TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidermal growth factor directs sex-specific steroid signaling through Src activation
AU - Hitosugi, Taro
AU - Sasaki, Kazuki
AU - Sato, Moritoshi
AU - Suzuki, Yoshiko
AU - Umezawa, Yoshio
PY - 2007/4/6
Y1 - 2007/4/6
N2 - Estrogens and androgens exert many biological effects that do not require interactions of their receptors with chromosomal DNA. However, it has been a long-standing question how the sex steroid receptors provoke signal transduction outside the nucleus. Here we have shown that epidermal growth factor (EGF) directs sex-specific steroid signaling through Src activation. Wehave revealed that estrogen (E2)-induced Src activation takes place in, not only plasma, but also endomembranes. This was found ascribed to the existence of EGF and the occurrence of EGF receptor (EGFR)-involved endocytosis of estrogen receptor together with Src. EGFR, estrogen receptor, and Src were found to form a complex upon E2 stimulation. The cell growth of breast cancer-derived MCF-7 cells was found to remarkably increase through the above EGF-involved estrogen-signaling process. In contrast, the androgen 5 α-dihydrotestosterone-induced Src activation occurs only in the plasma membrane free from the interaction of EGFR with androgen receptor, irrespective of EGF. The cell growth occurred only moderately as a result. The spatial difference in Src activation between E2 and 5α-dihydrotestosterone may be responsible for the different extent of observed cell growth.
AB - Estrogens and androgens exert many biological effects that do not require interactions of their receptors with chromosomal DNA. However, it has been a long-standing question how the sex steroid receptors provoke signal transduction outside the nucleus. Here we have shown that epidermal growth factor (EGF) directs sex-specific steroid signaling through Src activation. Wehave revealed that estrogen (E2)-induced Src activation takes place in, not only plasma, but also endomembranes. This was found ascribed to the existence of EGF and the occurrence of EGF receptor (EGFR)-involved endocytosis of estrogen receptor together with Src. EGFR, estrogen receptor, and Src were found to form a complex upon E2 stimulation. The cell growth of breast cancer-derived MCF-7 cells was found to remarkably increase through the above EGF-involved estrogen-signaling process. In contrast, the androgen 5 α-dihydrotestosterone-induced Src activation occurs only in the plasma membrane free from the interaction of EGFR with androgen receptor, irrespective of EGF. The cell growth occurred only moderately as a result. The spatial difference in Src activation between E2 and 5α-dihydrotestosterone may be responsible for the different extent of observed cell growth.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M610444200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M610444200
M3 - Article
C2 - 17284441
AN - SCOPUS:34249306702
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 282
SP - 10697
EP - 10706
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 14
ER -