PMID- 9359473 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19971230 LR - 20190813 IS - 0303-7207 (Print) IS - 0303-7207 (Linking) VI - 133 IP - 1 DP - 1997 Sep 30 TI - Regulation of cytochrome P450 cholesterol side-chain cleavage, 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/delta 5-delta 4 isomerase type 1 and estradiol-17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase mRNA levels by calcium in human choriocarcinoma JEG-3 cells. PG - 63-71 AB - In human placenta the cytochrome P450 side-chain cleavage (P450scc) and 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (3 beta-HSD-1) convert cholesterol and pregnenolone producing progesterone, whereas 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (17 beta-HSD-1) mediates the interconversion of estrone and estradiol. We have examined the effects of calcium on phorbol ester- and cAMP-induced P450scc, 3 beta-HSD-1 and 17 beta-HSD-1 mRNAs in human JEG-3 cells. A23187 increased in a dose-dependent fashion in the 1.3 kb 17 beta-HSD-1 mRNA whereas a weaker increase followed by a gradual depletion effect of A23187 was observed on 3 beta-HSD-1 mRNA. No significant effect of A23187 on P450scc mRNA was observed. Using 0.50 microM of A23187 the induction of 3 beta-HSD-1 and 17 beta-HSD-1 mRNAs was maximum within about 6 h whereas P450scc mRNA levels stayed unaffected throughout the time-course period. The action of A23187 was synergistic on cAMP-stimulated 17 beta-HSD-1 mRNA levels, while in a dose-dependent manner A23187 progressively depleted 3 beta-HSD-1 and P450scc mRNA abundance probably by activation of a calcium-/calmodulin-dependent phosphodiesterase. On the phorbol 12-myristate, 13-acetate (PMA)-stimulated 3 beta-HSD-1, 17beta-HSD-1 and P450scc mRNA levels only the lowest concentration of A23187 potentialized the PMA effect on the 17 beta-HSD-1 mRNA levels. Using thapsigargin (TG), a cell-permeable sesquiterpene lactone that releases calcium by inhibiting sarco/endoplasmic reticular calcium-ATPase, our data indicated the presence in JEG-3 cells of TG-sensitive and TG-insensitive calcium-ATPases regulating 3 beta-HSD-1 and 17 beta-HSD-1 mRNA levels. These results emphasized the complexity of calcium contribution with the protein kinase A and C pathways in the regulation of P450scc, 3 beta-HSD-1 and 17 beta-HSD-1 mRNA levels. In addition, the different sensitivity of these genes to calcium suggest they could be activated by different subclasses of PKCs. FAU - Beaudoin, C AU - Beaudoin C AD - Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, CHUQ, CHUL Research Center, Laval, Quebec, Canada. FAU - Bonenfant, M AU - Bonenfant M FAU - Tremblay, Y AU - Tremblay Y LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Ireland TA - Mol Cell Endocrinol JT - Molecular and cellular endocrinology JID - 7500844 RN - 0 (3 beta-hydroxysteroid oxidoreductase-delta(5) 3-ketosteroid isomerase) RN - 0 (Multienzyme Complexes) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 97C5T2UQ7J (Cholesterol) RN - EC 1.1.- (17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases) RN - EC 1.1.1.145 (Progesterone Reductase) RN - EC 1.1.1.51 (3 (or 17)-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase) RN - EC 1.14.15.6 (Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme) RN - EC 5.3.3.- (Steroid Isomerases) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - 17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases/drug effects/genetics/*metabolism MH - Calcium/*pharmacology MH - Cholesterol/*metabolism MH - Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Choriocarcinoma/*enzymology/genetics MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Multienzyme Complexes/drug effects/genetics/*metabolism MH - Progesterone Reductase/drug effects/genetics/*metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Steroid Isomerases/drug effects/genetics/*metabolism MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured MH - Uterine Neoplasms/*enzymology/genetics EDAT- 1997/11/14 00:00 MHDA- 1997/11/14 00:01 CRDT- 1997/11/14 00:00 PHST- 1997/11/14 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1997/11/14 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1997/11/14 00:00 [entrez] AID - S0303-7207(97)00143-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/s0303-7207(97)00143-3 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Cell Endocrinol. 1997 Sep 30;133(1):63-71. doi: 10.1016/s0303-7207(97)00143-3.