TY - JOUR
T1 - Raloxifene and ICI182,780 increase estrogen receptor-α association with a nuclear compartment via overlapping sets of hydrophobic amino acids in activation function 2 helix 12
AU - Lupien, Mathieu
AU - Jeyakumar, M.
AU - Hébert, Elise
AU - Hilmi, Khalid
AU - Cotnoir-White, David
AU - Loch, Caroline
AU - Auger, Anick
AU - Dayan, Guila
AU - Pinard, Geneviève Anne
AU - Wurtz, Jean Marie
AU - Moras, Dino
AU - Katzenellenbogen, John
AU - Mader, Sylvie
PY - 2007/4
Y1 - 2007/4
N2 - The basis for the differential repressive effects of antiestrogens on transactivation by estrogen receptor-α (ERα) remains incompletely understood. Here, we show that the full antiestrogen ICI182,780 and, to a lesser extent, the selective ER modulator raloxifene (Ral), induce accumulation of exogenous ERα in a poorly soluble fraction in transiently transfected HepG2 or stably transfected MDA-MB231 cells and of endogenous receptor in MCF7 cells. ERα remained nuclear in HepG2 cells treated with either compound. Replacement of selected hydrophobic residues of ERα ligand-binding domain helix 12 (H12) enhanced receptor solubility in the presence of ICI182,780 or Ral. These mutations also increased transcriptional activity with Ral or ICI182,780 on reporter genes or on the endogenous estrogen target gene TFF1 in a manner requiring the integrity of the N-terminal AF-1 domain. The antiestrogen-specific effects of single mutations suggest that they affect receptor function by mechanisms other than a simple decrease in hydrophobicity of H12, possibly due to relief from local steric hindrance between these residues and the antiestrogen side chains. Fluorescence anisotropy experiments indicated an enhanced regional stabilization of mutant ligand-binding domains in the presence of antiestrogens. H12 mutations also prevent the increase in bioluminescence resonance energy transfer between ERα monomers induced by Ral or ICI182,780 and increase intranuclear receptor mobility in correlation with transcriptional activity in the presence of these antiestrogens. Our data indicate that ICI182,780 and Ral locally alter the ERα ligand binding structure via specific hydrophobic residues of H12 and decrease its transcriptional activity through tighter association with an insoluble nuclear structure.
AB - The basis for the differential repressive effects of antiestrogens on transactivation by estrogen receptor-α (ERα) remains incompletely understood. Here, we show that the full antiestrogen ICI182,780 and, to a lesser extent, the selective ER modulator raloxifene (Ral), induce accumulation of exogenous ERα in a poorly soluble fraction in transiently transfected HepG2 or stably transfected MDA-MB231 cells and of endogenous receptor in MCF7 cells. ERα remained nuclear in HepG2 cells treated with either compound. Replacement of selected hydrophobic residues of ERα ligand-binding domain helix 12 (H12) enhanced receptor solubility in the presence of ICI182,780 or Ral. These mutations also increased transcriptional activity with Ral or ICI182,780 on reporter genes or on the endogenous estrogen target gene TFF1 in a manner requiring the integrity of the N-terminal AF-1 domain. The antiestrogen-specific effects of single mutations suggest that they affect receptor function by mechanisms other than a simple decrease in hydrophobicity of H12, possibly due to relief from local steric hindrance between these residues and the antiestrogen side chains. Fluorescence anisotropy experiments indicated an enhanced regional stabilization of mutant ligand-binding domains in the presence of antiestrogens. H12 mutations also prevent the increase in bioluminescence resonance energy transfer between ERα monomers induced by Ral or ICI182,780 and increase intranuclear receptor mobility in correlation with transcriptional activity in the presence of these antiestrogens. Our data indicate that ICI182,780 and Ral locally alter the ERα ligand binding structure via specific hydrophobic residues of H12 and decrease its transcriptional activity through tighter association with an insoluble nuclear structure.
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U2 - 10.1210/me.2006-0074
DO - 10.1210/me.2006-0074
M3 - Article
C2 - 17299137
AN - SCOPUS:34247898925
SN - 0888-8809
VL - 21
SP - 797
EP - 816
JO - Molecular Endocrinology
JF - Molecular Endocrinology
IS - 4
ER -