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17beta-estradiol stimulates substance P receptor gene expression.

The actions of substance P ( SP), a widely distributed tachykinin neuropeptide, are mediated by the NK1 receptor, a seven trans-membrane spanning domain cell surface receptor coupled to heterotrimeric G-proteins. SP regulates cellular processes in the CNS, placenta and vasculature including permeability, inflammation, mitogenesis and transformation. Examples of sexual dimorphism in tissue distribution and expression of SP and the SP receptor ( SPR) in various organ systems (breast, uterus, brain) suggest the SPR may be under hormonal control. Using Northern blot analysis of SPR mRNA levels, we studied the effects of 17beta-estradiol (E2) on SPR gene expression in AR42J (rat pancreatic acinar) cells which constitutively express high levels of SPR. E2 (100 nM) led to a 2.5-fold increase in SPR mRNA levels (4.7 kb band) which was time- and concentration-dependent. The increase was inhibited by the RNA polymerase inhibitor actinomycin D (5 microg/ml) but not by the translational inhibitor cycloheximide (10 microg/ml). In addition, the antiestrogen tamoxifen (1 microM) blocked the stimulatory effect of E2 on SPR mRNA. Increased SPR mRNA levels in response to E2 were linearly related to increased [3H]SP binding to the SPR. This study has implications for understanding molecular mechanisms of hormonal control of receptor gene expression.[1]

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  1. 17beta-estradiol stimulates substance P receptor gene expression. Villablanca, A.C., Hanley, M.R. Mol. Cell. Endocrinol. (1997) [Pubmed]
 
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