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Estrogen regulates Hippo signaling via GPER in breast cancer
Xin Zhou, … , Qun-Ying Lei, Kun-Liang Guan
Xin Zhou, … , Qun-Ying Lei, Kun-Liang Guan
Published April 20, 2015
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2015;125(5):2123-2135. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI79573.
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Estrogen regulates Hippo signaling via GPER in breast cancer

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Abstract

The G protein–coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) mediates both the genomic and nongenomic effects of estrogen and has been implicated in breast cancer development. Here, we compared GPER expression in cancerous tissue and adjacent normal tissue in patients with invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) of the breast and determined that GPER is highly upregulated in cancerous cells. Additionally, our studies revealed that GPER stimulation activates yes-associated protein 1 (YAP) and transcriptional coactivator with a PDZ-binding domain (TAZ), 2 homologous transcription coactivators and key effectors of the Hippo tumor suppressor pathway, via the Gαq-11, PLCβ/PKC, and Rho/ROCK signaling pathways. TAZ was required for GPER-induced gene transcription, breast cancer cell proliferation and migration, and tumor growth. Moreover, TAZ expression positively correlated with GPER expression in human IDC specimens. Together, our results suggest that the Hippo/YAP/TAZ pathway is a key downstream signaling branch of GPER and plays a critical role in breast tumorigenesis.

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Xin Zhou, Shuyang Wang, Zhen Wang, Xu Feng, Peng Liu, Xian-Bo Lv, Fulong Li, Fa-Xing Yu, Yiping Sun, Haixin Yuan, Hongguang Zhu, Yue Xiong, Qun-Ying Lei, Kun-Liang Guan

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GPER activates TAZ via LATS inhibition.

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GPER activates TAZ via LATS inhibition.
(A) G1 inhibited the phosphoryla...
(A) G1 inhibited the phosphorylation of LATS. Serum-starved ZR-75-30 cells were pretreated with 200 nM of the ROCK inhibitor GSK429286 for 4 hours, followed by treatment with 100 nM G1 for 2 hours. For detection of LATS1 phosphorylation, immunoprecipitated LATS1 was used for immunoblotting with p-LATS antibody. (B) LATS was required for G1-induced TAZ accumulation. LATS1/2 were knocked down by 3 independent siRNAs in ZR-75-30 cells. These cells were stimulated with 100 nM G1 as indicated. Protein levels of TAZ and the knockdown efficiency of LATS1/2 were assessed by immunoblotting. (C) LATS1 kinase activity was inhibited by G1 in a ROCK-dependent manner. ZR-75-30 cells were pretreated with the ROCK inhibitor GSK429286 or control, followed by a 2-hour treatment with 100 nM G1 as indicated. Immunoprecipitated LATS1 was subjected to an in vitro kinase assay using His-TAZ as a substrate. TAZ phosphorylation was detected by p-TAZ (Ser89) antibody. (D) G1 treatment stabilized TAZ protein. Serum-starved ZR-75-30 cells were pretreated with mock or 100 nM G1 for 2 hours and then treated with CHX (20 μg/ml) for the indicated durations. The amounts of TAZ were analyzed by immunoblotting and quantified by densitometry and normalized to β-actin. Data are represented as the mean ± SD; n = 3. Blots shown are representative of at least 3 independent experiments.

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