Journal
TOXICOLOGY
Volume 387, Issue -, Pages 10-16Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2017.06.007
Keywords
Bisphenol A; Androgen receptor signaling; Amino- and carboxyl-terminal interaction; Silencing mediator for thyroid hormone; receptor; Nuclear receptor co-repressor
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- National Natural Science Foundations of China [81273103]
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
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We have shown Bisphenol A (BPA) acts as an androgen receptor (AR) antagonist in the previous study. However, the mechanisms underlying anti-androgenic effects of BPA remain unclear. The objective of this study was to explore whether the AR signaling was involved in AR antagonism of BPA. The Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay and Real-Time Cell Analysis (RTCA) iCELLigence system were applied to analyze the mouse Sertoli cell TM4 proliferation. The mammalian two-hybrid assays were performed to investigate the effects of BPA on the AR amino- and carboxyl-terminal regions (N/C) interaction and the interactions of the AR with steroid receptor coactivator-1 (SRC-1), co-repressors including silencing mediator for thyroid hormone receptors (SMRT) and nuclear receptor co-repressor (NCoR). BPA exposure resulted in decreased TM4 cell proliferation. BPA inhibited the AR N/C interaction significantly. Furthermore, BPA enhanced the interactions of AR-SMRT and AR-NCoR significantly. In conclusion, these data suggest BPA inhibits Sertoli cell proliferation due to its anti-androgenic actions. The mechanisms responsible for AR antagonism of BPA involve inhibiting the AR N/C interaction and enhancing the interactions of AR-SMRT and AR-NCoR. The data uncover novel anti-androgenic mechanisms by which BPA antagonizes AR signaling, contributing to Sertoli cell proliferation suppression and male reproductive toxicology.
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