Project description:This experiment investigates the functional roles of estrogen receptor alpha and beta in peripheral blood leukocytes by using selective estrogen receptor agonists. The agonists that are used are estradiol (E2), the selective ER-alpha agonist PPT (4,4',4''-(4-Propyl-[1H]-pyrazole-1,3,5-triyl)trisphenol) and the selective ER-beta agonist DPN (2,3-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionitrile).
Project description:MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells expressing either wild-type estrogen receptor or the mutant estrogen recepor L540Q were treated with estradiol for 1 or 2 hours Keywords: time-course
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of estrogen regulated genes in human primary osteoblasts. The cells were either treated with estradiol (1 nM) or the pure antagonist ICI 182,780 (Faslodex), which acts as a potent inhibitor of estrogen receptor signaling.
Project description:MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells expressing either wild-type estrogen receptor or the mutant estrogen recepor L540Q were treated with estradiol for 1 or 2 hours
Project description:HepG2 cell line was co-cultured with 1ml/L Fat emulsion, after 24h treatment with agonist (2-APB) or inhibitor (SKF-96365). RNA-seq was performed.
Project description:Estrogen receptor α (ERα) is the major driving transcription factor in normal mammary gland development as well as breast cancer initiation and progression.However,the fundamental mechanisms,including global cistromic and genomic transcriptional responses that are required to elicit mammary epithelial cell proliferation in response to estradiol, have not been elucidated. We used RNA-seq analysis to identify global gene expression signatures that are acutely regulated by estroegn receptors in the mouse mammary gland after acute estradiol treatment.
Project description:Estrogen receptor-mediated proliferation of breast cancer cells is facilitated through expression of multiple primary target genes, products of which induce the secondary response to stimulation. To differentiate between the primary and secondary target genes of estrogen receptor signaling, we measured dynamics of protein expression induced by estradiol in MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Measurement of the global proteomic effects of estradiol by SILAC resulted in identification of 104 estradiol-regulated proteins, with only 41 corresponding genes having estrogen response elements (EREs). Selected reaction monitoring assays were used to validate 32 proteins and measure the dynamics of their expression within 72 hours upon estradiol stimulation and in the presence of 4-hydroxytamoxifen, thus confirming estrogen receptor-mediated signaling. Dynamics of protein expression revealed immediate early response proteins including TFF1 and CDK1 and delayed response proteins including CDK2 and NAB2. Presence or absence of EREs in the corresponding genes indicated early or delayed expression of proteins identified by SILAC. Finally, we measured accurate dynamics of estradiol-induced protein expression in the sub-network of primary and secondary targets of estrogen receptor. Interestingly, since NAB2 protein is also a repressor of EGR3-induced transcription, siRNA-mediated silencing of NAB2 resulted in the over-expression of some EGR3-induced proteins, such as ITGA2. To conclude, quantitative proteomics revealed secondary targets of estrogen receptor signaling potentially overlooked by genome-wide profiling of EREs and provided dynamics of protein expression in the network of transcription factors with a negative feedback loop.
Project description:Despite anti-estrogen therapy, almost 30% of estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer patients relapse. Amino acids (AAs) in the tumor microenvironment may affect the metastatic capacity of breast cancer cells. Essential AAs (EAAs) cannot be produced by human cells and might therefore be targetable as therapeutics. By using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry we identified the ribophorin-2 (RPN2) and the splicing factor U2AF 35 kDa subunit (U2AF1) as the most significantly affected proteins after lysine and estradiol (E2) exposure in T47D and MCF-7 mammospheres, respectively. RPN2 and U2AF1 were identified as prognostic factors for patient survival in breast cancer databases.
Project description:Estrogen receptor-{alpha} (ER{alpha}) and its ligand estradiol play critical roles in breast cancer growth and are important therapeutic targets for this disease. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-on-chip, ligand-bound ER{alpha} was recently found to function as a master transcriptional regulator via binding to many cis-acting sites genome-wide. Here, we used an alternative technology (ChIP cloning) and identified 94 ER{alpha} target loci in breast cancer cells. The ER{alpha}-binding sites contained both classic estrogen response elements and nonclassic binding sequences, showed specific transcriptional activity in reporter gene assay, and interacted with the key transcriptional regulators, including RNA polymerase II and nuclear receptor coactivator-3. The great majority of the binding sites were located in either introns or far distant to coding regions of genes. Forty-three percent of the genes that lie within 50 kb to an ER{alpha}-binding site were regulated by estradiol. Most of these genes are novel estradiol targets encoding receptors, signaling messengers, and ion binders/transporters. mRNA profiling in estradiol-treated breast cancer cell lines and tissues revealed that these genes are highly ER{alpha} responsive both in vitro and in vivo. Among estradiol-induced genes, Wnt11 was found to increase cell survival by significantly reducing apoptosis in breast cancer cells. Taken together, we showed novel genomic binding sites of ER{alpha} that regulate a novel set of genes in response to estradiol in breast cancer. Our findings suggest that at least a subset of these genes, including Wnt11, may play important in vivo and in vitro biological roles in breast cancer. Keywords: time course