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HDAC6 regulates androgen receptor hypersensitivity and nuclear localization via modulating Hsp90 acetylation in castration-resistant prostate cancer.

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Ai, Junkui, Wang, Yujuan, Dar, Javid A., Liu, June, Liu, Lingqi, Nelson, Joel B., Wang, Zhou·2009·Molecular Endocrinology

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The development of castration-resistant prostate cancer (PCa) requires that under castration conditions, the androgen receptor (AR) remains active and thus nuclear. Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) plays a key role in androgen-induced and -independent nuclear localization and activation of AR. Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) is implicated, but has not been proven, in regulating AR activity via modulating Hsp90 acetylation. Here, we report that knockdown of HDAC6 in C4-2 cells using short hairpin RNA impaired ligand-independent nuclear localization of endogenous AR and inhibited PSA expression and cell growth in the absence or presence of dihydrotestosterone (DHT). The dose-response curve of DHT-stimulated C4-2 colony formation was shifted by shHDAC6 such that approximately 10-fold higher concentration of DHT is required, indicating a requirement for HDAC6 in AR hypersensitivity. HDAC6 knockdown also inhibited C4-2 xenograft tumor establishment in castrated, but not in testes-intact, nude mice. Studies using HDAC6-deficient mouse embryonic fibroblasts cells showed that inhibition of AR nuclear localization by HDAC6 knockdown can be largely alleviated by expressing a deacetylation mimic Hsp90 mutant. Taken together, our studies suggest that HDAC6 regulates AR hypersensitivity and nuclear localization, mainly via modulating HSP90 acetylation. Targeting HDAC6 alone or in combination with other therapeutic approaches is a promising new strategy for prevention and/or treatment of castration-resistant PCa.

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Authors
Ai, J., Wang, Y., Dar, J. A., Liu, J., Liu, L., Nelson, J. B., & Wang, Z.
Affiliations
University of Pittsburgh (US)
Corresponding author
Wang, Zhou
Venue
Molecular Endocrinology
Published
2009-12
Volume
23
Issue
12
Pages
1963-1972
ISSN
  • 0888-8809 (ISSN-L)
  • 1944-9917
OpenAlex
W2091885586
Cited by
126
References
52
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FWCI
7.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Molecular Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA108675, P50CA090386, 1P50 CA90386)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R37DK051193, 5R37DK51193)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Heat shock proteins research
Keywords
HDAC6, androgen receptor, castration-resistant prostate cancer, HSP90 acetylation, dihydrotestosterone, prostate-specific antigen, C4-2 cells, tumor xenografts, histone deacetylase
MeSH terms
Histone Deacetylase 6, Acetylation, Animals, Castration, Histone Deacetylases, Humans, Hydroxamic Acids, Male, Prostatic Neoplasms, Receptors, Androgen, Dihydrotestosterone, Blotting, Western, Gene Expression, Prostate-Specific Antigen, HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, Cell Line, Tumor, Immunoprecipitation, Cell Proliferation, Mice

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