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Modulation of oestrogen receptor signalling by association with the activated dioxin receptor

Abstract

Environmental contaminants affect a wide variety of biological events in many species. Dioxins are typical environmental contaminants that exert adverse oestrogen-related effects. Although their anti-oestrogenic actions are well described, dioxins can also induce endometriosis and oestrogen-dependent tumours, implying possible oestrogenic effects. However, the molecular mechanism underlying oestrogen-related actions of dioxins remains largely unknown. A heterodimer of the dioxin receptor (AhR) and Arnt, which are basic helix-loop-helix/PAS-family transcription factors, mediates most of the toxic effects of dioxins. Here we show that the agonist-activated AhR/Arnt heterodimer directly associates with oestrogen receptors ER-alpha and ER-beta. This association results in the recruitment of unliganded ER and the co-activator p300 to oestrogen-responsive gene promoters, leading to activation of transcription and oestrogenic effects. The function of liganded ER is attenuated. Oestrogenic actions of AhR agonists were detected in wild-type ovariectomized mouse uteri, but were absent in AhR-/- or ER-alpha-/- ovariectomized mice. Our findings suggest a novel mechanism by which ER-mediated oestrogen signalling is modulated by a co-regulatory-like function of activated AhR/Arnt, giving rise to adverse oestrogen-related actions of dioxin-type environmental contaminants.

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hal-04145101 , version 1 (28-06-2023)

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Fumiaki Ohtake, Ken-Ichi Takeyama, Takahiro Matsumoto, Hirochika Kitagawa, Yasuji Yamamoto, et al.. Modulation of oestrogen receptor signalling by association with the activated dioxin receptor. Nature, 2003, 423 (6939), pp.545-550. ⟨10.1038/nature01606⟩. ⟨hal-04145101⟩
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