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Selective modulation of ER-beta by estradiol and xenoestrogens in human breast cancer cell lines.

In the last decades, substances with estrogenic activity have been dispersed into the environment. Xenoestrogens act by binding to estrogen receptors, ligand-regulated transcription factors, for which two subtypes have been described, ER-alpha and ER-beta, which are often coexpressed at variable amounts in different tissues. We investigated variations in the expression of ER-alpha and ER-beta mRNAs following treatment with four xenoestrogens (bisphenol A, 4-tert octylphenol, 2-hydroxybiphenyl, 4-hydroxybiphenyl) and with 17beta-estradiol in estrogen-sensitive (T47D) and estrogen-insensitive (BT20) breast cancer cell lines. Although to a variable extent, both estradiol and the tested xenoestrogens increased the expression of ER-beta mRNA, whereas a slight effect on ER-alpha was observed only in T47D cells. Upregulation of ER-beta expression by estradiol and xenoestrogens was observed only in the presence of detectable ER-alpha protein levels. These findings indicate a regulatory role for ER-beta in ER-alpha- mediated transcription and a role for ER-beta in mediating xenoestrogen toxicity.[1]

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  1. Selective modulation of ER-beta by estradiol and xenoestrogens in human breast cancer cell lines. Cappelletti, V., Saturno, G., Miodini, P., Körner, W., Daidone, M.G. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. (2003) [Pubmed]
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