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ArticleBMC cancer2015

Up-regulation of Orai1 expression and store operated Ca(2+) entry following activation of membrane androgen receptors in MCF-7 breast tumor cells.

Guilai Liu, Sabina Honisch, Guoxing Liu, Sebastian Schmidt, Saad Alkahtani, Abdullah A AlKahtane, Christos Stournaras, Florian Lang

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Article in BMC cancer, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Guilai LiuDepartment of Physiology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany. guilailiu1986@gmail.com.
Sabina HonischDepartment of Physiology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany. honisch.s@gmx.de.
Guoxing LiuDepartment of Physiology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany. liugx3692000@gmail.com.
Sebastian SchmidtDepartment of Physiology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany. sebastian.schmidt@medizin.uni-tuebingen.de.
Saad AlkahtaniDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Crete Medical School, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. sksa7@hotmail.com.
Abdullah A AlKahtaneDepartment of Zoology, Science College, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. alkah11@yahoo.com.
Christos StournarasDepartment of Physiology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany. cstourn@med.uoc.gr.
Florian LangDepartment of Physiology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany. florian.lang@uni-tuebingen.de.
University of Tübingen · DEUniversity of Crete · GRKing Saud University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMembrane androgen receptors (mAR) are functionally expressed in a variety of tumor-cells including the breast tumor-cell line MCF-7. They are specifically activated by testosterone albumin conjugates (TAC). The mAR sensitive signaling includes activation of Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 (Rac1) and reorganization of the actin filament network. Signaling of tumor-cells may further involve up-regulation of pore forming Ca(2+) channel protein Orai1, which accomplishes store operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE). This study explored the regulation of Orai1 abundance and SOCE by mAR.

methodsActin filaments were visualized utilizing confocal microscopy, Rac1 activity using GST-GBD assay, Orai1 transcript levels by RT-PCR and total protein abundance by western blotting, Orai1 abundance at the cell surface by confocal microscopy and FACS-analysis, cytosolic Ca(2+) activity ([Ca(2+)]i) utilizing Fura-2-fluorescence, and SOCE from increase of [Ca(2+)]i following readdition of Ca(2+) after store depletion with thapsigargin (1 μM).

resultsTAC treatment of MCF-7 cells was followed by Rac1 activation, actin polymerization, transient increase of Orai1transcript levels and protein abundance, and transient increase of SOCE. The transient increase of Orai1 protein abundance was abrogated by Rac1 inhibitor NSC23766 (50 μM) and by prevention of actin reorganization with cytochalasin B (1 μM).

conclusionsmAR sensitive Rac1 activation and actin reorganization contribute to the regulation of Orai1 protein abundance and SOCE.

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Actin CytoskeletonBlotting, WesternBreast NeoplasmsCalciumCalcium ChannelsCytosolEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleHumansMCF-7 CellsORAI1 Proteinrac1 GTP-Binding ProteinReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, AndrogenThapsigarginCalciumCalcium ChannelsEnzyme InhibitorsORAI1 ProteinORAI1 protein, humanrac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRAC1 protein, humanReceptors, AndrogenThapsigargin

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PMID26690689
PMCPMC4687293
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