Department of Pathology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Erasmus Optical Imaging Center, Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Cells. 2024 Oct 13;13(20):1693. doi: 10.3390/cells13201693.
The androgen receptor (AR), a member of the nuclear steroid hormone receptor family of transcription factors, plays a crucial role not only in the development of the male phenotype but also in the development and growth of prostate cancer. While AR structure and AR interactions with coregulators and chromatin have been studied in detail, improving our understanding of AR function in gene transcription regulation, the spatio-temporal organization and the role of microscopically discernible AR foci in the nucleus are still underexplored. This review delves into the molecular mechanisms underlying AR foci formation, focusing on liquid-liquid phase separation and its role in spatially organizing ARs and their binding partners within the nucleus at transcription sites, as well as the influence of 3D-genome organization on AR-mediated gene transcription.
雄激素受体(AR)是核甾体激素受体家族转录因子的成员,不仅在男性表型的发育中起着至关重要的作用,而且在前列腺癌的发生和发展中也起着重要作用。虽然 AR 的结构及其与共激活因子和染色质的相互作用已经得到了详细的研究,但要提高我们对 AR 在基因转录调控中的功能的理解,仍然需要深入研究 AR 焦点在核内的时空组织及其在细胞核中微观可辨别的 AR 焦点的作用。这篇综述深入探讨了 AR 焦点形成的分子机制,重点关注液-液相分离及其在转录位点将 AR 及其结合伴侣在核内空间组织的作用,以及 3D 基因组组织对 AR 介导的基因转录的影响。