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Yoshida S, Kajiwara D, Seki M, Tayama M, Tanaka Y, Mizutani H, Fujita R, Yamamura K, Okajima S, Asai M, Minamiguchi K. TAS3681, an androgen receptor antagonist, prevents drug resistance driven by aberrant androgen receptor signaling in prostate cancer. Mol Oncol 2024; 18:1980-2000. [PMID: 38600681 PMCID: PMC11306513 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.13641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Second-generation androgen receptor (AR) signaling inhibitors (ARSIs), such as abiraterone and enzalutamide, prolong the life of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). However, patients receiving ARSIs ultimately develop resistance through various complex mechanisms, including AR mutations, constitutively active AR-splice variants (AR-Vs), and AR overexpression. Here, we characterized a novel AR pure antagonist, TAS3681, which inhibits AR transcriptional activity and downregulates AR-full length (AR-FL) and AR-Vs. TAS3681 reduced the protein levels of AR-FL and AR-Vs including AR-V7 in enzalutamide-resistant cells (SAS MDV No. 3-14), in vitro and in vivo, showing strong antitumor efficacy in an AR-V7-positive xenograft model. In AR-overexpressing VCaP (prostate cancer) cells, conversely to enzalutamide, TAS3681 effectively suppressed cell proliferation and downregulated AR expression. Importantly, TAS3681 blocked the transcriptional activity of various mutant ARs, including mutations F877L/T878A and H875Y/T878A, which confer resistance to enzalutamide, and V716M and H875Y mutations, which confer resistance to darolutamide. Our results demonstrate that TAS3681 suppresses the reactivation of AR signaling, which causes resistance to ARSIs, via a newly identified mechanism of action. Therefore, TAS3681 could be a new therapeutic option for CRPC treatment.
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MESH Headings
- Male
- Humans
- Receptors, Androgen/metabolism
- Receptors, Androgen/genetics
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/drug effects
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/genetics
- Androgen Receptor Antagonists/pharmacology
- Androgen Receptor Antagonists/therapeutic use
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Animals
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Mice, Nude
- Mice
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
- Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant/drug therapy
- Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant/genetics
- Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant/metabolism
- Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant/pathology
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Phenylthiohydantoin/pharmacology
- Phenylthiohydantoin/analogs & derivatives
- Phenylthiohydantoin/therapeutic use
- Benzamides/pharmacology
- Nitriles/pharmacology
- Prostatic Neoplasms/genetics
- Prostatic Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Prostatic Neoplasms/metabolism
- Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology
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Affiliation(s)
- Shohei Yoshida
- Discovery and Preclinical Research DivisionTaiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.TsukubaJapan
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- Discovery and Preclinical Research DivisionTaiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.TsukubaJapan
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- Discovery and Preclinical Research DivisionTaiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.TsukubaJapan
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- Discovery and Preclinical Research DivisionTaiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.TsukubaJapan
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- Discovery and Preclinical Research DivisionTaiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.TsukubaJapan
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- Discovery and Preclinical Research DivisionTaiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.TsukubaJapan
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- Discovery and Preclinical Research DivisionTaiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.TsukubaJapan
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- Discovery and Preclinical Research DivisionTaiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.TsukubaJapan
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- Discovery and Preclinical Research DivisionTaiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.TsukubaJapan
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- Discovery and Preclinical Research DivisionTaiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.TsukubaJapan
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- Discovery and Preclinical Research DivisionTaiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.TsukubaJapan
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Dulińska-Litewka J, Felkle D, Dykas K, Handziuk Z, Krzysztofik M, Gąsiorkiewicz B. The role of cyclins in the development and progression of prostate cancer. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 155:113742. [PMID: 36179490 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
Abstract
The role of cyclins in hormone-dependent neoplasms is crucial in the development of the disease that is resistant to first-line therapy, as the example of breast cancer shows. However, in prostate cancer, cyclins are studied to a lesser extent. There are some well-described molecular pathways, including cyclins A1 and D1 signaling, however the role of other cyclins, e.g., D2, D3, E, and H, still requires further investigation. Recent studies indicate that cyclins regulate various cellular processes, not only the cell cycle. Furthermore, they remain in cross-talk with many other signaling pathways, e.g., MAPK/ERK, PI3K/Akt, and Notch. The androgen signaling axis, which is pivotal in prostate cancer progression, interferes with cyclin pathways at many levels. This article summarizes current knowledge on the influence of cyclins on prostate cancer progression by describing interactions between the androgen receptor and cyclins, as well as mechanisms underlying the development of resistance to currently used therapies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Joanna Dulińska-Litewka
- Chair of Medical Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-034 Krakow, Mikołaja Kopernika Street 7C, Poland.
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- Chair of Medical Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-034 Krakow, Mikołaja Kopernika Street 7C, Poland
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- Chair of Medical Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-034 Krakow, Mikołaja Kopernika Street 7C, Poland
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- Chair of Medical Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-034 Krakow, Mikołaja Kopernika Street 7C, Poland
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- Chair of Medical Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-034 Krakow, Mikołaja Kopernika Street 7C, Poland
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- Chair of Medical Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-034 Krakow, Mikołaja Kopernika Street 7C, Poland
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Rahaman MH, Kumarasiri M, Mekonnen LB, Yu M, Diab S, Albrecht H, Milne RW, Wang S. Targeting CDK9: a promising therapeutic opportunity in prostate cancer. Endocr Relat Cancer 2016; 23:T211-T226. [PMID: 27582311 DOI: 10.1530/erc-16-0299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9) is a key transcriptional regulator and a lucrative target for cancer treatment. Targeting CDK9 can effectively confine the hyperactivity of androgen receptor and the constitutive expression of anti-apoptotic proteins; both being main causes of prostate cancer (PCa) development and progression. In castrate-resistant PCa, traditional therapies that only target androgen receptor (AR) have become obsolete due to reprograming in AR activity to make the cells independent of androgen. CDK9 inhibitors may provide a new and better therapeutic opportunity over traditional treatment options by targeting both androgen receptor activity and anti-apoptotic proteins, improving the chances of positive outcomes, especially in patients with the advanced disease. This review focuses on biological functions of CDK9, its involvement with AR and the potential for therapeutic opportunities in PCa treatment.
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- Centre for Drug Discovery and DevelopmentSansom Institute for Health Research and School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Drug Discovery and DevelopmentSansom Institute for Health Research and School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Drug Discovery and DevelopmentSansom Institute for Health Research and School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Drug Discovery and DevelopmentSansom Institute for Health Research and School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Drug Discovery and DevelopmentSansom Institute for Health Research and School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Drug Discovery and DevelopmentSansom Institute for Health Research and School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Brooke GN, Powell SM, Lavery DN, Waxman J, Buluwela L, Ali S, Bevan CL. Engineered repressors are potent inhibitors of androgen receptor activity. Oncotarget 2015; 5:959-69. [PMID: 24659630 PMCID: PMC4011597 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.1360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Prostate cancer growth is dependent upon the Androgen Receptor (AR) pathway, hence therapies for this disease often target this signalling axis. Such therapies are successful in the majority of patients but invariably fail after a median of 2 years and tumours progress to a castrate resistant stage (CRPC). Much evidence exists to suggest that the AR remains key to CRPC growth and hence remains a valid therapeutic target. Here we describe a novel method to inhibit AR activity, consisting of an interaction motif, that binds to the AR ligand-binding domain, fused to repression domains. These ‘engineered repressors’ are potent inhibitors of AR activity and prostate cancer cell growth and importantly inhibit the AR under circumstances in which conventional therapies would be predicted to fail, such as AR mutation and altered cofactor levels.
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- Greg N Brooke
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial Centre for Translational and Experimental Medicine, Imperial College London, W12 0NN, UK
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Need EF, Scher HI, Peters AA, Moore NL, Cheong A, Ryan CJ, Wittert GA, Marshall VR, Tilley WD, Buchanan G. A novel androgen receptor amino terminal region reveals two classes of amino/carboxyl interaction-deficient variants with divergent capacity to activate responsive sites in chromatin. Endocrinology 2009; 150:2674-82. [PMID: 19282387 PMCID: PMC2689802 DOI: 10.1210/en.2008-1181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
The androgen receptor (AR) is an important signaling molecule in multiple tissues, yet its mode of action and cell-specific activities remain enigmatic. AR function has been best studied in the prostate, in which it is essential for growth and homeostasis of the normal organ as well as each stage of cancer development. Investigation of mechanisms responsible for continued AR action that evolve during prostate cancer progression or after hormonal management of the disease have been instructive in defining AR signaling pathways. In the current paper, we use sequence similarity and the collocation of somatic mutations in prostate cancer to define residues 501-535 of the AR amino-terminal domain as an important mediator of receptor function. Specifically, the 501-535 region is required for optimal interaction of the amino-terminal domain with both the p160 coactivator, nuclear receptor coactivator-2, and the AR-ligand binding domain in the amino/carboxyl (N/C) interaction. The N/C interaction is decreased by deletion of the 501-535 region but is distinct from deletion of the (23)FQNLF(27) peptide in that it does not affect the capacity of the AR to activate transcription from a chromatin integrated reporter or recruitment of the receptor to androgen-responsive loci in vivo. Collectively, we have been able to outline two classes of N/C-deficient AR variant that are divergent in their capacity to act in a chromatin context, thereby further defining the interplay between N/C interaction and coregulator recruitment via multiple receptor domains. These mechanisms are likely to be key determinants of the cell and promoter specific activities of the AR.
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- Eleanor F Need
- Molecular Ageing Laboratory, Freemasons Foundation Centre for Mens Health, Dame RomaMitchell Cancer Research Laboratories, University of Adelaide/Hanson Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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Regulation of the androgen receptor (AR) is critical to prostate cancer (PCa) development; therefore, AR is the first line therapeutic target for disseminated tumors. Cell cycle dependent accumulation of cyclin D1 negatively modulates the transcriptional regulation of the AR through discrete, CDK4-independent mechanisms. The transcriptional co-repressor function of cyclin D1 resides within a defined motif termed ther repressor domain (RD), and it was hypothesized that this motif could be utilized as a platform to develop new strategies for blocking AR function. Here, we demonstrate that expression of the RD peptide is sufficient to disrupt AR transcriptional activation of multiple, prostate-specific AR target genes. Importantly, these actions are sufficient to specifically inhibit S-phase progression in AR-positive PCa cells, but not in AR-negative cells or tested AR-positive cells of other lineages. As expected, impaired cell cycle progression resulted in a suppression of cell doubling. Additionally, cell death was observed in AR-positive cells that maintain androgen dependence and in a subset of castrate-resistant PCa cells, dependent on Akt activation status. Lastly, the ability of RD to cooperate with existing hormone therapies was examined, which revealed that RD enhanced the cellular response to an AR antagonist. Together, these data demonstrate that RD is sufficient to disrupt AR-dependent transcriptional and proliferative responses in PCa, and can enhance efficacy of AR antagonists, thus establishing the impetus for development of RD-based mimetics.
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Eder IE, Haag P, Bartsch G, Klocker H. Targeting the androgen receptor in hormone-refractory prostate cancer--new concepts. Future Oncol 2006; 1:93-101. [PMID: 16555979 DOI: 10.1517/14796694.1.1.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The androgen receptor (AR) plays a key regulatory role in hormone-naive, as well as in advanced, therapy-resistant prostate cancer. Therefore, the development of novel treatment strategies using new means for targeting AR function in prostate tumors aims at providing better options for control of progression and progressive disease. This review summarizes recent attempts in this field with a critical view on their clinical usefulness. In addition to classic endocrine therapy by surgical and/or chemical castration, there are concepts to inhibit the AR directly through anti-androgens, selective AR modulators, naturally occurring AR inhibitors, neutralizing antibodies and dominant-negative peptides. A unique possibility to prevent AR expression at the transcriptional level represents the use of antisense technology. The advantage of this method is that AR expression, and thus any aberrant route of its activation is prevented. Furthermore, there are several approaches by which AR signaling is inactivated indirectly. Degradation of heat-shock proteins, which direct appropriate AR protein folding, or modulation of various growth factor signaling cascades, which are thought to contribute to AR activation in the androgen-deprived patient, have been investigated.
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- Iris E Eder
- Department of Urology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Butler LM, Centenera MM, Neufing PJ, Buchanan G, Choong CSY, Ricciardelli C, Saint K, Lee M, Ochnik A, Yang M, Brown MP, Tilley WD. Suppression of Androgen Receptor Signaling in Prostate Cancer Cells by an Inhibitory Receptor Variant. Mol Endocrinol 2006; 20:1009-24. [PMID: 16423882 DOI: 10.1210/me.2004-0401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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There is increasing evidence that sensitization of the androgen receptor (AR) signaling pathway contributes to the failure of androgen ablation therapy for prostate cancer, and that direct targeting of the AR may be a useful therapeutic approach. To better understand how AR function could be abrogated in prostate cancer cells, we have developed a series of putative dominant-negative variants of the human AR, containing deletions or mutations in activation functions AF-1, AF-5, and/or AF-2. One construct, AR inhibitor (ARi)-410, containing a deletion of AF-1 and part of AF-5 of the AR, had no intrinsic transactivation activity but inhibited wild-type AR (wtAR) in a ligand-dependent manner by at least 95% when transfected at a 4:1 molar ratio. ARi-410 was an equally potent inhibitor of gain-of-function AR variants. Ectopic expression of ARi-410 inhibited the proliferation of AR-positive LNCaP cells, but not AR-negative PC-3 cells. Whereas ARi-410 also marginally inhibited progesterone receptor activity, this was far less pronounced than the effect on AR (50% vs. 95% maximal inhibition, respectively), and there was no inhibition of either vitamin D or estrogen receptor activity. In the presence of ligand, ARi-410 interacted with wtAR, and both receptors translocated into the nucleus. Whereas the amino-carboxy terminal interaction was not necessary for optimal dominant-negative activity, disruption of dimerization through the ligand binding domain reduced the efficacy of ARi-410. In addition, although inhibition of AR function by ARi-410 was not dependent on DNA binding, the DNA binding domain was required for dominant-negative activity. Taken together, our results suggest that interaction between ARi-410 and the endogenous AR in prostate cancer cells, potentially through the DNA binding and ligand binding domains, results in a functionally significant reduction in AR signaling and AR-dependent cell growth.
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- Lisa M Butler
- Dame Roma Mitchell Cancer Research Laboratories, Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Hanson Institute, P.O. Box 14, Rundle Mall, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia.
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Ahrens-Fath I, Politz O, Geserick C, Haendler B. Androgen receptor function is modulated by the tissue-specific AR45 variant. FEBS J 2004. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.2004.04395.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Burd CJ, Petre CE, Moghadam H, Wilson EM, Knudsen KE. Cyclin D1 binding to the androgen receptor (AR) NH2-terminal domain inhibits activation function 2 association and reveals dual roles for AR corepression. Mol Endocrinol 2004; 19:607-20. [PMID: 15539430 DOI: 10.1210/me.2004-0266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The androgen receptor (AR) is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily, the activity of which is critical for the development and progression of prostate cancer. We and others have previously demonstrated that cyclin D1 is a potent corepressor of the AR. Although cyclin D1 is suspected to recruit histone deacetylases to the AR complex, previous studies have demonstrated that this activity alone is insufficient for cyclin D1 function. Here, we uncover a novel, secondary means of cyclin D1-mediated repression, through modulation of AR amino-carboxy terminal interactions. We show that cyclin D1 predominantly binds the N-terminal domain of the AR, dependent on the AR 23FxxLF27 motif. Through this motif, cyclin D1 abrogates the ability of the AR N-terminal domain to interact with the C terminus. Secondary amino-terminal domain sites capable of fostering interaction with the C terminus were refractory to cyclin D1 action, indicating that the ability of cyclin D1 to modulate AR amino-carboxy terminal interactions is specific to 23FxxLF27. Deletion of the N-terminal cyclin D1 binding site severely compromised AR activity (due to loss of FxxLF) but unmasked a repressor action through interaction with the AR C terminus. In summary, these data reveal novel, unexpected mechanisms of cyclin D1 activity and demonstrate that this function of cyclin D1 is critical for AR modulation.
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- C J Burd
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, P.O. Box 670521, 3125 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0521, USA
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