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Mechanism of antiandrogen action: key role of Hsp90 in conformational change and transcriptional activity of the androgen receptor.

Georget, Virginie, Térouanne, Béatrice, Nicolas, Jean-Claude, Sultan, Charles·2002·Biochemistry

Abstract

Activation of the androgen receptor (AR) is induced by ligand binding through conformational changes leading to control of gene expression. Antiandrogens compete with androgens for AR occupancy and subsequently block at least one step in AR action. Analysis of nuclear transfer kinetics using the GFP-AR fusion protein and partial proteolysis analysis provided evidence that the ligand-bound receptor was in equilibrium between at least two distinct conformations, leading to the production of 35 and 29 kDa trypsin-resistant fragments. It also indicated that this equilibrium may regulate the rate of nuclear transfer. The slowing of nuclear transfer by antiandrogens was correlated with the amount of receptor in conformation leading to the 35 kDa trypsin-resistant fragment. To establish the role of heat shock protein (hsp) 90 activity in antiandrogenic action, the effect of geldanamycin (GA) was evaluated in both in vitro assays and live cells. We demonstrated that in vitro hsp90s are required to stabilize the receptor in the inactive conformation and that hsp90 activity is involved in the integrity and nuclear transfer of agonist- and antagonist-bound AR. Furthermore, nuclear transfer is not the only step affected by GA since this compound was also active on a constitutively nuclear AR (GFP-NLS-AR). Hsp90 inactivation impedes interaction of androgen-bound GFP-NLS-AR with nuclear components and inhibits transcriptional activity. We conclude that hsp90s are required for the acquisition of active conformation in agonist-bound AR to regulate nuclear transfer, nuclear matrix binding, and transcriptional activity. Pure antiandrogens block the transconformational change of AR in an intermediary complex unable to acquire the active conformation and to dissociate the hsp90.

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Authors
Georget, V., Térouanne, B., Nicolas, J.-C., & Sultan, C.
Affiliations
Inserm (FR)
Corresponding author
Sultan, Charles
Venue
Biochemistry
Published
2002-09-04
Volume
41
Issue
39
Pages
11824-11831
ISSN
  • 0006-2960 (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-4995
OpenAlex
W1990534307
Cited by
168
References
11
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FWCI
3.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Biochemistry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Heat shock proteins research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Estrogen and related hormone effects
Keywords
androgen receptor, androgen receptor antagonists, HSP90, geldanamycin, receptor conformational change, nuclear translocation, transcriptional activity, ligand binding
MeSH terms
Androgen Antagonists, Animals, Cell Line, Cell Nucleus, Humans, Hydrolysis, Kinetics, Luminescent Proteins, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Endopeptidases, Plasmids, Protein Conformation, Quinones, Receptors, Androgen, Transfection, Trans-Activators, Benzoquinones, HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins, COS Cells, Active Transport, Cell Nucleus, Lactams, Macrocyclic, Green Fluorescent Proteins

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