PMID- 21292829 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110601 LR - 20220812 IS - 1944-9917 (Electronic) IS - 0888-8809 (Print) IS - 0888-8809 (Linking) VI - 25 IP - 3 DP - 2011 Mar TI - The IGF pathway regulates ERalpha through a S6K1-dependent mechanism in breast cancer cells. PG - 516-28 LID - 10.1210/me.2010-0373 [doi] AB - The IGF pathway stimulates malignant behavior of breast cancer cells. Herein we identify the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)/S6 kinase 1 (S6K1) axis as a critical component of IGF and estrogen receptor (ER)alpha cross talk. The insulin receptor substrate (IRS) adaptor molecules function downstream of IGF-I receptor and dictate a specific biological response, in which IRS-1 drives proliferation and IRS-2 is linked to motility. Although rapamycin-induced mTOR inhibition has been shown to block IGF-induced IRS degradation, we reveal differential effects on motility (up-regulation) and proliferation (down-regulation). Because a positive correlation between IRS-1 and ERalpha expression is thought to play a central role in the IGF growth response, we investigated the potential role of ERalpha as a downstream mTOR target. Small molecule inhibition and targeted knockdown of S6K1 blocked the IGF-induced ERalpha(S167) phosphorylation and did not influence ligand-dependent ERalpha(S118) phosphorylation. Inhibition of S6K1 kinase activity consequently ablated IGF-stimulated S6K1/ERalpha association, estrogen response element promoter binding and ERalpha target gene transcription. Moreover, site-specific ERalpha(S167) mutation reduced ERalpha target gene transcription and blocked IGF-induced colony formation. These findings support a novel link between the IGF pathway and ERalpha, in which the translation factor S6K1 affects transcription of ERalpha-regulated genes. FAU - Becker, Marc A AU - Becker MA AD - Department of Pharmacology, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA. FAU - Ibrahim, Yasir H AU - Ibrahim YH FAU - Cui, Xiaojiang AU - Cui X FAU - Lee, Adrian V AU - Lee AV FAU - Yee, Douglas AU - Yee D LA - eng GR - R01 CA074285/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01CA74285/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P30077598/PHS HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20110203 PL - United States TA - Mol Endocrinol JT - Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) JID - 8801431 RN - 0 (ESR1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Estrogen Receptor alpha) RN - 67763-96-6 (Insulin-Like Growth Factor I) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (ribosomal protein S6 kinase, 70kD, polypeptide 1) SB - IM MH - Blotting, Western MH - Breast Neoplasms/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Chromatin Immunoprecipitation MH - Estrogen Receptor alpha/genetics/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Immunoprecipitation MH - Insulin-Like Growth Factor I/*pharmacology MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Protein Binding/drug effects MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/*metabolism PMC - PMC3045742 EDAT- 2011/02/05 06:00 MHDA- 2011/06/02 06:00 PMCR- 2012/03/01 CRDT- 2011/02/05 06:00 PHST- 2011/02/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/02/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/06/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - me.2010-0373 [pii] AID - ME-10-0373 [pii] AID - 10.1210/me.2010-0373 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Endocrinol. 2011 Mar;25(3):516-28. doi: 10.1210/me.2010-0373. Epub 2011 Feb 3.