Conditional overexpression of liver receptor homolog-1 in female mouse mammary epithelium results in altered mammary morphogenesis via the induction of TGF-β

Liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1) is an orphan nuclear receptor that belongs to the NR5A subgroup of nuclear receptors. LRH-1 induces key genes to regulate metabolic process, ovarian function, cancer cell proliferation, and steroidogenesis. In the breast, LRH-1 modulates and synergizes with endogenous estrogen signaling to promote breast cancer cell proliferation. We used small interfering RNA knockdown strategies to deplete LRH-1 in breast cancer cells and followed with microarray analysis to identify LRH-1-dependent mechanisms. We identified key genes involved in TGF-β signaling to be highly responsive to LRH-1 knockdown. This relationship was validated in 2 breast cancer cell lines overexpressing LRH-1 in vitro and in a novel transgenic mouse with targeted LRH-1 overexpression in mammary epithelial cells. Notably, TGF-β signaling was activated in LRH-1-overexpressing breast cancer cells and mouse mammary glands. Further analyses of mammary gross morphology revealed a significant reduction in mammary lateral budding after LRH-1 overexpression. These findings suggest that the altered mammary morphogenesis in LRH-1 transgenic animals is mediated via enhanced TGF-β expression. The regulation of TGF-β isoforms and SMAD2/3-mediated downstream signaling by LRH-1 also implicates a potential contribution of LRH-1 in breast cancer. Collectively, these data demonstrate that LRH-1 regulates TGF-β expression and downstream signaling in mouse mammary glands.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:155

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Endocrinology - 155(2014), 5 vom: 07. Mai, Seite 1606-17

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lazarus, Kyren A [VerfasserIn]
Brown, Kristy A [VerfasserIn]
Young, Morag J [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Zhe [VerfasserIn]
Coulson, Rhiannon S [VerfasserIn]
Chand, Ashwini L [VerfasserIn]
Clyne, Colin D [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
NR5A2 protein, human
Neoplasm Proteins
Nr5a2 protein, mouse
Protein Isoforms
Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear
Recombinant Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Smad Proteins, Receptor-Regulated
Transforming Growth Factor beta

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Date Completed 16.06.2014

Date Revised 21.04.2014

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1210/en.2013-1948

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM235802352