Please cite this article as: Migliaccio, A., Castoria, G., Giovannelli, P., Auricchio, F., cross talk between epidermal growth factor (egf) receptor and extranuclear steroid receptors in cell lines, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology (2010), doi:10.1016/j.mce.2010 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
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CROSS TALK BETWEEN EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR (EGF) RECEPTOR AND EXTRANUCLEAR STEROID RECEPTORS IN CELL LINES.Antimo Migliaccio, Gabriella Castoria, Pia Giovannelli and Ferdinando Auricchio.
Department of General Pathology-II Università di Napoli Via L. De Crecchio, 7 80138 Napoli (ITALY)Key words: EGF, EGF-R, steroid receptors, cross talk, Src-dependent signaling pathway.Email: antimo.migliaccio@unina2.it
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ABSTRACTSteroid receptors act as ligand-dependent transcriptional factors. It has been observed that in addition to responding to cognate hormones with transcription activation, once hormone bound they are also capable of rapid responses following association with signaling effectors in the extra nuclear compartment. This novel aspect of steroid hormone action could influence our view of the cross talk between growth factor and steroid receptors. Increasing evidence shows that in hormone-responsive cells, a cross talk occurs between growth factors (EGF, IGF-1) and steroid hormone receptors that reciprocally regulate their action. To date, this has mostly been explained by modulation of steroid receptor transcriptional activity through growth factor receptor signaling activation. However, it is now known that growth factors might also act on extra nuclear steroid receptors, activating them via a hormone-independent mechanism. On the other hand, extranuclear steroid receptors can regulate growth factor receptor activity either directly interfering with their transduction pathways, or inducing autocrine growth factor secretion. Here we discuss findings indicating that EGF, like steroid hormones, induces association of steroid receptors with Src thereby activating pathways that can trigger cell proliferation and migration. Since mammary and prostate cancers respond to both steroid hormones and growth factors, this association might be a putative target for human cancer therapy. Findings from our laboratory supporting this view are discussed.
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THE COMPLEX NETWORK OF EXTRA NUCLEAR INTERACTIONS OF STEROID RECEPTORS: THE EXAMPLE OF ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHAEstrogen receptor/s (ERs) interact with a multitude of proteins inside as well as outside the...