Overexpression of histone deacetylase HDAC1 modulates breast cancer progression by negative regulation of estrogen receptor α
Open Access
- 17 September 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Cancer
- Vol. 107 (3), 353-358
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.11403
Abstract
The interaction between 17β-estradiol and estrogen receptor alpha (ER-α) plays an important role in breast carcinogenesis and breast cancer treatment. ER-α is a critical growth regulatory gene in breast cancer and its expression level is tightly linked to the prognosis and treatment outcomes of breast cancer patients. Loss of ER-α expression in breast epithelial cells is critical for breast cancer progression. The underlying molecular mechanisms for this loss, however, are poorly defined. Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are implicated in the alteration of chromatin assembly and tumorigenesis. We show that histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) interacts with ER-α in vitro and in vivo and suppresses ER-α transcription activity. The interaction of HDAC1 with ER-α was mediated by the AF-2 and DBD domains of ER-α. We observed an endogenous interaction of HDAC1 with ER-α in breast cancer cells, which was decreased in the presence of estrogen. Interestingly, overexpression of HDAC1 in stable transfected MCF-7 clones induced loss of ER-α and significantly increased cell proliferation and colony formation, as compared to the control MCF-7 cells, whereas treatment of stable MCF-7 clones with the HDAC specific inhibitor trichostatin A (TSA) induced re-expression of ER-α mRNA and protein. Our findings strongly suggest that HDAC1 affects breast cancer progression by promoting cellular proliferation in association with a reduction in both ER-α protein expression and transcriptional activity. Thus, HDAC1 may be a potential target for therapeutic intervention in the treatment of a subset of ER-negative breast cancers.Keywords
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