Abstract

Resveratrol has beneficial effects on aging, inflammation and metabolism, which are thought to result from activation of the lysine deacetylase, sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), the cAMP pathway, or AMP-activated protein kinase. Here we report that resveratrol acts as a pathway-selective estrogen receptor-α (ERα) ligand to modulate the inflammatory response but not cell proliferation. A crystal structure of the ERα ligand-binding domain (LBD) as a complex with resveratrol revealed a unique perturbation of the coactivator-binding surface, consistent with an altered coregulator recruitment profile. Gene expression analyses revealed significant overlap of TNFα genes modulated by resveratrol and estradiol. Furthermore, the ability of resveratrol to suppress interleukin-6 transcription was shown to require ERα and several ERα coregulators, suggesting that ERα functions as a primary conduit for resveratrol activity.

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  1. Jerome C Nwachukwu

    The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, United States
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  2. Sathish Srinivasan

    The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, United States
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  3. Nelson E Bruno

    The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, United States
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  4. Alex A Parent

    University of Illinois, Urbana, United States
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  5. Travis S Hughes

    The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, United States
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  6. Julie A Pollock

    University of Illinois, Urbana, United States
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  7. Olsi Gjyshi

    The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, United States
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  8. Valerie Cavett

    The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, United States
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  9. Jason Nowak

    The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, United States
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  10. Ruben D Garcia-Ordonez

    The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, United States
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  11. René Houtman

    PamGene International, Den Bosch, Netherlands
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  12. Patrick R Griffin

    The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, United States
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  13. Douglas J Kojetin

    The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, United States
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  14. John A Katzenellenbogen

    University of Illinois, Urbana, United States
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  15. Michael D Conkright

    The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, United States
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  16. Kendall W Nettles

    The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, United States
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  1. Leemor Joshua-Tor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, United States

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  1. Received: December 12, 2013
  2. Accepted: April 5, 2014
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: April 25, 2014 (version 1)
  4. Version of Record published: May 13, 2014 (version 2)

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© 2014, Nwachukwu et al.

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  1. Jerome C Nwachukwu
  2. Sathish Srinivasan
  3. Nelson E Bruno
  4. Alex A Parent
  5. Travis S Hughes
  6. Julie A Pollock
  7. Olsi Gjyshi
  8. Valerie Cavett
  9. Jason Nowak
  10. Ruben D Garcia-Ordonez
  11. René Houtman
  12. Patrick R Griffin
  13. Douglas J Kojetin
  14. John A Katzenellenbogen
  15. Michael D Conkright
  16. Kendall W Nettles
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Resveratrol modulates the inflammatory response via an estrogen receptor-signal integration network
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