Inducible expression of dominant negative insulin-like growth factor I receptor in MCF-7 breast cancer cells.
Endocrine
; 22(3): 293-303, 2003 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-14709803
ABSTRACT
The insulin-like growth factor I receptor (IGF-IR) is expressed in many cell types and is critical for normal growth and development. In the healthy mammary gland, the role of IGF-IR is not fully elucidated. However, IGF-IR, which is primarily expressed in the mammary epithelial cells, is known to play an obligatory role in cellular transformation, facilitating the progression to breast cancer. We have utilized the tetracycline regulatory (tet-on) system to generate an in vitro model system to allow us to further investigate IGF-I/IGF-IR function in mammary epithelial cells. A plasmid construct containing a mutant IGF-I receptor (IGF-IR-DN) fused to the tetracycline operator (tetOPh(CMV)-IGF-IR-DN) was stably transfected into MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. The conditional regulation of the IGF-IR-DN gene expression was studied in four independent clonal lines. The translated IGF-IR-DN protein was detected only in the stably transfected doxycycline- induced cells, and its expression was up-regulated (three- to sixfold) following induction. IGF-I stimulated cell proliferation diminished (twofold) in doxycycline- induced cells compared to uninduced cells, demonstrating that the transgene construct was functional and ruling out any pleiotropic effect that may be attributed to doxycycline. Interestingly, autophosphorylation of the IGF-IR and phosphorylation of the downstream substrate, insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), was not inhibited in doxycycline/IGF-I treated cells, suggesting the possibility that activation of downstream substrates other than the IRS-1 may be critical for optimal cell proliferation. This novel in vitro model should allow us to more directly examine the role of IGF-I/IGF-IR signaling and function in mammary epithelial cells.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
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Receptor IGF Tipo 1
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Endocrine
Assunto da revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá