Translational implications of nongenomic actions of thyroid hormone initiated at its integrin receptor

Paul J. Davis, Faith B. Davis, Hung Yun Lin, Shaker A. Mousa, Min Zhou, Mary K. Luidens

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Abstract

A thyroid hormone receptor on integrin αvβ3 that mediates cell surface-initiated nongenomic actions of thyroid hormone on tumor cell proliferation and on angiogenesis has been described. Transduction of the hormone signal into these recently recognized proliferative effects is by extracellular-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2). Other nongenomic actions of the hormone may be transduced by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and are initiated in cytoplasm or at the cell surface. PI3K-mediated effects are important to angiogenesis or other recently appreciated cell functions but apparently not to tumor cell division. For those actions of thyroid hormone [L-thyroxine (T4) and 3,3′-5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T 3)] that begin at the integrin receptor, tetraiodothyroacetic acid (tetrac) is an inhibitor of and probe for the participation of the receptor in downstream intracellular events. In addition, tetrac has actions initiated at the integrin receptor that are unrelated to inhibition of the effects of T 4 and T3 but do involve gene transcription in tumor cells. Discussed here are the implications of translating these nongenomic mechanisms of thyroid hormone analogs into clinical cancer cell biology, tumor-related angiogenesis, and modulation of angiogenesis that is not related to cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E1238-E1246
JournalAmerican Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism
Volume297
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2009
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physiology (medical)
  • Physiology
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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