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BOR - Papers in Press, published online ahead of print June 16, 2004.
Biol Reprod 2004, 10.1095/biolreprod.104.029421
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BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION 71, 1252–1261 (2004)
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.029421
© 2004 by the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Inc.

Mechanisms of Hormone Action

Independent Downstream Gene Expression Profiles in the Presence of Estrogen Receptor {alpha} or ß1

A.G.B. Hurst, D.W. Goad, M. Mohan, and J.R. Malayer2

Department of Physiological Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078

The two known forms of estrogen receptor (ER), {alpha} and ß, exhibit differences in structure, affinity for certain ligands, and tissue distribution, suggesting differential roles. It is of interest from several perspectives to determine whether the two receptors elicit similar or differing responses within the same cell type in the presence of the same ligand. To evaluate roles of ER, we have examined responses to estrogen in a rat embryonic fibroblast cell line model, normally naive to ER, engineered to stably express ER{alpha} or ERß. Rat1+ER{alpha}, Rat1+ERß, and precursor Rat1 cell lines were treated with estradiol-17ß (E2; 1 nM) or an ethanol vehicle for 24 h. Total RNA was extracted, and cDNA generated and subjected to suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH), followed by differential screening using dot blot hybridization. In the presence of ER{alpha}, products were identified that represent classic responses to E2, including markers for cell proliferation. In the presence of ERß, an alternate transcription profile was observed, including upregulation of pro-alpha-2(I) collagen. These data support a model in which ER{alpha} and ERß regulate unique subsets of downstream genes within a given cell type.

1 Supported by the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station OKL02277.

2 Correspondence: J.R. Malayer, Department of Physiological Sciences, 264 McElroy Hall, Stillwater, OK 74078. FAX: 405 744 8263; malayer{at}okstate.edu






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