Src supports UDP-glucuronosyltransferase-2B7 detoxification of catechol estrogens associated with breast cancer

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 May 15;382(4):651-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.03.054. Epub 2009 Mar 14.

Abstract

Mammary gland-distributed and ER-bound UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT)-2B7 metabolizes genotoxic catechol-estrogens (CE) associated with breast cancer initiation. Although UGT2B7 has 3 PKC- and 2 tyrosine kinase (TK)-sites, its inhibition by genistein, herbimycin-A and PP2 with parallel losses in phospho-tyrosine and phospho-Y438-2B7 content indicated it requires tyrosine phosphorylation, unlike required PKC phosphorylation of UGT1A isozymes. 2B7 mutants at PKC-sites had essentially normal activity, while its TK-sites mutants, Y236F- and Y438F-2B7, were essentially inactive. Overexpression of regular or active Src, but not dominant-negative Src, in 2B7-transfected COS-1 cells increased 2B7 activity and phospho-Y438-2B7 by 50%. Co-localization of 2B7 and regular SrcTK in COS-1 cells that was dissociated by pretreatment with Src-specific PP2-inhibitor provided strong evidence Src supports 2B7 activity. Consistent with these findings, evidence indicates an appropriate set of ER proteins with Src-homology binding-domains, including 2B7 and well-known multi-functional Src-engaged AKAP12 scaffold, supports Src-dependent phosphorylation of CE-metabolizing 2B7 enabling it to function as a tumor suppressor.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Benzoquinones / pharmacology
  • Breast Neoplasms / enzymology*
  • COS Cells
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • DNA Damage
  • Estrogens, Catechol / metabolism*
  • Genistein / pharmacology
  • Glucuronosyltransferase / genetics
  • Glucuronosyltransferase / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Lactams, Macrocyclic / pharmacology
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Kinase C / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Protein Kinase C / metabolism
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacology
  • Receptors, Estrogen / metabolism
  • Rifabutin / analogs & derivatives
  • Transfection
  • src-Family Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • src-Family Kinases / metabolism*

Substances

  • AG 1879
  • Benzoquinones
  • Estrogens, Catechol
  • Lactams, Macrocyclic
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Pyrimidines
  • Receptors, Estrogen
  • Rifabutin
  • herbimycin
  • Genistein
  • UGT2B7 protein, human
  • Glucuronosyltransferase
  • src-Family Kinases
  • Protein Kinase C