title: Chaperoning of estrogen receptor and induction of mammary gland proliferation by neuronal protein synuclein gamma.
abstract: Synucleins are emerging as central players in the formation of pathologically insoluble deposits characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases. However, synuclein gamma (SNCG), previously identified as a breast cancer specific gene (BCSG1), is also highly associated with breast cancer progression. Using transgenic mouse model, we demonstrated a role of SNCG in induction of highly proliferative pregnancy-like phenotype of mammary epithelial cells and branching morphology. SNCG participated in the heat shock protein-based multiprotein chaperone complex for steroid receptor signaling. Expression of SNCG in mammary epithelium resulted in a significant stimulation of ERalpha transcriptional activity. SNCG-induced mammary gland proliferation can be effectively blocked by antiestrogen and ovariectomy, indicating that the induced proliferation is mediated by ERalpha signaling and requires estrogen stimulation. These data indicate the chaperone activity of SNCG on stimulation of steroid receptor signaling in mammary gland and, thus induces extensive mammary gland proliferation and contributes to the hormonal impact on mammary tumorigenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.
authors.forename: Y E
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dackour
authors.forename: Y E
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D018450:Disease Progression; D047628:Estrogen Receptor alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D042361:Mammary Glands, Human / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D015674:Mammary Neoplasms, Animal / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D018832:Molecular Chaperones / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D051845:gamma-Synuclein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D047628:Estrogen Receptor alpha; D004967:Estrogens; D018832:Molecular Chaperones; D051845:gamma-Synuclein