title: Expression of estrogen receptor co-regulators SRC-1, RIP140 and NCoR and their interaction with estrogen receptor in rat uterus, under the influence of ormeloxifene.
abstract: Ormeloxifene binds competitively to ERs and antagonizes estrogen-induced gene expression in the uterus. However its detailed molecular mechanisms are not well understood. Present study was aimed to examine the changes in expression pattern of co-regulatory proteins SRC-1 (co-activator), RIP140 and NCoR (co-repressors) and their interaction with ERalpha in rat uterus under the influence of ormeloxifene (Orm) and tamoxifen (Tam). Adult ovariectomized rats were treated with estradiol (E(2)) (5 microg/100g), or Orm or Tam (200 microg/100g, s.c.) alone or along with E(2), for 3 days. RT-PCR analysis of uterine RNA and immunoblotting of uterine extracts revealed that expression of SRC-1, RIP140 and NCoR was insensitive to E(2) or Orm or Tam treatment. Direct protein-protein interaction experiments using co-immunoprecipitation revealed that E(2)-induced the interaction of ERalpha with co-activator SRC-1. In rats given Orm alone or along with E(2), there was a significant reduction in E(2)-induced effect on ERalpha-SRC-1 interaction. In case of ERbeta and SRC-1, Orm reduced interaction only in the absence of E(2). Interaction of RIP140 or NCoR with ERalpha was found to be more in rats treated with Orm along with E(2) as compared to that in E(2)-treated rats whereas no such recruitment was found in Tam treated rats. Interaction of RIP140 with ERbeta was insensitive to Orm or Tam treatment whereas the interaction of NCoR with ERalpha and ERbeta was increased in Orm treated rats. Ormeloxifene also showed inhibitory effects on uterine ER-ERE binding and estrogen-induced expression of progesterone receptor. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that ormeloxifene antagonizes ERalpha-mediated transcription by inhibiting the recruitment of SRC-1 and inducing the recruitment of RIP140 and NCoR.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India.
authors.forename: Amita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Daverey
authors.forename: Ruchi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Shikha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tewari
authors.forename: Sudhir K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: Anila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dwivedi
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001578:Benzopyrans / Q000494:pharmacology*; D047628:Estrogen Receptor alpha / Q000378:metabolism; D047629:Estrogen Receptor beta / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D056920:Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 1; D000078723:Nuclear Receptor Interacting Protein 1; D010052:Ovariectomy; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014599:Uterus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D001578:Benzopyrans; D047628:Estrogen Receptor alpha; D047629:Estrogen Receptor beta; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D000078723:Nuclear Receptor Interacting Protein 1; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C508548:ormeloxifene; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases; D056920:Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 1