Expression of the andrgogen receptor splice variant 7 (AR-V7) is frequently detected in castrate resistant prostate cancer and associated with resistance to AR-targeted therapies. While we have previously noted that homodimerization is required for the transcriptional activity of AR-V7 and that AR-V7 can also form heterodimers with the full-length AR (AR-FL), there are still many gaps of knowledge in AR-V7 stepwise activation. In the present study, we show that neither AR-V7 homodimerization nor AR-V7/AR-FL heterodimerization requires cofactors or DNA binding. AR-V7 can enter the nucleus as a monomer and drive a transcriptional program and DNA-damage repair as a homodimer. While forming a heterodimer with AR-FL to induce nuclear localization of unliganded AR-FL, AR-V7 does not need to interact with AR-FL to drive gene transcription or DNA-damage repair in prostate cancer cells that co-express AR-V7 and AR-FL. These data indicate that AR-V7 can function independently of its interaction with AR-FL in the true castrate state or “absence of ligand”, providing support for the utility of targeting AR-V7 in improving outcomes of patients with castrate resistant prostate cancer.

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In the collaborative programme between MPA, Stuttgart, and the Institute for Materials Science and Welding Technology at the Technical University, Graz, within the framework of COST 505 “Materials for Steam Turbines”, the creep‐rupture behaviour of the dissimilar weldment 1%CrMoV/12%CrMoV was investigated. Independent of the effects given by the welding process, weld metal and post weld heat treatment, the fine‐grained zone in the HAZ of the lower alloyed steel grade was life‐determining after long‐time creep loading. The decarburized coarse grained HAZ near the fusion line is critical at higher stress levels, e.g. breakdowns.

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