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ArticleInternational journal of endocrinology2016

Tetrahydro-iso-alpha Acids Antagonize Estrogen Receptor Alpha Activity in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells.

Maëlle Lempereur, Claire Majewska, Amandine Brunquers, Sumalee Wongpramud, Bénédicte Valet, Philippe Janssens, Monique Dillemans, Laurence Van Nedervelde, Dominique Gallo

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Article in International journal of endocrinology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maëlle LempereurInstitut Meurice, 1 avenue Emile Gryzon, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
Claire MajewskaInstitut Meurice, 1 avenue Emile Gryzon, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
Amandine BrunquersInstitut Meurice, 1 avenue Emile Gryzon, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
Sumalee WongpramudInstitut Meurice, 1 avenue Emile Gryzon, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
Bénédicte ValetInstitut Meurice, 1 avenue Emile Gryzon, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
Philippe JanssensYakima Chief-Hopunion LLC, 10 avenue A. Fleming, 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium.
Monique DillemansInstitut Meurice, 1 avenue Emile Gryzon, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; Commission Communautaire Française (Cocof), Service des Industries Biochimiques, Belgium.
Laurence Van NederveldeInstitut Meurice, 1 avenue Emile Gryzon, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; Commission Communautaire Française (Cocof), Service des Industries Biochimiques, Belgium.
Dominique GalloInstitut Meurice, 1 avenue Emile Gryzon, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; Commission Communautaire Française (Cocof), Département des Substances Naturelles et de Biochimie, Belgium.
Common Community Commission · BE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tetrahydro-iso-alpha acids commonly called THIAA or Tetra are modified hop acids extracted from hop (Humulus lupulus L.) which are frequently used in brewing industry mainly in order to provide beer bitterness and foam stability. Interestingly, molecular structure of tetrahydro-iso-alpha acids is close to a new type of estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) antagonists aimed at disrupting the binding of coactivators containing an LxxLL motif (NR-box). In this work we show that THIAA decreases estradiol-stimulated proliferation of MCF-7 (ERα-positive breast cancer cells). Besides, we show that it inhibits ERα transcriptional activity. Interestingly, this extract fails to compete with estradiol for ERα binding and does not significantly impact the receptor turnover rate in MCF-7 cells, suggesting that it does not act like classical antiestrogens. Hence, we demonstrate that THIAA is able to antagonize ERα estradiol-induced recruitment of the LxxLL binding motif.

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PMID27190515
PMCPMC4844874
OpenAlexW2337331669

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