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ArticleGenome research2025

Androgen receptor-mediated assisted loading of the glucocorticoid receptor modulates transcriptional responses in prostate cancer cells.

Johannes Hiltunen, Laura Helminen, Niina Aaltonen, Kaisa-Mari Launonen, Hanna Laakso, Marjo Malinen, Einari A Niskanen, Jorma J Palvimo, Ville Paakinaho

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Article in Genome research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Johannes Hiltunen *Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
Laura Helminen *Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-0870-9319
Niina Aaltonen *Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-3931-1434
Kaisa-Mari LaunonenInstitute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-2770-0464
Hanna LaaksoInstitute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
Marjo MalinenDepartment of Forestry and Environmental Engineering, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, FI-45100 Kouvola, Finland.
Einari A NiskanenInstitute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-9471-7026
Jorma J PalvimoInstitute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-2373-0578
Ville PaakinahoInstitute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland; ville.paakinaho@uef.fi.ORCID 0000-0003-4204-1436

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Abstract

Steroid receptors are involved in a wide array of cross talk mechanisms that regulate diverse biological processes, with significant implications in diseases, particularly in cancers. In prostate cancer, indirect cross talk between androgen receptor (AR) and glucocorticoid receptor NR3C1 (also known as GR) is well documented, wherein AR suppression by antiandrogen therapy leads to elevated GR levels, enabling GR to compensate for and replace AR signaling. However, the existence and impact of direct chromatin cross talk between AR and GR in prostate cancer have remained elusive. Here, our genome-wide investigations reveal that AR activation significantly expands GR chromatin binding. Mechanistically, AR induces remodeling of closed chromatin sites, facilitating GR binding to inaccessible sites. Importantly, coactivation of AR and GR results in distinct transcriptional responses at both the cell population and single-cell levels. Pathways affected by these transcriptional changes are generally associated with improved patient survival. Thus, the direct cross talk between AR and GR yields markedly different outcomes from the known role of GR in circumventing AR blockade by antiandrogens.

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Prostatic NeoplasmsReceptors, AndrogenReceptors, GlucocorticoidCell Line, TumorChromatinGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleTranscription, GeneticAR protein, humanChromatinNR3C1 protein, humanReceptors, AndrogenReceptors, Glucocorticoid

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PMID40456604
PMCPMC12315708

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