Radicicol represses the transcriptional function of the estrogen receptor by suppressing the stabilization of the receptor by heat shock protein 90

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
Mi Ock LeeJong Eun Lee

Abstract

The estrogen receptor (ER) is a hormone-dependent transcription factor that belongs to the steroid/thyroid hormone receptor superfamily. Since the ER contributes to development and progression in human breast cancer, a number of studies have explored ways to inactivate this receptor. Previous studies have suggested that the 90-kDa heat shock protein (Hsp90) interacts with the ER, thus stabilizing the receptor in an inactive state. Here, we report that radicicol, an Hsp90-specific inhibitor, repressed estrogen-dependent transactivation of the ER as measured by pS2 gene transcription and a reporter gene encoding an estrogen-responsive element. Furthermore, we showed that radicicol induced rapid degradation of ERalpha, while the amount of ubiquitinated ERalpha was increased. A proteasome inhibitor, LLnL, almost completely abrogated the radicicol-induced decrease in expression level, as well as in transcriptional activity of ERalpha. These results suggest that radicicol disrupts the ER-Hsp90 heterodimeric complex, thereby generating ERalpha that is susceptible to ubiquitin/proteasome-induced degradation.

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