20-HETE/GPR75 pairing modulates the expression and transcriptional activity of the androgen receptor in androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells

Sofia Cárdenas, Cecilia Colombero, Mariana Cruz, Eduardo Mormandi, Adeniyi Michael Adebesin, John R. Falck, Susana Nowicki

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Abstract

The androgen receptor (AR) and AR-driven genes are crucial in normal and neoplastic prostate tissue. Previous results showed a link between 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) production and AR-driven prostate cancer (PCa) progression. This study aims to describe the contribution of GPR75, 20-HETE membrane receptor, in 20-HETE-mediated expression and transcriptional activity of AR in PCa. In LNCaP cells, 20-HETE increased AR expression, nuclear localization, and its transcriptional activity. Also, 20-HETE enhanced dihydrotestosterone (DHT) induced effects. All was abrogated by chemical antagonism of GPR75 (19-HEDE) or its transient knockdown. In human PCa, the expression of AR-driven genes correlated with GPR75. In LNCaP xenografts, tumors from castrated animals expressed higher levels of AR, this was impaired by inhibition of 20-HETE synthesis. These data suggest that 20-HETE, through the GPR75 receptor, regulates transcriptionally active AR in PCa cells, thus making 20-HETE/GRP75 potential targets to limit the expression of AR-driven phenotype in PCa cells.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number111784
JournalMolecular and Cellular Endocrinology
Volume559
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2023

Keywords

  • 20-HETE
  • Androgen receptor
  • GPR75
  • Prostate cancer
  • Tumorigenesis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Endocrinology

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