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. 2008 Jun;1783(6):1220-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2008.01.026. Epub 2008 Feb 12.

The estrogen receptor-interacting protein HPIP increases estrogen-responsive gene expression through activation of MAPK and AKT

Xiaohui Wang  1 , Zhihong Yang, Hao Zhang, Lihua Ding, Xiru Li, Cui Zhu, Yiqiong Zheng, Qinong Ye
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The estrogen receptor-interacting protein HPIP increases estrogen-responsive gene expression through activation of MAPK and AKT

Xiaohui Wang et al. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2008 Jun.
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Abstract

Estrogen receptors (ERalpha and ERbeta) are estrogen-regulated transcription factors that play important roles in the development and progression of breast cancer. The biological function of ERs has been shown to be modulated by ER-interacting proteins. However, the ER-interacting proteins that not only activate MAPK and AKT, two important growth regulatory protein kinases, but also increase growth related estrogen-responsive gene expression remain unknown. Here, we report that hematopoietic PBX-interacting protein (HPIP) interacts both with ERalpha and with ERbeta, and increases ERalpha target gene expression through activation of MAPK and AKT and enhanced ERalpha phosphorylation. ERbeta inhibits ERalpha target gene expression, possibly by competition of ERbeta with ERalpha for binding to HPIP, and by a decrease in available ERalpha for HPIP binding through the interaction of ERbeta with ERalpha. Furthermore, HPIP increases breast cancer cell growth. These data suggest that HPIP may be an important regulator in ER signaling and that the relative ratio of ERbeta to ERalpha may be important for HPIP function.

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