Abstract
A theoretical pathway of transcriptional regulation of the androgen receptor (AR) gene is via a cAMP response element (CRE) present in its promoter region (-508 to -501). After 20 h of stimulation with 8-bromo-cAMP, AR mRNA was up-regulated in LNCaP but not in either PC-3 or DU-145 cell lines. We have demonstrated that the level of CRE binding protein (CREB) was the same in all cell lines and that the putative AR-CRE forms specific and competable protein interactions with CREB. The ability to regulate AR gene transcription via the second messenger pathway is lost in the PC-3 and DU-145 cell lines. This may be an important primary mechanism of androgen insensitivity in prostate cancer.
| Original language | English (UK) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 237-240 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | FEBS Letters |
| Volume | 383 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Androgen receptor
- Electromobility shift assay
- Prostate cancer