Abstract
Two groups of prolactinoma cell lines were identified. One group (responder) expresses both D2 dopamine receptors and an autocrine loop mediated by nerve growth factor (NGF) and one group (nonresponder) lacks both D2 receptors and NGF production. D2 receptor expression in these cell lines is dependent on NGF. Indeed, NGF inactivation in responder cells decreases D2 receptor density, while NGF treatment induces D2 receptor expression in nonresponders. Here we show that inactivation of p75NGFR, but not of trkA, resulted in D2 receptor loss in responder cells and prevented D2 receptor expression induced by NGF in the nonresponder. Analysis of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) nuclear accumulation and binding to corresponding DNA consensus sequences indicated that in NGF-secreting responder cells, but not in nonresponders, NF-κB is constitutively activated. Moreover, NGF treatment of nonresponder cells induced both nuclear translocation and DNA binding activity of NF-κB complexes containing p50, p65/RelA, and cRel subunits, an effect prevented by anti-p75NGFR antibodies. Disruption of NF-κB nuclear translocation by SN50 remarkably impaired D2 receptor expression in responder cells and prevented D2 gene expression induced by NGF in nonresponders. These data indicate that in prolactinoma cells the effect of NGF on D2 receptor expression is mediated by p75NGFR in a trkA-independent way and that NGF stimulation of p75NGFR activates NF-κB, which is required for D2 gene expression. We thus suggest that NF-κB is a key transcriptional regulator of the D2 gene and that this mechanism may not be confined to pituitary tumors, but could also extend to other dopaminergic systems.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 353-366 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Molecular Endocrinology |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
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Nerve growth factor regulates dopamine D2 receptor expression in prolactinoma cell lines via p75NGFR-mediated activation of nuclear factor-κB. / Fiorentini, Chiara; Guerra, Nicoletta; Facchetti, Marco; Finardi, Alessandra; Tiberio, Laura; Schiaffonati, Luisa; Spano, Pierfranco; Missale, Cristina.
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T1 - Nerve growth factor regulates dopamine D2 receptor expression in prolactinoma cell lines via p75NGFR-mediated activation of nuclear factor-κB
AU - Fiorentini, Chiara
AU - Guerra, Nicoletta
AU - Facchetti, Marco
AU - Finardi, Alessandra
AU - Tiberio, Laura
AU - Schiaffonati, Luisa
AU - Spano, Pierfranco
AU - Missale, Cristina
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Two groups of prolactinoma cell lines were identified. One group (responder) expresses both D2 dopamine receptors and an autocrine loop mediated by nerve growth factor (NGF) and one group (nonresponder) lacks both D2 receptors and NGF production. D2 receptor expression in these cell lines is dependent on NGF. Indeed, NGF inactivation in responder cells decreases D2 receptor density, while NGF treatment induces D2 receptor expression in nonresponders. Here we show that inactivation of p75NGFR, but not of trkA, resulted in D2 receptor loss in responder cells and prevented D2 receptor expression induced by NGF in the nonresponder. Analysis of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) nuclear accumulation and binding to corresponding DNA consensus sequences indicated that in NGF-secreting responder cells, but not in nonresponders, NF-κB is constitutively activated. Moreover, NGF treatment of nonresponder cells induced both nuclear translocation and DNA binding activity of NF-κB complexes containing p50, p65/RelA, and cRel subunits, an effect prevented by anti-p75NGFR antibodies. Disruption of NF-κB nuclear translocation by SN50 remarkably impaired D2 receptor expression in responder cells and prevented D2 gene expression induced by NGF in nonresponders. These data indicate that in prolactinoma cells the effect of NGF on D2 receptor expression is mediated by p75NGFR in a trkA-independent way and that NGF stimulation of p75NGFR activates NF-κB, which is required for D2 gene expression. We thus suggest that NF-κB is a key transcriptional regulator of the D2 gene and that this mechanism may not be confined to pituitary tumors, but could also extend to other dopaminergic systems.
AB - Two groups of prolactinoma cell lines were identified. One group (responder) expresses both D2 dopamine receptors and an autocrine loop mediated by nerve growth factor (NGF) and one group (nonresponder) lacks both D2 receptors and NGF production. D2 receptor expression in these cell lines is dependent on NGF. Indeed, NGF inactivation in responder cells decreases D2 receptor density, while NGF treatment induces D2 receptor expression in nonresponders. Here we show that inactivation of p75NGFR, but not of trkA, resulted in D2 receptor loss in responder cells and prevented D2 receptor expression induced by NGF in the nonresponder. Analysis of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) nuclear accumulation and binding to corresponding DNA consensus sequences indicated that in NGF-secreting responder cells, but not in nonresponders, NF-κB is constitutively activated. Moreover, NGF treatment of nonresponder cells induced both nuclear translocation and DNA binding activity of NF-κB complexes containing p50, p65/RelA, and cRel subunits, an effect prevented by anti-p75NGFR antibodies. Disruption of NF-κB nuclear translocation by SN50 remarkably impaired D2 receptor expression in responder cells and prevented D2 gene expression induced by NGF in nonresponders. These data indicate that in prolactinoma cells the effect of NGF on D2 receptor expression is mediated by p75NGFR in a trkA-independent way and that NGF stimulation of p75NGFR activates NF-κB, which is required for D2 gene expression. We thus suggest that NF-κB is a key transcriptional regulator of the D2 gene and that this mechanism may not be confined to pituitary tumors, but could also extend to other dopaminergic systems.
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