TY - JOUR
T1 - Interaction of oestrogen receptor with the regulatory subunit of phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase
AU - Simoncini, Tommaso
AU - Hafezi-Moghadam, Ali
AU - Brazil, Derek P.
AU - Ley, Klaus
AU - Chin, William W.
AU - Llao, James K.
PY - 2000/9/28
Y1 - 2000/9/28
N2 - Oestrogen produces diverse biological effects through binding to the oestrogen receptor (ER). The ER is a steroid hormone nuclear receptor, which, when bound to oestrogen, modulates the transcriptional activity of target genes. Controversy exists, however, concerning whether ER has a role outside the nucleus, particularly in mediating the cardiovascular protective effects of oestrogen. Here we show that the ER isoform, ERα, binds in a ligand-dependent manner to the p85α regulatory subunit of phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PI(3)K). Stimulation with oestrogen increases ERα-associated PI(3)K activity, leading to the activation of protein kinase B/Akt and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). Recruitment and activation of PI(3)K by ligand-bound ERα are independent of gene transcription, do not involve phosphotyrosine adapter molecules or src-homology domains of p85α, and extend to other steroid hormone receptors. Mice treated with oestrogen show increased eNOS activity and decreased vascular leukocyte accumulation after ischaemia and reperfusion injury. This vascular protective effect of oestrogen was abolished in the presence of PI(3)K or eNOS inhibitors. Our findings define a physiologically important non-nuclear oestrogen-signalling pathway involving the direct interaction of ERα with PI(3)K.
AB - Oestrogen produces diverse biological effects through binding to the oestrogen receptor (ER). The ER is a steroid hormone nuclear receptor, which, when bound to oestrogen, modulates the transcriptional activity of target genes. Controversy exists, however, concerning whether ER has a role outside the nucleus, particularly in mediating the cardiovascular protective effects of oestrogen. Here we show that the ER isoform, ERα, binds in a ligand-dependent manner to the p85α regulatory subunit of phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PI(3)K). Stimulation with oestrogen increases ERα-associated PI(3)K activity, leading to the activation of protein kinase B/Akt and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). Recruitment and activation of PI(3)K by ligand-bound ERα are independent of gene transcription, do not involve phosphotyrosine adapter molecules or src-homology domains of p85α, and extend to other steroid hormone receptors. Mice treated with oestrogen show increased eNOS activity and decreased vascular leukocyte accumulation after ischaemia and reperfusion injury. This vascular protective effect of oestrogen was abolished in the presence of PI(3)K or eNOS inhibitors. Our findings define a physiologically important non-nuclear oestrogen-signalling pathway involving the direct interaction of ERα with PI(3)K.
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U2 - 10.1038/35035131
DO - 10.1038/35035131
M3 - Article
C2 - 11029009
AN - SCOPUS:0034727094
SN - 0028-0836
VL - 407
SP - 538
EP - 541
JO - Nature
JF - Nature
IS - 6803
ER -