Insulin-like growth factor receptor I signaling in a breast cancer cell line

INTRODUCTION: In vitro studies strongly suggest that proliferation, migration and cell survival of breast cancer cell lines are significantly affected by activation of the IGF type 1 receptor (IGF-IR).

OBJECTIVE: The phosphorylation by IGF-I of IGF-IR and the intracellular signaling molecules Akt (PI-3K pathway) and Erk1/2 (MAPK pathway) was characterized in a human breast cancer cell lines.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study compared a standard breast adenocarcinoma line (MCF-7) cell line with a line (CSC 1595) derived from an infiltrating ductal breast cancer in a Colombian patient. The CSC 1595 and MCF-7 cell lines were cultured in DMEM supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, 2 mM glutamine, 100 U/ml penicillin, and 100 µg/ml streptomycin and grown at 37 °C in 5% CO₂ atmosphere and 95% humidity. Cell extracts were prepared, followed by immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting with specific anti-pIGF-IR, anti-pERK1/2 and anti-pAkt antibodies.

RESULTS: After 5 minute stimulation with IGF-I, 70% of the IGF-IR was phosphorylated in the cell line CSC 1595 and 25% in MCF-7. In addition, Akt (oncogene protein v-akt) and ERK1/2 (extracellular signal-regulated MAP kinases) were phosphorylated. Basal and stimulated levels of phosphorylated ERK1/2 were substantially higher compared to those in the MCF-7 cell line.

CONCLUSIONS: The IGF-IR and MAPK kinase pathway involving proteins ERK1/2 showed more significant phosphorylation in the 1,595 cells compared to the observed in the MCF-7 cell line. Since the IGF-IR is the major activator of this pathway it may play an important role in ductal infiltrating breast cancer tumor growth and metastases.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2010

Erschienen:

2010

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 30(2010), 4 vom: 21. Okt., Seite 551-8

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Señalización asociada al receptor del factor de crecimiento similar a la insulina de tipo I en una línea celular colombiana de carcinoma mamario

Beteiligte Personen:

Mejía, Wilson [VerfasserIn]
Castro, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Umaña, Adriana [VerfasserIn]
de Castro, Clemencia [VerfasserIn]
Riveros, Tulia [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez-Gómez, Myriam [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

EC 2.7.1.-
EC 2.7.10.1
EC 2.7.11.1
EC 2.7.11.24
English Abstract
Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases
Journal Article
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Receptor, IGF Type 1
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.10.2011

Date Revised 29.06.2011

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM209551577