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BioSci 2B - Environment and Human Health • Bruce Blumberg – 2113E McGaugh Hall – open office hours – phone 824-8573 – [email protected] • check e-mail daily for announcements, etc.. – If you do not have ready access to e-mail or the web speak with me ASAP Rules for freshman seminars • Attendance – at least 8/10 lectures • Participation – Make a presentation – Participate in discussions • Be involved in your own education Requirements for the oral presentation - presenter • Powerpoint presentation on a topic related to the environment and human health – Please approve it with me in advance – Send out links to the articles, web sites, etc in advance • 30 minutes with time allowed for discussion (max of ~20 slides) – What is the problem of interest – the big picture question – Present background – what is known, what is unknown – Present the story, research, etc – Present an analysis of the story or article • Which parts are credible • Which are suspect • How would you study the problem – Point out a few papers for further reading (reviews, followups, etc) Requirements for the oral presentation - presenter • Logistics – Prepare presentation and either e-mail to me or bring it on a • CD-ROM • Floppy disk • USB flash memory drive – Or bring your own laptop • I would like to post these on course web site – is that OK? Requirements for the oral presentation listener • READ THE PAPER or article – Think about it – make notes on parts you have questions about – Listen to the speaker • If presentation is unclear, ask the speaker to elaborate • Always feel free to ask questions – we want an open discussion Blumberg Laboratory http://blumberg-serv.bio.uci.edu • The role of nuclear hormone receptors in: – development – physiology – endocrine disruption – cancer • Functional genomic approaches to: – identify cellular partners for known genes – define new members of signaling pathways – find downstream target genes – develop new drug targets Nuclear Hormone Receptors - A Large Family of Ligand Modulated Transcription Factors A/B C D E DNA F LIGAND ligand-binding transcriptional activation dimerization half-site recognition half-site spacing dimerization DNA-binding AGGTCA D n I n E n NUCLEUS LIGAND APO RXR BXR INTRA CYTOPLASM Nuclear Hormone Receptors A/B C DNA D E LIGAND • Bind to specific DNA targets - hormone response elements • Most activate transcription upon ligand binding – Some are constitutive – A few are deactivated by ligand binding • Ligands are small lipophilic molecules that freely enter cells – Diffuse from source – Penetrate to a target • Typically respond to low levels of hormone ~3 ppb (10-8 M) – Regulation of levels – Environmental agents F The Nuclear Hormone Receptor Superfamily A/B C D DNA E F LIGAND Known Receptors Orphan Receptors Classical receptors (from biochemistry) Vertebrate Drosophila GR MR AR α,β PR α,β ER α,β VDR TR α,β EcR TR-2 α,β NGFI-B α,β,γ ROR α,β,γ Rev-erb α,β SF-1 α,β COUP α,β,γ HNF-4 α, β Tlx α,β DHR78 DHR38 DHR3 E75, E78 FTZ-F1 α,β svp HNF-4 tll cortisol aldosterone testosterone progesterone estradiol 1,25-(OH)2 vit D3 triiodothyronine 20-OH ecdysone EX-Orphans RAR α,β,γ RXR α,β,γ PPAR α,β,γ LXR α,β FXR α,β BXR α,β No known homologs all-trans retinoic acid 9-cis retinoic acid fatty acids, eicosanoids oxy-sterols bile acids benzoates Nearly EX-orphans (natural ligands?) CAR SXR/PXR androstanes, xenobiotics steroids, xenobiotics ERR α,β,γ DAX-1 SHP GCNF knirps knirps-related egon DHR96 C. elegans D. melanogaster H. sapiens Arabidopsis ~250 nuclear receptors ~20 nuclear receptors ~48 genes no family members Developmental Functions of Nuclear Receptors • What is the role of RARs in anterior patterning? – RAR-mediated repression is required for head development • RAR signaling in posterior patterning – How do RAR and growth factor signaling pathways interact? • Identification of RAR target genes – macroarray – microarray • Function of BXR during development – gain of function – loss-of-function (morpholino, DN) – endogenous ligand identification incubate until mid neurula stage Environment and Development • Deformed frogs in Minnesota and throughout north America – Many indications that these frogs have altered retinoid signaling – Purifying compound(s) from highly affected sites that activate RAR – Several candidate compounds • Activate RAR • Found in multiple affected sites – Scale-up purification is underway • Structure elucidation • Animal testing • Thyroid axis disruption in Montana – Axolotls metamorphose in city water – Thyroid problems on Indian reservation Solving an ancient mystery • Sometimes science leads us in unexpected directions • We identified a very strangely behaving hormone receptor that is very important in our response to chemicals in foods Mithridates VI Eupator The Royal Toxicologist Mithridates by A.E. Housman They put arsenic in his meat And stared aghast to watch him eat; They poured strychnine in his cup And shook to see him drink it up: They shook, they stared as white’s their shirt: Them it was their poison hurt. --I tell the tale that I heard told. Mithridates, he died old King of Pontus (120-63 BC) aka Mithridates the Great Long Standing Questions • Mithridatum - generalized tolerance to poison • Adaptive hepatic response (Hans Selye) – Exposure to certain “catatoxic” chemicals elicits protection against later exposure to others – chemical immunity – Apparently mediated via large increase in hepatic microsomes • What is the mechanism? SXR Responds to Many Steroids 14 12 Fold Induction 10 8 6 4 2 0 l ne ne ne io ne ne o o d o o o l r s r r te t ra te te te no ha s so s s s t s e e e e o o o gn st m dr tic og r e e r a n t r x p a o p co pi de dr e y o h dr di y h de en lv t ne ro ne ol o s i s rt rti o co c The mammalian xenobiotic response • SXR ligands stimulate the expression of genes involved in xenobiotic metabolism. • Phase I - oxidation – CYP3A4, CYP2B6 CYP2B9, CYP2C8 CYP2C9, CYP2C19 • Phase II - conjugation – glutathione-S-transferase (GST), sulfotransferase (SULT), and UDP-glucoronosyltransferase (UGT) families. • Phase III genes - transport – MDR1, MRP2 and Oatp2 • SXR is a master regulator of xenobiotic metabolism Pharmacology of Mouse and Human SXR 30 20 10 10 Human SXR control RIF nifedipine tamoxifen spironolactone PCN dexamethasone corticosterone cortisone testosterone estradiol DES coumestrol Human ERα control RIF nifedipine tamoxifen spironolactone PCN dexamethasone corticosterone cortisone testosterone estradiol DES coumestrol 30 20 Mouse PXR Rat ERα Model Systems • Effects on animals predict effects on humans – Fundamental assumption: biochemistry, endocrinology and metabolism are the same – Nuclear receptors behave virtually identically across species • Different pharmacology of SXR and PXR suggests that there are important differences in metabolism • These differences may be highly relevant for toxicology (including developmental effects), drug interactions and endocrine disruption • Cross-species extrapolation must account for differences in response of xenobiotic sensors – SXR – CAR SXR and Endocrine Disruption • SXR regulates the oxidation, conjugation and clearance of ingested steroids and xenobiotics • Activation of SXR may predict effects of suspected EDC – SXR activators may be detoxified by CYP action and not a human risk – But activators may also be toxified by CYP action, increasing the risk. – EDC may have no effect on SXR and therefore more likely to act on other receptors, e.g. ER • Metabolism will play important role in shape of dose response curves – A compound could have effects at low doses but induce its own metabolism at high doses, masking the low-dose effect • SXR is a molecular assay for potential activity of EDCs • Different pharmacology of SXR and PXR suggests that differences in metabolism may exist and be relevant for risk assessment EDCs Can Activate SXR Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl OH HO bisphenol A Cl Cl Cl PCB 184 Cl Cl Cl Cl Cl PCB 196 Cl Cl Cl DDT Cl Cl DDE Cl O OH O O nonylphenol O bis-phthalate S C2H5O P O C2H5O Chlorpyrifos Cl Cl