Andò S, Panno ML, Salerno M, Sisci D, Mauro L, Lanzino M, Surmacz E. Role of IRS-1 signaling in insulin-induced modulation of estrogen receptors in breast cancer cells.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1998;
253:315-9. [PMID:
9878535 DOI:
10.1006/bbrc.1998.9330]
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Abstract
Cross-talk between steroid hormones and polypeptide growth factors regulates the growth of hormone-responsive breast cancer cells. For example, in the MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line, insulin up-regulates estrogen receptor (ER) content and binding capacity. Since the insulin receptor (IR) substrate 1 (IRS-1) is one of the core signaling elements transmitting mitogenic and metabolic effects of insulin, we investigated whether IRS-1 is also required for the insulin-induced function of the ER. The effects of insulin on the ER were compared in MCF-7 cells and MCF-7-derived cell lines with decreased levels (by approximately 80%) of IRS-1 due to the expression of IRS-1 antisense RNA. The severe IRS-1 deficiency in MCF-7 cells was associated with (1) reduced mitogenic response to 20 ng/ml insulin and 10% calf serum (CS), but not to 1 nM estradiol (E2); (2) loss of insulin-E2 synergism; (3) up-regulation of ER protein expression and binding capacity; and (4) loss of insulin-induced regulation of ER tyrosine phosphorylation. In conclusion, the data confirm the existence of the IR-ER cross-talk and suggest that IRS-1-dependent signaling may contribute to the negative regulation of the ER expression and function in MCF-7 cells.
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