The modulator of nongenomic actions of the estrogen receptor (MNAR) regulates transcription-independent androgen receptor-mediated signaling: evidence that MNAR participates in G protein-regulated meiosis in Xenopus laevis oocytes.

ABSTRACT: Classical steroid receptors mediate many transcription-independent (nongenomic) steroid responses in vitro, including activation of Src and G proteins. Estrogen-triggered activation of Src can be regulated by the modulator of nongenomic actions of the estrogen receptor (MNAR), which binds to estrogen receptors and Src to create a signaling complex. In contrast, the mechanisms regulating steroid-induced G protein activation are not known, nor are the physiologic responses mediated by MNAR. These studies demonstrate that MNAR regulates the biologically relevant process of meiosis in Xenopus laevis oocytes. MNAR was located throughout oocytes, and reduction of its expression by RNA interference markedly enhanced testosterone-triggered maturation and activation of MAPK. Additionally, Xenopus M

SUBMITTER: Haas D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1482432 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature