PMID- 28665276 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170907 LR - 20191113 IS - 1732-2693 (Electronic) IS - 0032-5449 (Linking) VI - 71 IP - 0 DP - 2017 Jun 8 TI - Mitochondria: Target organelles for estrogen action. PG - 454-465 AB - Estrogens belong to a group of sex hormones, which have been shown to act in multidirectional way. Estrogenic effects are mediated by two types of intracellular receptors: estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) and estrogen receptor 2 (ESR2). There are two basic mechanisms of estrogen action: 1) classical-genomic, in which the ligand-receptor complex acts as a transcriptional factor and 2) a nongenomic one, which is still not fully understood, but has been seen to lead to distinct biological effects, depending on tissue and ligand type. It is postulated that nongenomic effects may be associated with membrane signaling and the presence of classical nuclear receptors within the cell membrane. Estrogens act in a multidirectional way also within cell organelles. It is assumed that there is a mechanism which manages the migration of ESR into the mitochondrial membrane, wherein the exogenous estrogen affect the morphology of mitochondria. Estrogen, through its receptor, can directly modulate mitochondrial gene expression. Moreover, by regulating the level of reactive oxygen species, estrogens affect the biology of mitochondria. The considerations presented in this paper indicate the pleiotropic effects of estrogens, which represent a multidirectional pathway of signal transduction. FAU - Chmielewska, Malgorzata AU - Chmielewska M AD - Katedra i Zaklad Biologii Komorki, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu. FAU - Skibinska, Izabela AU - Skibinska I AD - Katedra i Zaklad Biologii Komorki, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu. FAU - Kotwicka, Malgorzata AU - Kotwicka M AD - Katedra i Zaklad Biologii Komorki, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20170608 PL - Poland TA - Postepy Hig Med Dosw (Online) JT - Postepy higieny i medycyny doswiadczalnej (Online) JID - 101206517 RN - 0 (Estrogens) RN - 0 (Receptors, Estrogen) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Estrogens MH - Humans MH - Mitochondria/*metabolism/physiology MH - *Receptors, Estrogen MH - *Signal Transduction EDAT- 2017/07/01 06:00 MHDA- 2017/09/08 06:00 CRDT- 2017/07/01 06:00 PHST- 2017/07/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/07/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/09/08 06:00 [medline] AID - 1239871 [pii] AID - 10.5604/01.3001.0010.3828 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Postepy Hig Med Dosw (Online). 2017 Jun 8;71(0):454-465. doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0010.3828.