Journal article
PPARgamma-PGC-1alpha activity is determinant of alcohol related breast cancer
Alcohol is a risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer. One of several proposed mechanisms is that alcohol-related breast cancer is caused by increased sex hormone levels. PPARγ inhibits aromatase transcription in breast adipocytes. We reproduced previously found allele-specific effects of the wildtype Pro-allele of PPARG Pro12Ala in alcohol related breast cancer.
In transiently transfected cells, transcriptional activation by PPARγ and the PPARγ-PGC-1α complex was inhibited by ethanol. PPARγ 12Ala-mediated transcription activation was not enhanced by PGC-1α, resulting in allele-specific transcription activation by the PPARγ 12Pro-PGC-1α complex. Our results suggest that PPARγ and PGC-1α activity is an important determinant of alcohol related breast cancer.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2012 |
Pages: | 59-68 |
ISSN: | 18727980 and 03043835 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.canlet.2011.10.009 |
ORCIDs: | Nellemann, Christine Lydia , 0000-0001-9522-7678 , 0000-0001-9552-8518 , 0000-0002-6024-0917 and 0000-0001-6429-7921 |