Molecules and Cells

Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology (한국분자세포생물학회)
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Estrogen Receptor-α Mediates the Effects of Estradiol on Telomerase Activity in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

  • Cha, Young (College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) ;
  • Kwon, Su Jin (College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University) ;
  • Seol, Wongi (Institute for Brain Science and Technology, Inje University) ;
  • Park, Kyung-Soon (College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University)
  • Received : 2008.04.14
  • Accepted : 2008.08.22
  • Published : 2008.11.30
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Abstract

Sex steroid hormone receptors play a central role in modulating telomerase activity, especially in cancer cells. However, information on the regulation of steroid hormone receptors and their distinct functions on telomerase activity within the mesenchymal stem cell are largely unavailable due to low telomerase activity in the cell. In this study, the effects of estrogen ($E_2$) treatment and function of estrogen receptor alpha ($ER{\alpha}$) and estrogen receptor beta ($ER{\beta}$) on telomerase activity were investigated in human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). Telomerase activity and mRNA expression of the catalytic subunit of telomerase (hTERT) were upregulated by treatment of the cells with $E_2$. The protein concentration of $ER{\alpha}$ was also increased by $E_2$ treatment, and enhancement of $ER{\alpha}$ accumulation in the nucleus was clearly detected with immunocytochemistry. When $ER{\alpha}$ expression was reduced by siRNA transfection into hMSCs, the effect of $E_2$ on the induction of hTERT expression and telomerase activity was diminished. In contrast, the transient overexpression of $ER{\alpha}$ increased the effect of $E_2$ on the expression of hTERT mRNA. These findings indicate that the activation of hTERT expression and telomerase activity by $E_2$ in hMSCs depends on $ER{\alpha}$, but not on $ER{\beta}$.

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Supported by : Korea Science and Engineering Foundation

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