Research Resource: Androgen Receptor Activity Is Regulated Through the Mobilization of Cell Surface Receptor Networks

Mol Endocrinol. 2015 Aug;29(8):1195-218. doi: 10.1210/me.2015-1021. Epub 2015 Jul 16.

Abstract

The aberrant expression of androgen receptor (AR)-dependent transcriptional programs is a defining pathology of the development and progression of prostate cancers. Transcriptional cofactors that bind AR are critical determinants of prostate tumorigenesis. To gain a deeper understanding of the proteins linked to AR-dependent gene transcription, we performed a DNA-affinity chromatography-based proteomic screen designed to identify proteins involved in AR-mediated gene transcription in prostate tumor cells. Functional experiments validated the coregulator roles of known AR-binding proteins in AR-mediated transcription in prostate tumor cells. More importantly, novel coregulatory functions were detected in components of well-established cell surface receptor-dependent signal transduction pathways. Further experimentation demonstrated that components of the TNF, TGF-β, IL receptor, and epidermal growth factor signaling pathways modulated AR-dependent gene transcription and androgen-dependent proliferation in prostate tumor cells. Collectively, our proteomic dataset demonstrates that the cell surface receptor- and AR-dependent pathways are highly integrated, and provides a molecular framework for understanding how disparate signal-transduction pathways can influence AR-dependent transcriptional programs linked to the development and progression of human prostate cancers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Androgens / chemistry
  • Binding Sites
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism*
  • Computational Biology
  • Cytokines / metabolism
  • DNA / chemistry
  • Disease Progression
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Mutation
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Proteomics
  • RNA, Small Interfering / metabolism
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Receptors, Androgen / metabolism*
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism
  • Transcription, Genetic

Substances

  • AR protein, human
  • Androgens
  • Cytokines
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • Receptors, Androgen
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Transcription Factors
  • DNA