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Mieczkowski K, Popeda M, Lesniak D, Sadej R, Kitowska K. FGFR2 Controls Growth, Adhesion and Migration of Nontumorigenic Human Mammary Epithelial Cells by Regulation of Integrin β1 Degradation. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia 2023; 28:9. [PMID: 37191822 DOI: 10.1007/s10911-023-09537-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
Abstract
The role of fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2), an important mediator of stromal paracrine and autocrine signals, in mammary gland morphogenesis and breast cancer has been extensively studied over the last years. However, the function of FGFR2 signalling in the initiation of mammary epithelial oncogenic transformation remains elusive. Here, FGFR2-dependent behaviour of nontumorigenic model of mammary epithelial cells was studied. In vitro analyses demonstrated that FGFR2 regulates epithelial cell communication with extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. Silencing of FGFR2 significantly changed the phenotype of cell colonies in three-dimensional cultures, decreased integrins α2, α5 and β1 protein levels and affected integrin-driven processes, such as cell adhesion and migration. More detailed analysis revealed the FGFR2 knock-down-induced proteasomal degradation of integrin β1. Analysis of RNA-seq databases showed significantly decreased FGFR2 and ITGB1 mRNA levels in breast tumour samples, when compared to non-transformed tissues. Additionally, high risk healthy individuals were found to have disrupted correlation profiles of genes associated with FGFR2 and integrin signalling, cell adhesion/migration and ECM remodelling. Taken together, our results strongly suggest that FGFR2 loss with concomitant integrin β1 degradation is responsible for deregulation of epithelial cell-ECM interactions and this process may play an important role in the initiation of mammary gland epithelial tumorigenesis.
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- Kamil Mieczkowski
- Department of Molecular Enzymology and Oncology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
- Laboratory Genes and Disease, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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- Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
- Department of Pathomorphology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Enzymology and Oncology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Enzymology and Oncology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Enzymology and Oncology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk and Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
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Lee SY, Robertson C, Diot A, Meuray V, Bourdon JC, Bissell MJ. Δ133p53 coordinates ECM-driven morphogenesis and gene expression in three-dimensional mammary epithelial acini. J Cell Sci 2022; 135:jcs259673. [PMID: 36239052 PMCID: PMC9687550 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Growing evidence indicates that p53 (encoded by TP53) has a crucial role in normal tissue development. The role of the canonical p53 (p53α) and its 12 isoforms in development and homeostasis of healthy tissue remains poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that the Δ133p53 isoforms, the three short isoforms of p53, respond specifically to laminin-111 and play an important regulatory role in formation of mammary organoids in concert with p53α. We demonstrate that down-modulation of Δ133p53 isoforms leads to changes in gene expression of the extracellular matrix molecules fibronectin (FN), EDA+-FN, laminin α5 and laminin α3 in human breast epithelial cells. These changes resulted in increased actin stress fibers and enhanced migratory behavior of cells in two-dimensional culture. We found that α5β1-integrin coupled with the extracellularly deposited EDA+-FN activates the Akt signaling pathway in three-dimensional (3D) culture when Δ133p53 is dysregulated. Cells that do not express detectable Δ133p53 isoforms or express low levels of these isoforms failed to form polarized structures in 3D. These results uncover that Δ133p53 isoforms coordinate expression and deposition of organ-specific ECM molecules that are critical for maintenance of tissue architecture and function.
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- Sun-Young Lee
- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Material Engineering Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
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- Jacqui Wood Cancer Centre, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK
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- Jacqui Wood Cancer Centre, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK
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- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Valdoz JC, Johnson BC, Jacobs DJ, Franks NA, Dodson EL, Sanders C, Cribbs CG, Van Ry PM. The ECM: To Scaffold, or Not to Scaffold, That Is the Question. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:12690. [PMID: 34884495 PMCID: PMC8657545 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222312690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The extracellular matrix (ECM) has pleiotropic effects, ranging from cell adhesion to cell survival. In tissue engineering, the use of ECM and ECM-like scaffolds has separated the field into two distinct areas-scaffold-based and scaffold-free. Scaffold-free techniques are used in creating reproducible cell aggregates which have massive potential for high-throughput, reproducible drug screening and disease modeling. Though, the lack of ECM prevents certain cells from surviving and proliferating. Thus, tissue engineers use scaffolds to mimic the native ECM and produce organotypic models which show more reliability in disease modeling. However, scaffold-based techniques come at a trade-off of reproducibility and throughput. To bridge the tissue engineering dichotomy, we posit that finding novel ways to incorporate the ECM in scaffold-free cultures can synergize these two disparate techniques.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; (J.C.V.); (B.C.J.); (D.J.J.); (N.A.F.); (E.L.D.); (C.S.); (C.G.C.)
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Mardones L, Muñoz K, Villagrán M. Cell-specific expression of functional glucose transporter 8 in mammary gland. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 567:125-130. [PMID: 34153681 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Differentiated mammary epithelial cells are responsible for milk synthesis during lactation, supporting early postnatal life in mammals. These cells are found in the terminal alveoli of a secretory epithelium, which is surrounded by myoepithelial cells and a stroma rich in fatty tissue. The aim of this study was to explore the cell-specific expression of the glucose transporter GLUT8 in mammary gland and evaluate its functionality for glucose transport, in order to confirm its role in lactose synthesis. Our histological results revealed that GLUT8 is expressed in adipocytes and the epithelial and myoepithelial cells in mammary gland, with a predominant intracellular granular pattern. Colocalization studies of endogenous and green fluorescent protein fused GLUT8 revealed their expressions in lysosome and Golgi, respectively, with Pearson's coefficient correlations of 0.82 ± 0.05 and 0.68 ± 0.16. Functional studies of dileucine to dialanine mutant of GLUT8 showed a fructose-sensitive 2-deoxy glucose uptake at a rate of 83.3 pmoles/(min∗106 cells), 7 folds over empty vector, with a 60 ± 4 and 72 ± 6% decline in 2-deoxy glucose in the presence of 20 and 50 mM fructose, respectively. We concluded that functional GLUT8 is expressed in mammary gland, localizing in mammary epithelial and myoepithelial cells, and adipocytes. In lactation, GLUT8 is expressed mainly in luminal epithelial cells, at the compartments of the endomembrane system. It is necessary to explore the physiological/pathological functions of GLUT8 in mammary gland, including its role in lactation.
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- Lorena Mardones
- Biomedical Sciences Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
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Tsutsui S, Wakasa H, Tsugami Y, Suzuki T, Nishimura T, Kobayashi K. Distinct Expression Patterns of Fibrillar Collagen Types I, III, and V in Association with Mammary Gland Remodeling during Pregnancy, Lactation and Weaning. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia 2020; 25:219-232. [PMID: 32915396 DOI: 10.1007/s10911-020-09457-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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The mammary gland structurally and functionally remodels during pregnancy, during lactation and after weaning. There are three types of fibrillar collagens, types I, III, and V, in mammary stromal tissue. While the importance of the fibrillar structure of collagens for mammary morphogenesis has been suggested, the expression patterns of each type of fibrillar collagen in conjunction with mammary remodeling remain unclear. In this study, we investigated their expression patterns during pregnancy, parturition, lactation and involution. Type I collagen showed a well-developed fibril structure during pregnancy, but the fibrillar structure of type I collagen then became sparse at parturition and during lactation, which was concurrent with the downregulation of its mRNA and protein levels. The well-developed fibrillar structure of type I collagen reappeared after weaning. On the other hand, type V collagen showed a well-developed fibrillar structure and upregulation in the lactation period but not in the periods of pregnancy and involution. Type III collagen transiently developed a dense fibrillar network at the time of parturition and exhibited drastic increases in mRNA expression. These results indicate that each type of fibrillar collagen is distinctly involved in structural and functional remodeling in mammary glands during pregnancy, parturition, lactation, and involution after weaning. Furthermore, in vitro studies of mammary epithelial cells showed regulatory effects of type I collagen on cell adhesion, cell proliferation, ductal branching, and β-casein secretion. Each type of fibrillar collagen may have different roles in defining the cellular microenvironment in conjunction with structural and functional mammary gland remodeling.
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- Shiori Tsutsui
- Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, North 9, West 9, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, North 9, West 9, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, North 9, West 9, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, North 9, West 9, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, North 9, West 9, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, North 9, West 9, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan.
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Bazzoun D, Adissu HA, Wang L, Urazaev A, Tenvooren I, Fostok SF, Chittiboyina S, Sturgis J, Hodges K, Chandramouly G, Vidi PA, Talhouk RS, Lelièvre SA. Connexin 43 maintains tissue polarity and regulates mitotic spindle orientation in the breast epithelium. J Cell Sci 2019; 132:jcs.223313. [PMID: 30992345 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.223313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Cell-cell communication is essential for tissue homeostasis, but its contribution to disease prevention remains to be understood. We demonstrate the involvement of connexin 43 (Cx43, also known as GJA1) and related gap junction in epithelial homeostasis, illustrated by polarity-mediated cell cycle entry and mitotic spindle orientation (MSO). Cx43 localization is restricted to the apicolateral membrane of phenotypically normal breast luminal epithelial cells in 3D culture and in vivo Chemically induced blockade of gap junction intercellular communication (GJIC), as well as the absence of Cx43, disrupt the apicolateral distribution of polarity determinant tight junction marker ZO-1 (also known as TJP1) and lead to random MSO and cell multilayering. Induced expression of Cx43 in cells that normally lack this protein reestablishes polarity and proper MSO in 3D culture. Cx43-directed MSO implicates PI3K-aPKC signaling, and Cx43 co-precipitates with signaling node proteins β-catenin (CTNNB1) and ZO-2 (also known as TJP2) in the polarized epithelium. The distribution of Cx43 is altered by pro-inflammatory breast cancer risk factors such as leptin and high-fat diet, as shown in cell culture and on tissue biopsy sections. The control of polarity-mediated quiescence and MSO may contribute to the tumor-suppressive role of Cx43.
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- D Bazzoun
- Basic Medical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.,Biology Department, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, American University of Beirut, 11-0236 Beirut, Lebanon
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- Basic Medical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Basic Medical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, American University of Beirut, 11-0236 Beirut, Lebanon
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- Basic Medical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Basic Medical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Basic Medical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Basic Medical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, American University of Beirut, 11-0236 Beirut, Lebanon
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- Basic Medical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA .,Purdue University Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Luparello C, Librizzi M, Asaro DML, Cruciata I, Caradonna F. Mid-region parathyroid hormone-related protein is a genome-wide chromatin-binding factor that promotes growth and differentiation of HB2 epithelial cells from the human breast. Biofactors 2019; 45:279-288. [PMID: 30561100 DOI: 10.1002/biof.1484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
Human parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is a polyhormone that undergoes proteolytic cleavage producing smaller peptides which exert diversified biological effects. PTHrP signalization is prominently involved in breast development and physiology, but the studies have been focused onto either N-terminal species or full-length protein introduced by gene transfer techniques. Our present work investigates for the first time the effect of the mid-region PTHrP secretory form, that is, the fragment [38-94], on HB2 non-tumoral breast epithelial cells. We examined viability/proliferation of cells grown in PTHrP-containing media supplemented with different serum concentration and on different substrates, extending our investigation to check whether (a) by analogy with MDA-MB231 cells, also HB2 cell chromatin possesses genome-wide binding sites for mid-region PTHrP, and (b) the peptide is endowed with modulating properties toward the expression of proliferation/differentiation signatures by HB2 cells. Our results indicate that mid-region PTHrP acts as a cell growth/differentiation stimulator in routine and "nutrient stress" culture conditions, accordingly reprogramming gene expression, and is able to bind to cytogenetic preparations from HB2 cells. This supports the concept that the physiological mechanisms involving PTHrP during breast development may include mature processed forms of the protein different from the N-terminal fragment. © 2018 BioFactors, 45(2):279-288, 2019.
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- Claudio Luparello
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Monteiro MM, D'Epiro TTS, Bernardi L, Fossati ACM, Santos MFD, Lamers ML. Long- and short-term diabetes mellitus type 1 modify young and elder rat salivary glands morphology. Arch Oral Biol 2016; 73:40-47. [PMID: 27664563 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2016.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Revised: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In this study we performed a temporal analysis of the effects of Diabetes Mellitus on morphology and laminin deposition in salivary glands of young (2 months-old) and aging (12 months-old) male Wistar rats, using immunohistochemistry. MATERIALS AND METHODS The animals were divided in control and diabetic (Streptozotocin induced) groups and euthanized after short and long-term diabetes induction. RESULTS Short-term induction led to vacuolization of parotid acinar cells and increased laminin deposition in both animal ages. In young rats, no difference was observed between short or long-term diabetes regarding laminin deposition, but parotid acinar cells vacuolization was more discrete after long-term diabetes. A slight decrease of submandibular gland convoluted granular ducts was observed in young and elder diabetic animal ages. In diabetic aging rats was observed an increase of laminin content only in the parotid gland. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that some Diabetes Mellitus effects on salivary glands are not progressive over time, possibly due to the existence of adaptive mechanisms in response to chronic hyperglycemia. They also show that the duration of the disease was more relevant to the morphological effects than the age, although it is known that aging per se affects salivary gland morphology and function.
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- Mariana Mirim Monteiro
- Cell and Developmental Biology Department, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Morphological Sciences, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Cell and Developmental Biology Department, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Morphological Sciences, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Zhao L, Liu L, Wang S, Wang H, Jiang J. Transcriptome profiles of metamorphosis in the ornamented pygmy frog Microhyla fissipes clarify the functions of thyroid hormone receptors in metamorphosis. Sci Rep 2016; 6:27310. [PMID: 27254593 PMCID: PMC4890586 DOI: 10.1038/srep27310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Anuran metamorphosis is an excellent system in which to study postembryonic development. Studies on Xenopus (Mesobatrachia) show that thyroid hormone receptors (TRs) regulate metamorphosis in a ligand-dependent manner by coordinating the action of hundreds of genes. However, whether this mechanism is conserved among amphibians is still unknown. To understand the molecular mechanism of this universal phenomenon, we report the transcriptional profiles of the three key developmental stages in Microhyla fissipes (Neobatrachia): premetamorphosis (PM), metamorphic climax (MC) and completion of metamorphosis (CM). In total, 2,293 differentially expressed genes were identified from comparisons of transcriptomes, and these genes showed stage-specific expression patterns. Unexpectedly, we found that TRα was highly expressed in Xenopus laevis and Bufo gargarizans at premetamorphosis but showed low expression in M. fissipes. In contrast, TRβ was highly expressed during metamorphosis in M. fissipes and X. laevis. This result may imply that TRβ is essential for initiating metamorphosis, at least in M. fissipes. Thus, our work not only identifies genes that are likely to be involved in Neobatrachia metamorphosis but also clarifies the roles of unliganded TRα in regulating tadpole growth and timing of metamorphosis, which may be conserved in anurans, and the role of liganded TRβ in launching metamorphosis.
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- Lanying Zhao
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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Nash CE, Mavria G, Baxter EW, Holliday DL, Tomlinson DC, Treanor D, Novitskaya V, Berditchevski F, Hanby AM, Speirs V. Development and characterisation of a 3D multi-cellular in vitro model of normal human breast: a tool for cancer initiation studies. Oncotarget 2016; 6:13731-41. [PMID: 25915532 PMCID: PMC4537045 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.3803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Multicellular 3-dimensional (3D) in vitro models of normal human breast tissue to study cancer initiation are required. We present a model incorporating three of the major functional cell types of breast, detail the phenotype and document our breast cancer initiation studies. Myoepithelial cells and fibroblasts were isolated and immortalised from breast reduction mammoplasty samples. Tri-cultures containing non-tumorigenic luminal epithelial cells HB2, or HB2 overexpressing different HER proteins, together with myoepithelial cells and fibroblasts were established in collagen I. Phenotype was assessed morphologically and immunohistochemically and compared to normal breast tissue. When all three cell types were present, polarised epithelial structures with lumens and basement membrane production were observed, akin to normal human breast tissue. Overexpression of HER2 or HER2/3 caused a significant increase in size, while HER2 overexpression resulted in development of a DCIS-like phenotype. In summary, we have developed a 3D tri-cellular model of normal human breast, amenable to comparative analysis after genetic manipulation and with potential to dissect the mechanisms behind the early stages of breast cancer initiation.
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- Claire E Nash
- Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.,Current address: The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.,Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- School of Cancer Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Septin oligomerization regulates persistent expression of ErbB2/HER2 in gastric cancer cells. Biochem J 2016; 473:1703-18. [PMID: 27048593 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20160203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Septins are a family of cytoskeletal GTP-binding proteins that assemble into membrane-associated hetero-oligomers and organize scaffolds for recruitment of cytosolic proteins or stabilization of membrane proteins. Septins have been implicated in a diverse range of cancers, including gastric cancer, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. The hypothesis tested here is that septins contribute to cancer by stabilizing the receptor tyrosine kinase ErbB2, an important target for cancer treatment. Septins and ErbB2 were highly over-expressed in gastric cancer cells. Immunoprecipitation followed by MS analysis identified ErbB2 as a septin-interacting protein. Knockdown of septin-2 or cell exposure to forchlorfenuron (FCF), a well-established inhibitor of septin oligomerization, decreased surface and total levels of ErbB2. These treatments had no effect on epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), emphasizing the specificity and functionality of the septin-ErbB2 interaction. The level of ubiquitylated ErbB2 at the plasma membrane was elevated in cells treated with FCF, which was accompanied by a decrease in co-localization of ErbB2 with septins at the membrane. Cathepsin B inhibitor, but not bafilomycin or lactacystin, prevented FCF-induced decrease in total ErbB2 by increasing accumulation of ubiquitylated ErbB2 in lysosomes. Therefore, septins protect ErbB2 from ubiquitylation, endocytosis and lysosomal degradation. The FCF-induced degradation pathway is distinct from and additive with the degradation induced by inhibiting ErbB2 chaperone Hsp90. These results identify septins as novel regulators of ErbB2 expression that contribute to the remarkable stabilization of the receptor at the plasma membrane of cancer cells and may provide a basis for the development of new ErbB2-targeting anti-cancer therapies.
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Sokol ES, Miller DH, Breggia A, Spencer KC, Arendt LM, Gupta PB. Growth of human breast tissues from patient cells in 3D hydrogel scaffolds. Breast Cancer Res 2016; 18:19. [PMID: 26926363 PMCID: PMC4772689 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-016-0677-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Three-dimensional (3D) cultures have proven invaluable for expanding human tissues for basic research and clinical applications. In both contexts, 3D cultures are most useful when they (1) support the outgrowth of tissues from primary human cells that have not been immortalized through extensive culture or viral infection and (2) include defined, physiologically relevant components. Here we describe a 3D culture system with both of these properties that stimulates the outgrowth of morphologically complex and hormone-responsive mammary tissues from primary human breast epithelial cells. Methods Primary human breast epithelial cells isolated from patient reduction mammoplasty tissues were seeded into 3D hydrogels. The hydrogel scaffolds were composed of extracellular proteins and carbohydrates present in human breast tissue and were cultured in serum-free medium containing only defined components. The physical properties of these hydrogels were determined using atomic force microscopy. Tissue growth was monitored over time using bright-field and fluorescence microscopy, and maturation was assessed using morphological metrics and by immunostaining for markers of stem cells and differentiated cell types. The hydrogel tissues were also studied by fabricating physical models from confocal images using a 3D printer. Results When seeded into these 3D hydrogels, primary human breast epithelial cells rapidly self-organized in the absence of stromal cells and within 2 weeks expanded to form mature mammary tissues. The mature tissues contained luminal, basal, and stem cells in the correct topological orientation and also exhibited the complex ductal and lobular morphologies observed in the human breast. The expanded tissues became hollow when treated with estrogen and progesterone, and with the further addition of prolactin produced lipid droplets, indicating that they were responding to hormones. Ductal branching was initiated by clusters of cells expressing putative mammary stem cell markers, which subsequently localized to the leading edges of the tissue outgrowths. Ductal elongation was preceded by leader cells that protruded from the tips of ducts and engaged with the extracellular matrix. Conclusions These 3D hydrogel scaffolds support the growth of complex mammary tissues from primary patient-derived cells. We anticipate that this culture system will empower future studies of human mammary gland development and biology. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13058-016-0677-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ethan S Sokol
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA. .,Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA. .,Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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- Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, ME, 04074, USA.
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- David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. .,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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- Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53711, USA.
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA. .,Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. .,David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. .,Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
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Nilsson G, Kannius-Janson M. Forkhead Box F1 promotes breast cancer cell migration by upregulating lysyl oxidase and suppressing Smad2/3 signaling. BMC Cancer 2016; 16:142. [PMID: 26908052 PMCID: PMC4763409 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2196-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) increases cell migration and is implicated in cancer cell invasion and metastasis. We have previously described the involvement of the transcription factors, nuclear factor I-C2 (NFI-C2) and Forkhead box F1 (FoxF1), in the regulation of EMT and invasion during breast tumor progression. NFI-C2 counteracts these processes and FoxF1 is a directly repressed target of NFI-C2. FoxF1 induces EMT and invasiveness and enhances xenograft tumorigenicity in nude mice. Here we identify oppositely regulated targets of NFI-C2 and FoxF1 involved in these processes and further study a possible role for FoxF1 in tumorigenesis. Methods We used Affymetrix microarray to detect changes in the transcriptome of a mouse mammary epithelial cell line upon overexpression of NFI-C2 or FoxF1. To elucidate the effects and signaling events following FoxF1 overexpression we investigated in vitro invasion capacity and changes in transcription and protein expression resulting from RNAi and inhibitor treatment. Results The extracellular matrix enzyme lysyl oxidase (LOX) was negatively regulated by NFI-C2 and positively regulated by FoxF1, and upregulation of LOX following FoxF1 overexpression in mouse mammary epithelial cells increased in vitro cell invasion. In the nuclei of FoxF1-overexpressing cells, the phosphorylation of Smad2 decreased, while that of p38 increased. Depletion of LOX by RNAi enhanced phosphorylation of Smad2 by a focal adhesion kinase (FAK)-dependent mechanism. In addition, induced expression of FoxF1 in a non-malignant human mammary epithelial cell line showed that the increase in LOX transcription and the suppression of Smad2 activity are early effects of FoxF1. Conclusion These data show that FoxF1 enhances invasion in a LOX-dependent manner, is involved in the regulation of Smad2 signaling, and that FoxF1 overexpression ultimately leads to activation of p38 MAPK signaling. These findings provide new insights into the regulation of signaling pathways known to be important during breast tumor progression. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12885-016-2196-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Gisela Nilsson
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Box 430, SE-405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Box 462, SE-405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Box 462, SE-405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Lojkin I, Rubinek T, Orsulic S, Schwarzmann O, Karlan BY, Bose S, Wolf I. Reduced expression and growth inhibitory activity of the aging suppressor klotho in epithelial ovarian cancer. Cancer Lett 2015; 362:149-57. [PMID: 25827069 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2015.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Revised: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Klotho is an anti-aging transmembrane protein, which can be shed and function as a hormone. Accumulating data indicate klotho as a tumor suppressor in a wide array of malignancies, and we identified klotho as an inhibitor of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) pathway in cancer cells. As this pathway is significant in the development of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) we studied klotho expression and activity in this tumor. Klotho mRNA levels were reduced in 16 of 19 EOC cell lines and immunohistochemistry analysis revealed high expression in normal ovaries, and reduced expression in 100 of 241 high grade papillary-serous adenocarcinoma of the ovaries, fallopian tubes and peritoneum. Reduced expression was associated with wild-type BRCA status. Klotho reduced EOC cell viability, enhanced cisplatin sensitivity, and reduced expression of mesenchymal markers. Finally, klotho inhibited IGF-1 pathway activation and inhibited transcriptional activity of the estrogen receptor. In conclusion, klotho is silenced in a substantial subset of the tumors and restoring its expression slows growth of EOC cells and inhibits major signaling pathways. As klotho is a hormone, treatment with klotho may serve as a novel treatment for EOC.
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- Irina Lojkin
- Institute of Oncology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Oncology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Women's Cancer Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Women's Cancer Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Institute of Oncology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Nash C, Hanby AM, Speirs V. Modelling the Molecular Pathology of Breast Cancer Initiation. MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY LIBRARY 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2886-6_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Hepatocyte growth factor: A regulator of inflammation and autoimmunity. Autoimmun Rev 2014; 14:293-303. [PMID: 25476732 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2014.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a pleiotropic cytokine that has been extensively studied over several decades, but was only recently recognized as a key player in mediating protection of many types of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. HGF was reported to prevent and attenuate disease progression by influencing multiple pathophysiological processes involved in inflammatory and immune response, including cell migration, maturation, cytokine production, antigen presentation, and T cell effector function. In this review, we discuss the actions and mechanisms of HGF in inflammation and immunity and the therapeutic potential of this factor for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
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Inflammatory factors of the tumor microenvironment induce plasticity in nontransformed breast epithelial cells: EMT, invasion, and collapse of normally organized breast textures. Neoplasia 2014; 15:1330-46. [PMID: 24403855 DOI: 10.1593/neo.131688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Revised: 10/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Nontransformed breast epithelial cells that are adjacent to tumor cells are constantly exposed to tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β), two inflammatory cytokines identified as having pro-tumoral causative roles. We show that continuous stimulation of nontransformed breast epithelial cells by TNFα + IL-1β for 2 to 3 weeks induced their spreading and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). The mechanistic bases for this slow induction of EMT by TNFα + IL-1β are: 1) it took 2 to 3 weeks for the cytokines to induce the expression of the EMT activators Zeb1 and Snail; 2) although Twist has amplified the EMT-inducing activities of Zeb1 + Snail, its expression was reduced by TNFα + IL-1β; however, the lack of Twist was compensated by prolonged stimulation with TNFα + IL-1β that has potentiated the EMT-inducing activities of Zeb1 + Snail. Stimulation by TNFα + IL-1β has induced the following dissemination-related properties in the nontransformed cells: 1) up-regulation of functional matrix metalloproteinases; 2) induction of migratory and invasive capabilities; 3) disruption of the normal phenotype of organized three-dimensional acini structures typically formed only by nontransformed breast cells and spreading of nontransformed cells out of such acini. Our findings suggest that TNFα + IL-1β induce dissemination of nontransformed breast epithelial cells and their reseeding at the primary tumor site; if, then, such detached cells are exposed to transforming events, they may form secondary malignant focus and lead to disease recurrence. Thus, our study reveals novel pathways through which the inflammatory microenvironment may contribute to relapsed disease in breast cancer.
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Nilsson GMA, Akhtar N, Kannius-Janson M, Baeckström D. Loss of E-cadherin expression is not a prerequisite for c-erbB2-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Int J Oncol 2014; 45:82-94. [PMID: 24807161 PMCID: PMC4079157 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2014.2424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Recent research into the mechanisms of tumour cell invasiveness has highlighted the parallels between carcinogenesis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), originally described as a developmental transdifferentiation program but also implicated in fibrosis and cancer. In a model system for mammary carcinogenesis, we previously observed that induced signalling from a homodimer of the c-erbB2 (HER2) receptor tyrosine kinase in an initially non-malignant mammary cell line caused EMT where i) cell scattering occurred before downregulation of the cell-cell adhesion molecule E-cadherin and ii) the progress of EMT was dramatically delayed when cells were grown at high density. Here, we have further analysed these phenomena. Ectopic expression of E-cadherin concomitant with c-erbB2 signalling was unable to impede the progression of EMT, suggesting that E-cadherin downregulation is not required for EMT. Furthermore, fibroblast-like cells isolated after EMT induced in the presence or absence of ectopic E-cadherin expression showed highly similar morphology and vimentin expression. E-cadherin expressed in these fibroblastic cells had a subcellular localisation similar to that found in epithelial cells, but it exhibited a much weaker attachment to the cytoskeleton, suggesting cytoskeletal rearrangements as an important mechanism in EMT-associated cell scattering. We also investigated whether density-dependent inhibition of EMT is mediated by E-cadherin as a sensor for cell-cell contact, by expressing dominant-negative E-cadherin. While expression of this mutant weakened cell-cell adhesion, it failed to facilitate EMT at high cell densities. These results indicate that loss of E-cadherin expression is a consequence rather than a cause of c-erbB2-induced EMT and that density-dependent inhibition of EMT is not mediated by E-cadherin signalling.
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- Gisela M A Nilsson
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Campbell JJ, Hume RD, Watson CJ. Engineering Mammary Gland in Vitro Models for Cancer Diagnostics and Therapy. Mol Pharm 2014; 11:1971-81. [DOI: 10.1021/mp500121c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Jonathan J. Campbell
- Department
of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles
Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, U.K
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- Department
of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QP. U.K
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- Department
of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QP. U.K
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Madamanchi A, Santoro SA, Zutter MM. α2β1 Integrin. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2014; 819:41-60. [PMID: 25023166 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-9153-3_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The α2β1 integrin, also known as VLA-2, GPIa-IIa, CD49b, was first identified as an extracellular matrix receptor for collagens and/or laminins [55, 56]. It is now recognized that the α2β1 integrin serves as a receptor for many matrix and nonmatrix molecules [35, 79, 128]. Extensive analyses have clearly elucidated the α2 I domain structural motifs required for ligand binding, and also defined distinct conformations that lead to inactive, partially active or highly active ligand binding [3, 37, 66, 123, 136, 137, 140]. The mechanisms by which the α2β1 integrin plays a critical role in platelet function and homeostasis have been carefully defined via in vitro and in vivo experiments [76, 104, 117, 125]. Genetic and epidemiologic studies have confirmed human physiology and disease states mediated by this receptor in immunity, cancer, and development [6, 20, 21, 32, 43, 90]. The role of the α2β1 integrin in these multiple complex biologic processes will be discussed in the chapter.
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- Aasakiran Madamanchi
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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Cytogenetic characterization of HB2 epithelial cells from the human breast. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2013; 50:48-55. [PMID: 23982912 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-013-9676-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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HB2 is a cell line originated by subcloning of MTSV1-7 mammary luminal epithelial cells isolated from human milk and immortalization via introduction of the gene encoding simian virus 40 (SV40) large T antigen. Despite its wide utilization as non-neoplastic counterpart in assays aimed to elucidating various biochemical and genetical aspects of normal and tumoral breast cells, to our knowledge no literature data have so far appeared concerning the chromosomal characterization of the HB2 cells. Here, we report the cytogenetic characterization of the karyotype of HB2 cells, which puts in evidence the occurrence of changes in chromosomal number and structure and the presence of unidentified chromosomal markers in variable amount. Our results do not detract from the utility of HB2 cells in illustrating fundamental aspects of breast cell biology, but rather interject a note of caution into generalizing results obtained with this cell line to other non-immortalized epithelial cell populations from the human breast. Therefore, this work represents a useful resource for all who want to perform appropriate and focused future studies on this cell line and proposes precise indications for a knowledgeable use of HB2 cells.
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Mitra A, Mishra L, Li S. Technologies for deriving primary tumor cells for use in personalized cancer therapy. Trends Biotechnol 2013; 31:347-54. [PMID: 23597659 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2013.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Revised: 03/06/2013] [Accepted: 03/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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For decades, immortal cancer cell lines have constituted an accessible, easily usable set of biological models to investigate cancer biology and explore the potential efficacy of anticancer drugs. However, numerous studies have suggested that these cell lines poorly represent the diversity, heterogeneity, and drug-resistant tumors occurring in patients. The derivation and short-term culture of primary cells from solid tumors have thus gained significant importance in personalized cancer therapy. This review focuses on our current understanding and the pros and cons of different methods for primary tumor cell culture. Furthermore, various culture matrices such as biomimetic scaffolds and chemically defined media supplemented with essential nutrients, have been prepared for different tissues. These well-characterized primary tumor cells redefine cancer therapies with high translational relevance.
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- Abhisek Mitra
- Department of Pediatrics, Unit 853, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holocombe Blvd, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Brownfield DG, Venugopalan G, Lo A, Mori H, Tanner K, Fletcher DA, Bissell MJ. Patterned collagen fibers orient branching mammary epithelium through distinct signaling modules. Curr Biol 2013; 23:703-9. [PMID: 23562267 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2012] [Revised: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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For decades, the work of cell and developmental biologists has demonstrated the striking ability of the mesenchyme and the stroma to instruct epithelial form and function in the mammary gland, but the role of extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules in mammary pattern specification has not been elucidated. Here, we show that stromal collagen I (Col-I) fibers in the mammary fat pad are axially oriented prior to branching morphogenesis. Upon puberty, the branching epithelium orients along these fibers, thereby adopting a similar axial bias. To establish a causal relationship from Col-I fiber to epithelial orientation, we embedded mammary organoids within axially oriented Col-I fiber gels and observed dramatic epithelial co-orientation. Whereas a constitutively active form of Rac1, a molecule implicated in cell motility, prevented a directional epithelial response to Col-I fiber orientation, inhibition of the RhoA/Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) pathway did not. However, time-lapse studies revealed that, within randomly oriented Col-I matrices, the epithelium axially aligns fibers at branch sites via RhoA/ROCK-mediated contractions. Our data provide an explanation for how the stromal ECM encodes architectural cues for branch orientation as well as how the branching epithelium interprets and reinforces these cues through distinct signaling processes.
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- Douglas G Brownfield
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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Joshi SD, Davidson LA. Epithelial machines of morphogenesis and their potential application in organ assembly and tissue engineering. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2012; 11:1109-21. [PMID: 22854913 PMCID: PMC3664917 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-012-0423-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Sheets of embryonic epithelial cells coordinate their efforts to create diverse tissue structures such as pits, grooves, tubes, and capsules that lead to organ formation. Such cells can use a number of cell behaviors including contractility, proliferation, and directed movement to create these structures. By contrast, tissue engineers and researchers in regenerative medicine seeking to produce organs for repair or replacement therapy can combine cells with synthetic polymeric scaffolds. Tissue engineers try to achieve these goals by shaping scaffold geometry in such a way that cells embedded within these scaffold self-assemble to form a tissue, for instance aligning to synthetic fibers, and assembling native extracellular matrix to form the desired tissue-like structure. Although self-assembly is a dominant process that guides tissue assembly both within the embryo and within artificial tissue constructs, we know little about these critical processes. Here, we compare and contrast strategies of tissue assembly used by embryos to those used by engineers during epithelial morphogenesis and highlight opportunities for future applications of developmental biology in the field of tissue engineering.
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- Sagar D. Joshi
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, 3501 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15213
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- Departments of Bioengineering and Developmental Biology, University of Pittsburgh, 3501 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15213
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Anand V, Dogra N, Singh S, Kumar SN, Jena MK, Malakar D, Dang AK, Mishra BP, Mukhopadhyay TK, Kaushik JK, Mohanty AK. Establishment and characterization of a buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) mammary epithelial cell line. PLoS One 2012; 7:e40469. [PMID: 22792341 PMCID: PMC3392245 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2011] [Accepted: 06/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to establish the buffalo mammary epithelial cell line (BuMEC) and characterize its mammary specific functions. METHODOLOGY Buffalo mammary tissue collected from the slaughter house was processed enzymatically to obtain a heterogenous population of cells containing both epithelial and fibroblasts cells. Epithelial cells were purified by selective trypsinization and were grown in a plastic substratum. The purified mammary epithelial cells (MECs) after several passages were characterized for mammary specific functions by immunocytochemistry, RT-PCR and western blot. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS The established buffalo mammary epithelial cell line (BuMEC) exhibited epithelial cell characteristics by immunostaining positively with cytokeratin 18 and negatively with vimentin. The BuMEC maintained the characteristics of its functional differentiation by expression of β-casein, κ-casein, butyrophilin and lactoferrin. BuMEC had normal growth properties and maintained diploid chromosome number (2n = 50) before and after cryopreservation. A spontaneously immortalized buffalo mammary epithelial cell line was established after 20 passages and was continuously subcultured for more than 60 passages without senescence. CONCLUSIONS We have established a buffalo mammary epithelial cell line that can be used as a model system for studying mammary gland functions.
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- Vijay Anand
- National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, India
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- National Centre for Human Genome Studies and Research (NCHGSR), Punjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, India
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- National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, India
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- National Centre for Human Genome Studies and Research (NCHGSR), Punjab University, Chandigarh, India
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Dhimolea E, Soto AM, Sonnenschein C. Breast epithelial tissue morphology is affected in 3D cultures by species-specific collagen-based extracellular matrix. J Biomed Mater Res A 2012; 100:2905-12. [PMID: 22696203 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.34227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2011] [Revised: 03/19/2012] [Accepted: 04/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Collagen-based gels have been widely used to determine the factors that regulate branching morphogenesis in the mammary gland. The patterns of biomechanical gradients and collagen reorganization influence the shape and orientation of epithelial structures in three-dimensional (3D) conditions. We explored in greater detail whether collagen type I fibers with distinct biomechanical and fiber-assembling properties, isolated from either bovine or rat tail tendon, differentially affected the epithelial phenotype in a tissue culture model of the human breast. Rat tail collagen fibers were densely packed into significantly longer and thicker bundles compared to those of the bovine type (average fascicle length 7.35 and 2.29 μm, respectively; p = 0.0001), indicating increased fiber alignment and biomechanical enablement in the former. MCF10A epithelial cells formed elaborated branched tubular structures in bovine but only nonbranched ducts and acini in rat tail collagen matrices. Ductal branching in bovine collagen was associated with interactions between neighboring structures mediated through packed collagen fibers; these fiber-mediated interactions were absent in rat tail collagen gels. Normal breast fibroblasts increased the final size and number of ducts only in rat tail collagen gels while not affecting branching. Our results suggest that the species of origin of collagen used in organotypic cultures may influence epithelial differentiation into alveolar or ductal structures and the patterns of epithelial branching. These observations underscore the importance of considering the species of origin and fiber alignment properties of collagen when engineering branching organs in 3D matrices and interpreting their role in the tissue phenotype.
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- Eugen Dhimolea
- Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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Long-range mechanical force enables self-assembly of epithelial tubular patterns. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:5576-82. [PMID: 22427356 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1114781109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Enabling long-range transport of molecules, tubules are critical for human body homeostasis. One fundamental question in tubule formation is how individual cells coordinate their positioning over long spatial scales, which can be as long as the sizes of tubular organs. Recent studies indicate that type I collagen (COL) is important in the development of epithelial tubules. Nevertheless, how cell-COL interactions contribute to the initiation or the maintenance of long-scale tubular patterns is unclear. Using a two-step process to quantitatively control cell-COL interaction, we show that epithelial cells developed various patterns in response to fine-tuned percentages of COL in ECM. In contrast with conventional thoughts, these patterns were initiated and maintained by traction forces created by cells but not diffusive factors secreted by cells. In particular, COL-dependent transmission of force in the ECM led to long-scale (up to 600 μm) interactions between cells. A mechanical feedback effect was encountered when cells used forces to modify cell positioning and COL distribution and orientations. Such feedback led to a bistability in the formation of linear, tubule-like patterns. Using micro-patterning technique, we further show that the stability of tubule-like patterns depended on the lengths of tubules. Our results suggest a mechanical mechanism that cells can use to initiate and maintain long-scale tubular patterns.
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Ligumsky H, Wolf I, Israeli S, Haimsohn M, Ferber S, Karasik A, Kaufman B, Rubinek T. The peptide-hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 activates cAMP and inhibits growth of breast cancer cells. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2011; 132:449-61. [PMID: 21638053 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1585-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2011] [Accepted: 05/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The incretin hormone glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 is secreted from intestinal L cells in response to food intake, and promotes insulin secretion and pancreatic β-cell proliferation. Reduced GLP-1 levels are observed in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and are associated with reduced insulin secretion and increased insulin resistance. GLP-1 mediates its activities through activation of a G-protein coupled receptor, which is expressed in the pancreas, as well as other tissues. Long-acting GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists, such as exendin-4, are currently approved for the treatment of T2DM. As obesity and T2DM are associated with increased risk of breast cancer, we aimed to explore the effects of GLP-1 and exendin-4, on breast cancer cells. Treatment with GLP-1 or exendin-4 reduced viability and enhanced apoptosis of breast cancer cells but did not affect viability of nontumorigenic cells. Moreover, exendin-4 attenuated tumor formation by breast cancer cells in athymic mice. Treatment with either GLP-1 or exendin-4 elevated cAMP levels, activated the down-stream target CREB, and enhanced CRE promoter transcription, in breast cancer cells. Moreover, inhibition of exendin-4-induced adenylate cyclase activation restored cell viability, thus suggesting cAMP as a principle mediator of exendin-4 anti-tumorigenic activity. While the pancreatic form of the GLP-1R could not be detected in breast cancer cells, several lines of evidence indicated the existence of an alternative GLP-1R in mammary cells. Thus, internalization of GLP-1 into MCF-7 cells was evidenced, infection of MCF-7 cells with the pancreatic receptor enhanced proliferation, and treatment with exendin-(9-39), a GLP-1R antagonist, further increased cAMP levels. Our studies indicate the incretin hormone GLP-1 as a potent inducer of cAMP and an inhibitor of breast cancer cell proliferation. Reduced GLP-1 levels may, therefore, serve as a novel link between obesity, diabetes mellitus, and breast cancer.
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- Hagai Ligumsky
- Institute of Oncology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 52621 Ramat-Gan, Israel
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The pubertal mammary gland is an ideal model for experimental morphogenesis. The primary glandular branching morphogenesis occurs at this time, integrating epithelial cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Between birth and puberty, the mammary gland exists in a relatively quiescent state. At the onset of puberty, rapid expansion of a pre-existing rudimentary mammary epithelium generates an extensive ductal network by a process of branch initiation, elongation, and invasion of the mammary mesenchyme. It is this branching morphogenesis that characterizes pubertal mammary gland growth. Tissue-specific molecular networks interpret signals from local cytokines/growth factors in both the epithelial and stromal microenvironments. This is largely orchestrated by secreted ovarian and pituitary hormones. Here, we review the major molecular regulators of pubertal mammary gland development.
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- Sara McNally
- UCD School of Bimolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
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Shimaya M, Muneta T, Ichinose S, Tsuji K, Sekiya I. Magnesium enhances adherence and cartilage formation of synovial mesenchymal stem cells through integrins. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2010; 18:1300-9. [PMID: 20633668 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2010.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2009] [Revised: 06/05/2010] [Accepted: 06/10/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We previously reported that more than 60% of synovial mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) placed on osteochondral defects adhered to the defect within 10 min and promoted cartilage regeneration. The efficiency of adherence is considered to depend on the interaction between cells and extracellular matrix (ECM), in which integrins may play some important roles. Divalent cations such as calcium, magnesium, and manganese may affect functions of integrins, and the integrins may be involved in differentiation of MSCs. Among divalent cations, magnesium is used in clinical practice as a therapeutic agent and increases the affinity of integrin to ECM. In this study, we investigated whether magnesium enhanced adherence and chondrogenesis of synovial MSC through integrins. METHODS We performed assays for adherence of human synovial MSCs to collagen-coated slides, in vitro chondrogenesis, ex vivo assays for adherence of human synovial MSCs to osteochondral defect, and in vivo assays for adherence and cartilage formation of synovial MSCs in a rabbit osteochondral defect model. RESULTS Magnesium increased adhesion of human synovial MSCs to collagen, and this effect was inhibited by neutralizing antibodies for integrin α3 and β1. Magnesium also promoted synthesis of cartilage matrix during in vitro chondrogenesis of synovial MSCs, which was diminished by neutralizing antibodies for integrin β1 but not for integrin α3. Ex vivo analyses demonstrated that magnesium enhanced adherence of human synovial MSCs to osteochondral defects. In vivo studies in rabbits showed that magnesium promoted adherence at 1 day and cartilage formation of synovial MSCs at 2 weeks. CONCLUSION Magnesium enhanced adherence of synovial MSCs through integrins, which promoted synthesis of cartilage matrix at an early phase.
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- M Shimaya
- Section of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Maller O, Martinson H, Schedin P. Extracellular matrix composition reveals complex and dynamic stromal-epithelial interactions in the mammary gland. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia 2010; 15:301-18. [PMID: 20811805 DOI: 10.1007/s10911-010-9189-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2010] [Accepted: 08/16/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The mammary gland is an excellent model system to study the interplay between stroma and epithelial cells because of the gland's unique postnatal development and its distinct functional states. This review focuses on the contribution of the extracellular matrix (ECM) to stromal-epithelial interactions in the mammary gland. We describe how ECM physical properties, protein composition, and proteolytic state impact mammary gland architecture as well as provide instructive cues that influence the function of mammary epithelial cells during pubertal gland development and throughout adulthood. Further, based on recent proteomic analyses of mammary ECM, we describe known mammary ECM proteins and their potential functions, as well as describe several ECM proteins not previously recognized in this organ. ECM proteins are discussed in the context of the morphologically-distinct stromal subcompartments: the basal lamina, the intra- and interlobular stroma, and the fibrous connective tissue. Future studies aimed at in-depth qualitative and quantitative characterization of mammary ECM within these various subcompartments is required to better elucidate the function of ECM in normal as well as in pathological breast tissue.
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- Ori Maller
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado-Denver, 12801 E 17th Ave., Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Novitskaya V, Romanska H, Dawoud M, Jones JL, Berditchevski F. Tetraspanin CD151 regulates growth of mammary epithelial cells in three-dimensional extracellular matrix: implication for mammary ductal carcinoma in situ. Cancer Res 2010; 70:4698-708. [PMID: 20501858 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-09-4330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Tetraspanin CD151 is associated with laminin-binding integrins (i.e., alpha(3)beta(1), alpha(6)beta(1), and alpha(6)beta(4)) and regulates tumor cell migration and invasion. Here, we examined the role of CD151 in proliferation of mammary epithelial cells using in vitro and in vivo models. Depletion of CD151 suppressed growth of HB2 cells, a nontumorigenic breast epithelial cell line, in three-dimensional (3D) extracellular matrices (ECM) and in Matrigel-based xenografts. Whereas the presence of alpha(3)beta(1) (but not alpha(6) integrins) was necessary to support growth of HB2 cells in 3D ECM, the pro-proliferative activity of CD151 did not require direct interaction with integrins. Furthermore, depletion of CD151 potentiated formation of the internal lumen and partial restoration of polarity when HB2 cells were cultured in 3D ECM. This correlated with a decrease in phosphorylation levels of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 and cAkt in CD151-negative cells and increase in activation of caspase-3. Accordingly, the number of CD151-positive colonies with internal lumen was increased by approximately 5-fold when cells were cultured in the presence of MAP/ERK kinase (U0126) and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (LY29004) inhibitors. To establish the physiologic relevance of pro-proliferative and morphogenetic activities of CD151, we analyzed the expression of this tetraspanin in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), which is characterized by neoplastic proliferation of mammary epithelial cells. Strong homogeneous membrane expression of CD151 was found to be associated with a high grade of DCIS (P = 0.004). Taken together, these results strongly suggest that CD151 complexes play a crucial role in the development of hyperproliferative diseases in the mammary gland.
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- Vera Novitskaya
- School of Cancer Sciences and Department of Pathology, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Rozario T, DeSimone DW. The extracellular matrix in development and morphogenesis: a dynamic view. Dev Biol 2010; 341:126-40. [PMID: 19854168 PMCID: PMC2854274 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 898] [Impact Index Per Article: 64.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2009] [Revised: 10/16/2009] [Accepted: 10/17/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) is synthesized and secreted by embryonic cells beginning at the earliest stages of development. Our understanding of ECM composition, structure and function has grown considerably in the last several decades and this knowledge has revealed that the extracellular microenvironment is critically important for cell growth, survival, differentiation and morphogenesis. ECM and the cellular receptors that interact with it mediate both physical linkages with the cytoskeleton and the bidirectional flow of information between the extracellular and intracellular compartments. This review considers the range of cell and tissue functions attributed to ECM molecules and summarizes recent findings specific to key developmental processes. The importance of ECM as a dynamic repository for growth factors is highlighted along with more recent studies implicating the 3-dimensional organization and physical properties of the ECM as it relates to cell signaling and the regulation of morphogenetic cell behaviors. Embryonic cell and tissue generated forces and mechanical signals arising from ECM adhesion represent emerging areas of interest in this field.
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- Tania Rozario
- Department of Cell Biology and the Morphogenesis and Regenerative Medicine Institute, University of Virginia, PO Box 800732, School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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Dhimolea E, Maffini MV, Soto AM, Sonnenschein C. The role of collagen reorganization on mammary epithelial morphogenesis in a 3D culture model. Biomaterials 2010; 31:3622-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.01.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2009] [Accepted: 01/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wang Y, Wong LB, Mao H. Creation of a long-lifespan ciliated epithelial tissue structure using a 3D collagen scaffold. Biomaterials 2010; 31:848-53. [PMID: 19836831 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2009.09.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2009] [Accepted: 09/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We describe a method of using a 3D collagen gel scaffold applied at the air-liquid interface to culture dissociated primary tracheal-bronchial ciliated cells into a ciliated epithelial tissue structure (CETS). This 3D collagen gel culture system enables the induction of ciliogenesis and continuously provides support, maintenance, development, differentiation and propagation for the growth of cilia into the CETS. The CETS developed by this system resembles the ciliary metachronal motility and morphological, histological and physiopharmacological characteristics of cells found in native and in vivo ciliated epithelia. The CETS can be sustained for months with a straightforward and simple maintenance protocol. The integrity of the functional ciliary activity of this CETS enables the evaluation of long-term effects of many pulmonary drug candidates without using animals.
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- Yuchi Wang
- BioTechPlex Corporation, San Marcos, CA 92078, USA.
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Smith L, Brannan RA, Hanby AM, Shaaban AM, Verghese ET, Peter MB, Pollock S, Satheesha S, Szynkiewicz M, Speirs V, Hughes TA. Differential regulation of oestrogen receptor β isoforms by 5' untranslated regions in cancer. J Cell Mol Med 2010; 14:2172-84. [PMID: 20920096 PMCID: PMC3823008 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00867.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Oestrogen receptors (ERs) are critical regulators of the behaviour of many cancers. Despite this, the roles and regulation of one of the two known ERs – ERβ– are poorly understood. This is partly because analyses have been confused by discrepancies between ERβ expression at mRNA and proteins levels, and because ERβ is expressed as several functionally distinct isoforms. We investigated human ERβ 5′ untranslated regions (UTRs) and their influences on ERβ expression and function. We demonstrate that two alternative ERβ 5′UTRs have potent and differential influences on expression acting at the level of translation. We show that their influences are modulated by cellular context and in carcinogenesis, and demonstrate the contributions of both upstream open reading frames and RNA secondary structure. These regulatory mechanisms offer explanations for the non-concordance of ERβ mRNA and protein. Importantly, we also demonstrate that 5′UTRs allow the first reported mechanisms for differential regulation of the expression of the ERβ isoforms 1, 2 and 5, and thereby have critical influences on ERβ function.
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- Laura Smith
- Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, Leeds University, Leeds, UK Department of Histopathology, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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Kocdor H, Kocdor MA, Russo J, Snider KE, Vanegas JE, Russo IH, Fernandez SV. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) prevents the transformed phenotypes induced by 17 beta-estradiol in human breast epithelial cells. Cell Biol Int 2009; 33:1135-43. [PMID: 19647089 PMCID: PMC2783498 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2009.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2009] [Revised: 05/28/2009] [Accepted: 07/25/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a hormone produced during pregnancy, can elicit life-long refractoriness to carcinogenesis by differentiation of the breast epithelium. Human breast epithelial cells MCF-10F form tubules in collagen, mimicking the normal ductules. We have shown that 17 beta-estradiol (E2) alter the ductulogenic pattern of these cells. The effect of the recombinant hCG (rhCG) in vitro was evaluated on the transformation of MCF-10F induced by E2. MCF-10F cells were treated with 70 nM E2 alone or in combination with 50 IU/ml rhCG during 2 weeks, while the controls were treated with DMSO (the solvent in which E2 was dissolved) or rhCG alone. At the end of treatment, the cells were plated in type I collagen matrix (3D-cultures) for detecting 2 main phenotypes of cell transformation, namely the loss of ductulogenic capacity and the formation of solid masses. Although E2 significantly increased solid mass formation, this effect was prevented when MCF-10F cells were treated with E2 in combination with rhCG. Furthermore, E2 increased the main duct width (p < 0.001), and caused a disruption of the luminal architecture, whereas rhCG increased the length of the tubules (p < 0.001) and produced tertiary branching. In conclusion, rhCG was able to abrogate the transforming abilities of estradiol, and had the differentiating property by increasing the branching of the tubules formed by breast epithelial cells in collagen. These results further support our hypothesis, known as the terminal differentiation hypothesis of breast cancer prevention, that predicts that hCG treatment results in protection from tumorigenic changes by the loss of susceptible stem cells 1 through a differentiation to refractory stem cells 2 and increase differentiation of the mammary gland.
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- Hilal Kocdor
- Fox Chase Cancer Center, Breast Cancer Research Laboratory, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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Cannino G, Ferruggia E, Luparello C, Rinaldi AM. Mitochondrial compartment: a possible target of cadmium effects on breast epithelial cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2009; 328:75-84. [PMID: 19266167 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-009-0076-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2009] [Accepted: 02/24/2009] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Cadmium-breast epithelial cell interactions were studied by analyzing some mitochondria-related aspects of stress response. We treated immortalized non-tumor breast cells with 5 or 50 microM CdCl(2) for 24 or 96 h demonstrating that the exposure did not cause a significant mitochondrial proliferation, while it induced a significant increase in the respiratory activity and mitochondrial polarization. In addition, we found that hsp60 was up-regulated while hsp70 and COXII and COXIV were down-regulated. The mRNA for hsp70 remained constant and only the inducible form of the 70-kDa heat shock protein was over expressed. The mRNAs for COXII and COXIV remained constant after 24 h and increased after longer incubations while the respective proteins decreased. These findings provide additional information on the cellular and molecular aspects of the interaction between Cd and epithelial cells, and on alterations of mitochondria as early events in Cd cytotoxicity.
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- Giuseppe Cannino
- Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e dello Sviluppo "A.Monroy", Università di Palermo, Italy
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Extracellular matrix control of mammary gland morphogenesis and tumorigenesis: insights from imaging. Histochem Cell Biol 2008; 130:1105-18. [PMID: 19009245 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-008-0537-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/23/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The extracellular matrix (ECM), once thought to solely provide physical support to a tissue, is a key component of a cell's microenvironment responsible for directing cell fate and maintaining tissue specificity. It stands to reason, then, that changes in the ECM itself or in how signals from the ECM are presented to or interpreted by cells can disrupt tissue organization; the latter is a necessary step for malignant progression. In this review, we elaborate on this concept using the mammary gland as an example. We describe how the ECM directs mammary gland formation and function, and discuss how a cell's inability to interpret these signals -- whether as a result of genetic insults or physicochemical alterations in the ECM -- disorganizes the gland and promotes malignancy. By restoring context and forcing cells to properly interpret these native signals, aberrant behavior can be quelled and organization re-established. Traditional imaging approaches have been a key complement to the standard biochemical, molecular, and cell biology approaches used in these studies. Utilizing imaging modalities with enhanced spatial resolution in live tissues may uncover additional means by which the ECM regulates tissue structure, on different length scales, through its pericellular organization (short-scale) and by biasing morphogenic and morphostatic gradients (long-scale).
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Human endogenous retrovirus (HERV-K) reverse transcriptase as a breast cancer prognostic marker. Neoplasia 2008; 10:521-33. [PMID: 18516289 DOI: 10.1593/neo.07986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2007] [Revised: 03/27/2008] [Accepted: 03/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A reverse transcriptase (RT) cDNA, designated HERV-K-T47D-RT, was isolated from a hormonally treated human breast cancer cell line. The protein product putative sequence is 97% identical to the human endogenous HERV-K retroviral sequences. Recombinant T47D-RT protein was used to generate polyclonal antibodies. The expression of HERV-K-T47D-RT protein increased in T47D cells after treatment with estrogen and progesterone. The RT-associated DNA polymerase activity was substantially increased after over-expressing a chimeric YFP-HERV-K-T47D-RT protein in cells. This RT-associated polymerase activity was significantly reduced by mutating the active site sequence YIDD to SIAA. Moreover, the endogenous RT activity observed in T47D cells was decreased by HERV-K-T47D-RT-specific siRNA, confirming the dependence of the endogenous enzymatic activity. To assess HERV-K-T47D-RT expression in human breast tumors, 110 paraffin sections of breast carcinoma biopsies were stained and subjected to confocal analysis. Twenty-six percent (28/110) of the tumor tissues and 18% (15/85) of the adjacent normal tissue, from the same patients, expressed the RT. HERV-K-T47D-RT expression significantly correlates with poor prognosis for disease-free patients and their overall survival. These results imply that HERV-K-T47D-RT might be expressed in early malignancy and might serve as a novel prognostic marker for breast cancer. Furthermore, these results provide evidence for the possible involvement of endogenous retrovirus in human breast carcinoma.
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Sirchia R, Longo A, Luparello C. Cadmium regulation of apoptotic and stress response genes in tumoral and immortalized epithelial cells of the human breast. Biochimie 2008; 90:1578-90. [PMID: 18625282 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2008] [Accepted: 06/19/2008] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a widely-disseminated metal which can be imported and accumulated in living cells thereby drastically interfering with their biological mechanisms. Increasing interest has been recently focused on the elucidation of the cellular and molecular aspects of Cd-dependent regulation of gene expression and signal transduction pathways in different model system. Concerning breast cancer, very limited studies have been produced so far on the role played by Cd on estrogen receptor-negative human breast cancer cells, that are expected to be insensitive to the already-proven metallo-estrogenic effect exerted by Cd on the estrogen receptor-positive cell counterparts. Here, we have examined the effects of long-term (96 h) exposure of estrogen receptor-negative MDA-MB231 malignant adenocarcinoma cells to CdCl(2) at 5 microM concentration, corresponding to the IC(50) for this time of incubation, by evaluating the expression levels of genes coding for stress response factors (e.g. heat shock proteins and metallothioneins), and for apoptosis-related factors and enzymes. In parallel, we tested the gene expression pattern of immortalized HB2 breast epithelial cells, taken as non-tumoral counterpart, after the same exposure to the metal which instead did not exert any change in their cell number with respect to controls. Our cumulative results indicate that, whilst HB2 cells appear to activate defense mechanisms against metal stress principally via metallothionein massive up-regulation and appearance of the spliced form of XBP-1 message, MDA-MB231 cells seem to couple the onset of a protective reaction (e.g. up-regulation of hsp27 and metallothioneins) to the switching-on of new intracellular pathways directing cells to a kind of death which shares several aspects with the apoptotic program, such as down-regulation of Bcl-2 and over-expression of Dap kinase and several caspases.
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- Rosalia Sirchia
- Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e dello Sviluppo, Viale delle Scienze, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Quarrie LH, Pitts JD, Finbow ME. Interactions between normal mammary epithelial cells and mammary tumour cells in a model system. Cell Prolif 2007; 32:351-61. [PMID: 10646687 PMCID: PMC6496196 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.1999.tb01353.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Normal mammary epithelial (NME) cells and MCF-7 cells aggregate and grow as spheroids when cultured on extracellular matrix derived from Engelbreth/ Holmes/Swarth (EHS) tumour. NME cells stop dividing and differentiate but MCF-7 cells continue to proliferate, although growth is counterbalanced by cell death. In mixed cultures of NME cells and MCF-7 cells, the two cell types form mixed aggregates but then segregate to form well separated domains, often joined by only a narrow neck of cells. In these mixed cultures the growth of MCF-7 cells is inhibited by a factor secreted by NME cells into the medium.
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- L. H. Quarrie
- CRC Beatson Laboratories. Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road. Bearsden, Glasgow, UK
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- CRC Beatson Laboratories. Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road. Bearsden, Glasgow, UK
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- CRC Beatson Laboratories. Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road. Bearsden, Glasgow, UK
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Willhauck MJ, Sharif-Samani B, Senekowitsch-Schmidtke R, Wunderlich N, Göke B, Morris JC, Spitzweg C. Functional sodium iodide symporter expression in breast cancer xenografts in vivo after systemic treatment with retinoic acid and dexamethasone. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2007; 109:263-72. [PMID: 17636401 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-007-9646-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2007] [Accepted: 06/07/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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CONTEXT The sodium iodide symporter (NIS) mediates iodide uptake in the thyroid gland as well as in lactating breast, and is also expressed in the majority of breast cancers. Recently, we have reported stimulation of all-trans retinoic acid (atRA)-induced NIS expression in the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 by dexamethasone (Dex), resulting in an enhanced therapeutic effect of (131)I in vitro. OBJECTIVE In the current study we examined the efficacy of Dex stimulation of atRA-induced NIS expression in vivo in MCF-7 xenotransplants in nude mice. DESIGN After systemic treatment with atRA alone or in combination with Dex, iodide accumulation in the tumors was assessed by gamma camera imaging and gamma counter analysis. In addition, NIS expression was examined on RNA and protein level by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry, respectively. RESULTS Using gamma camera imaging after intraperitoneal injection of 18.5 MBq (123)I, no iodide accumulation was detected in tumors of untreated mice or mice treated with atRA only. After combined treatment with atRA/Dex significant (123)I accumulation was detected in MCF-7 xenografts, which, by ex vivo gamma counting revealed a 3.3-fold increase in iodide accumulation as compared to control tumors. Surprisingly, in a subset of mice treated with atRA or atRA/Dex iodide accumulation was also detected in the normal mammary glands. In a normal human mammary epithelial cell line HB-2, however, no functional NIS expression was induced after treatment with atRA and/or Dex in vitro. Further, NIS mRNA and protein expression was detected in atRA/Dex treated MCF-7 tumors by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry, respectively. CONCLUSION Treatment with Dex in the presence of atRA is able to induce significant amounts of iodide accumulation in breast cancer xenotransplants in vivo due to stimulation of functional NIS protein expression, which opens exciting perspectives for a possible diagnostic and therapeutic role of radioiodine in the treatment of breast cancer.
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- Michael J Willhauck
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Gilcrease MZ. Integrin signaling in epithelial cells. Cancer Lett 2006; 247:1-25. [PMID: 16725254 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2006.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2006] [Revised: 03/29/2006] [Accepted: 03/29/2006] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Although most cells of adult mammals express multiple different integrins, particular types of cells have a characteristic repertoire of integrin expression. Benign and malignant epithelial cells use specific integrins to allow the epithelial microenvironment to modulate a wide variety of cell functions, including cell survival, proliferation, morphogenesis, differentiation, motility, invasion and metastasis. An important concept emerging from the data on integrin signal transduction is that integrin signaling impinges on pathways downstream of other receptors, creating elaborate intracellular signaling networks. This review highlights signal transduction functions of epithelial integrins, with particular emphasis on signaling pathways underlying some of the most important functions of epithelium.
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- Michael Z Gilcrease
- Department of Pathology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Shintani Y, Wheelock MJ, Johnson KR. Phosphoinositide-3 kinase-Rac1-c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase signaling mediates collagen I-induced cell scattering and up-regulation of N-cadherin expression in mouse mammary epithelial cells. Mol Biol Cell 2006; 17:2963-75. [PMID: 16624865 PMCID: PMC1483033 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e05-12-1123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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During epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions (EMTs), cells must change their interactions with one another and with their extracellular matrix in a synchronized manner. To characterize signaling pathways cells use to coordinate these changes, we used NMuMG mammary epithelial cells. We showed that these cells become fibroblastic and scattered, with increased N-cadherin expression when cultured on collagen I. Rac1 and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) were activated when cells were plated on collagen I, and dominant inhibitory Rac1 (RacN17) or inhibition of JNK signaling prevented collagen I-induced morphological changes and N-cadherin up-regulation. Furthermore, inhibiting phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K) activity prevented Rac1 and JNK activation as well as collagen I-induced N-cadherin up-regulation. These data implicate PI3K-Rac1-JNK signaling in collagen I-induced changes in NMuMG cells. To establish a role for N-cadherin in collagen I-induced cell scattering, we generated N-cadherin overexpressing and knockdown NMuMG cells and showed that knocking down N-cadherin expression prevented collagen I-induced morphological changes. Motility assays showed that cells overexpressing N-cadherin were significantly more motile than mock-transfected cells and that N-cadherin-mediated motility was collagen I dependent. In addition, we showed that cord formation and branching in three-dimensional culture (EMT-dependent events) required N-cadherin expression and PI3K-Rac1-JNK signaling.
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- Departments of *Oral Biology
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy, and
- Pathology and Microbiology
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, and
- Eppley Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-7696
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- Departments of *Oral Biology
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy, and
- Pathology and Microbiology
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, and
- Eppley Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-7696
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Jenndahl LE, Taylor-Papadimitriou J, Baeckstrom D. Characterization of Integrin and Anchorage Dependence in Mammary Epithelial Cells following c-erbB2-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition. Tumour Biol 2006; 27:50-8. [PMID: 16340250 DOI: 10.1159/000090156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2005] [Accepted: 08/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Signalling from the proto-oncogene c-erbB2 in mammary epithelial cells has earlier been shown to result in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) giving rise to fibroblast-like cells, and acquisition of anchorage-independent growth (AIG) usually determined by growth capacity in soft agar. In this study, we have analysed AIG associated with c-erbB2-induced EMT in a human mammary epithelial cell line. Intriguingly, cells capable of growth in soft agar were shown to be dependent on the function of beta(1) integrin extracellular matrix receptors for growth in collagen. We therefore tested the hypothesis that apparent AIG was due to deposition of extracellular matrix in the agar. Although the fibroblastic cells had strongly upregulated expression of the fibronectin receptor subunit integrin alpha(5) andabundant fibronectin fibrils, these properties did not have a positive correlation with AIG. Furthermore, antibody blocking of integrin alpha(5) and beta(1) failed to inhibit AIG. These results indicate that the anchorage-independent cells are not dependent on connection to extracellular matrix, but instead may be subject to a growth-inhibitory effect from the collagen in the absence of integrin signalling. This notion was supported by the finding that integrin blocking of the fibroblastic cells in fibrin was without effect on proliferation.
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Hedjazifar S, Jenndahl LE, Shimokawa H, Baeckström D. PKB mediates c-erbB2-induced epithelial beta1 integrin conformational inactivation through Rho-independent F-actin rearrangements. Exp Cell Res 2005; 307:259-75. [PMID: 15922745 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2005.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2004] [Revised: 02/07/2005] [Accepted: 03/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Signalling from the growth factor receptor subunit and proto-oncogene c-erbB2 has been shown to inhibit the adhesive function of the collagen receptor integrin alpha(2)beta(1) in human mammary epithelial cells. This anti-adhesive effect is mediated by the MAP ERK kinase 1/2 (MEK1/2) and protein kinase B (PKB) pathways. Here, we show that both pathways mediate suppression of matrix adhesion by causing the extracellular domain of the beta(1) integrin subunit to adopt an inactive conformation. The conformational switch was also dependent on rapid and extensive actin depolymerisation. While neither activation nor inhibition of the Rho GTPase affected this rearrangement, Rho was found to be activated by c-erbB2 and to be necessary for conformation-dependent integrin inactivation and, apparently by a different mechanism, a delayed re-formation of stress fibers which did not restore integrin function. Interestingly, the initial actin depolymerisation as well as its effects on integrin function was shown to be mediated by PKB. These results demonstrate how oncogenic growth factor signalling inhibits matrix adhesion by multiple pathways converging on integrin conformation and how Rho signalling can profoundly influence integrin activation in a cytoskeleton-independent manner.
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- Shahram Hedjazifar
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Göteborg, Box 440, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
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Dong J, Opresko LK, Chrisler W, Orr G, Quesenberry RD, Lauffenburger DA, Wiley HS. The membrane-anchoring domain of epidermal growth factor receptor ligands dictates their ability to operate in juxtacrine mode. Mol Biol Cell 2005; 16:2984-98. [PMID: 15829568 PMCID: PMC1142441 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e04-11-0994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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All ligands of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor (EGFR) are synthesized as membrane-anchored precursors. Previous work has suggested that some ligands, such as EGF, must be proteolytically released to be active, whereas others, such as heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF) can function while still anchored to the membrane (i.e., juxtacrine signaling). To explore the structural basis for these differences in ligand activity, we engineered a series of membrane-anchored ligands in which the core, receptor-binding domain of EGF was combined with different domains of both EGF and HB-EGF. We found that ligands having the N-terminal extension of EGF could not bind to the EGFR, even when released from the membrane. Ligands lacking an N-terminal extension, but possessing the membrane-anchoring domain of EGF, still required proteolytic release for activity, whereas ligands with the membrane-anchoring domain of HB-EGF could elicit full biological activity while still membrane anchored. Ligands containing the HB-EGF membrane anchor, but lacking an N-terminal extension, activated EGFR during their transit through the Golgi apparatus. However, cell-mixing experiments and fluorescence resonance energy transfer studies showed that juxtacrine signaling typically occurred in trans at the cell surface, at points of cell-cell contact. Our data suggest that the membrane-anchoring domain of ligands selectively controls their ability to participate in juxtacrine signaling and thus, only a subclass of EGFR ligands can act in a juxtacrine mode.
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- Jianying Dong
- Department of Pathology, Division of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84133, USA
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Bass R, Werner F, Odintsova E, Sugiura T, Berditchevski F, Ellis V. Regulation of urokinase receptor proteolytic function by the tetraspanin CD82. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:14811-8. [PMID: 15677461 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m414189200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The high affinity interaction between the urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and its glycolipid-anchored cellular receptor (uPAR) promotes plasminogen activation and the efficient generation of pericellular proteolytic activity. We demonstrate here that expression of the tetraspanin CD82/KAI1 (a tumor metastasis suppressor) leads to a profound effect on uPAR function. Pericellular plasminogen activation was reduced by approximately 50-fold in the presence of CD82, although levels of components of the plasminogen activation system were unchanged. uPAR was present on the cell surface and molecularly intact, but radioligand binding analysis with uPA and anti-uPAR antibodies revealed that it was in a previously undetected cryptic form unable to bind uPA. This was not due to direct interactions between uPAR and CD82, as they neither co-localized on the cell surface nor could be co-immunoprecipitated. However, expression of CD82 led to a redistribution of uPAR to focal adhesions, where it was shown by double immunofluorescence labeling to co-localize with the integrin alpha(5)beta(1), which was also redistributed in the presence of CD82. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments showed that, in the presence of CD82, uPAR preferentially formed stable associations with alpha(5)beta(1), but not with a variety of other integrins, including alpha(3)beta(1). These data suggest that CD82 inhibits the proteolytic function of uPAR indirectly, directing uPAR and alpha(5)beta(1) to focal adhesions and promoting their association with a resultant loss of uPA binding. This represents a novel mechanism whereby tetraspanins, integrins, and uPAR, systems involved in cell adhesion and migration, cooperate to regulate pericellular proteolytic activity and may suggest a mechanism for the tumor-suppressive effects of CD82/KAI1.
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MESH Headings
- Antigens, CD/biosynthesis
- Antigens, CD/chemistry
- Antigens, CD/physiology
- Biotinylation
- Cell Adhesion
- Cell Line
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Cell Movement
- Cross-Linking Reagents/pharmacology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Focal Adhesions/metabolism
- Gangliosides/pharmacology
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Immunoprecipitation
- Integrin alpha3beta1/metabolism
- Integrin alpha5beta1/metabolism
- Integrins/metabolism
- Kangai-1 Protein
- Mammary Glands, Human/metabolism
- Membrane Glycoproteins/biosynthesis
- Membrane Glycoproteins/chemistry
- Membrane Glycoproteins/physiology
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Plasminogen/chemistry
- Plasminogen Activators/chemistry
- Protein Binding
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/biosynthesis
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/chemistry
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/physiology
- Receptors, Cell Surface/chemistry
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Receptors, Cell Surface/physiology
- Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Time Factors
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- Rosemary Bass
- School of Biological Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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