). The levels and functions of the two ERs affect the response of the target tissue to oestrogen and tamoxifen. We examined the control of ER stability in breast and uterine cell lines using western blotting and RT-PCR. In MCF-7 breast-derived cells, ER alpha and ER beta proteins were rapidly degraded via the proteasome pathway in response to oestradiol; conversely tamoxifen stabilised both receptors. In Ishikawa uterine-derived cells, oestradiol and tamoxifen stabilised ERa but led to degradation of ER beta by the proteasome pathway. Further investigations showed that oestradiol induced activation of the non-genomic ER alpha/Akt signalling pathway in MCF-7 cells. We have demonstrated that the alternative Erk signalling pathway is activated in Ishikawa cells following oestradiol treatment in the absence of an active proteasome pathway and therefore increased levels of ER beta. In conclusion, our data have demonstrated tamoxifen or oestradiol control of ER subtype stability and that non-genomic activation of transcription pathways is cell specific.