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Moore KM, Cerqueira V, MacLeod KG, Mullen P, Hayward RL, Green S, Harrison DJ, Cameron DA, Langdon SP. Collateral-resistance to estrogen and HER-activated growth is associated with modified AKT, ERα, and cell-cycle signaling in a breast cancer model. EXPLORATION OF TARGETED ANTI-TUMOR THERAPY 2022; 3:97-116. [PMID: 35441158 PMCID: PMC7612628 DOI: 10.37349/etat.2022.00074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Aim: A model of progressively endocrine-resistant breast cancer was investigated to identify changes that can occur in signaling pathways after endocrine manipulation. Methods: The MCF7 breast cancer model is sensitive to estrogens and anti-estrogens while variant lines previously derived from wild-type MCF7 are either relatively 17β-estradiol (E2
)-insensitive (LCC1) or fully resistant to estrogen and anti-estrogens (LCC9). Results: In LCC1 and LCC9 cell lines, loss of estrogen sensitivity was accompanied by loss of growth response to transforming growth factor alpha (TGFα), heregulin-beta and pertuzumab. LCC1 and LCC9 cells had enhanced AKT phosphorylation relative to MCF7 which was reflected in downstream activation of phospho-mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), phospho-S6, and phospho-estrogen receptor alpha Ser167 [ERα(Ser167)]. Both AKT2 and AKT3 were phosphorylated in the resistant cell lines, but small interfering RNA (siRNA) knockdown suggested that all three AKT isoforms contributed to growth response. ERα(Ser118) phosphorylation was increased by E2 and TGFα in MCF7, by E2 only in LCC1, but by neither in LCC9 cells. Multiple alterations in E2-mediated cell cycle control were identified in the endocrine-resistant cell lines including increased expression of MYC, cyclin A1, cyclin D1, cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1), CDK2, and hyperphosphorylated retinoblastoma protein (ppRb), whereas p21 and p27 were reduced. Estrogen modulated expression of these regulators in MCF7 and LCC1 cells but not in LCC9 cells. Seliciclib inhibited CDK2 activation in MCF7 cells but not in resistant variants; in all lines, it reduced ppRb, increased p53 associated responses including p21, p53 up-regulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA), and p53 apoptosis-inducing protein 1 (p53AIP1), inhibited growth, and produced G2/M block and apoptosis. Conclusions: Multiple changes occur with progression of endocrine resistance in this model with AKT activation contributing to E2 insensitivity and loss of ERα(Ser118) phosphorylation being associated with full resistance. Cell cycle regulation is modified in endocrine-resistant breast cancer cells, and seliciclib is effective in both endocrine-sensitive and resistant diseases.
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- Kate M. Moore
- 1Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, EH4 2XR Edinburgh, UK 2Cancer Research UK Barts Centre, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, EC1M 6BQ London, UK
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- 1Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, EH4 2XR Edinburgh, UK 3West of Scotland Clinical Genetics Service, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, G51 4TF Glasgow, UK
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- 1Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, EH4 2XR Edinburgh, UK
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- 4School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, KY16 9TF St Andrews, UK
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- 1Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, EH4 2XR Edinburgh, UK
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- 5Cyclacel Ltd, James Lindsay Place, Dundee Technopole, DD1 5JJ Dundee, UK
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- 4School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, KY16 9TF St Andrews, UK
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- 1Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, EH4 2XR Edinburgh, UK
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- 1Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, EH4 2XR Edinburgh, UK
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Chaudhary S, Madhukrishna B, Adhya AK, Keshari S, Mishra SK. Overexpression of caspase 7 is ERα dependent to affect proliferation and cell growth in breast cancer cells by targeting p21(Cip). Oncogenesis 2016; 5:e219. [PMID: 27089142 PMCID: PMC4848833 DOI: 10.1038/oncsis.2016.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2015] [Revised: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Caspase 7 (CASP7) expression has important function during cell cycle progression and cell growth in certain cancer cells and is also involved in the development and differentiation of dental tissues. However, the function of CASP7 in breast cancer cells is unclear. The aim of this study was to analyze the expression of CASP7 in breast carcinoma patients and determine the role of CASP7 in regulating tumorigenicity in breast cancer cells. In this study, we show that the CASP7 expression is high in breast carcinoma tissues compared with normal counterpart. The ectopic expression of CASP7 is significantly associated with ERα expression status and persistently elevated in different stages of the breast tumor grades. High level of CASP7 expression showed better prognosis in breast cancer patients with systemic endocrine therapy as observed from Kaplan–Meier analysis. S3 and S4, estrogen responsive element (ERE) in the CASP7 promoter, is important for estrogen-ERα-mediated CASP7 overexpression. Increased recruitment of p300, acetylated H3 and pol II in the ERE region of CASP7 promoter is observed after hormone stimulation. Ectopic expression of CASP7 in breast cancer cells results in cell growth and proliferation inhibition via p21Cip reduction, whereas small interfering RNA (siRNA) mediated reduction of CASP7 rescued p21Cip levels. We also show that pro- and active forms of CASP7 is located in the nucleus apart from cytoplasmic region of breast cancer cells. The proliferation and growth of breast cancer cells is significantly reduced by broad-spectrum peptide inhibitors and siRNA of CASP7. Taken together, our findings show that CASP7 is aberrantly expressed in breast cancer and contributes to cell growth and proliferation by downregulating p21Cip protein, suggesting that targeting CASP7-positive breast cancer could be one of the potential therapeutic strategies.
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- S Chaudhary
- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Gene Function and Regulation group, Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Gene Function and Regulation group, Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Pathology, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT Rd, Chandaka Industrial Estate, Patia, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Gene Function and Regulation group, Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Gene Function and Regulation group, Institute of Life Sciences, Nalco Square, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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Nowadays, neoadjuvant endocrine therapy is a clinically acceptable (and sometimes preferred) strategy in patients with operable estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer. Despite the overall effectiveness of endocrine therapy in breast cancer in all settings, de novo (primary) and acquired (secondary) endocrine therapy resistance remains a major clinical problem. Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy trials for breast cancer are not only a great opportunity to determine which ER+ breast cancers can be treated without chemotherapy, but also a great strategy to develop insights into the biologic basis for the efficacy of estrogen-receptor-targeting agents, alone or in combination, in an effort to counteract resistance to endocrine therapy and discover actionable molecular targets that can be the focus of future drug discovery efforts and/or translational/clinical investigation in ER+ breast cancers.
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- Laila S Agrawal
- Department of Medicine, Breast Cancer Research Program, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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Shajahan-Haq AN, Cook KL, Schwartz-Roberts JL, Eltayeb AE, Demas DM, Warri AM, Facey COB, Hilakivi-Clarke LA, Clarke R. MYC regulates the unfolded protein response and glucose and glutamine uptake in endocrine resistant breast cancer. Mol Cancer 2014; 13:239. [PMID: 25339305 PMCID: PMC4216870 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-13-239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background About 70% of all breast cancers are estrogen receptor alpha positive (ER+) and are treated with antiestrogens. However, 50% of ER + tumors develop resistance to these drugs (endocrine resistance). In endocrine resistant cells, an adaptive pathway called the unfolded protein response (UPR) is elevated that allows cells to tolerate stress more efficiently than in sensitive cells. While the precise mechanism remains unclear, the UPR can trigger both pro-survival and pro-death outcomes that depend on the nature and magnitude of the stress. In this study, we identified MYC, an oncoprotein that is upregulated in endocrine resistant breast cancer, as a regulator of the UPR in glucose-deprived conditions. Methods ER+ human breast cancer cell lines (LCC1, LCC1, LY2 and LCC9) and rat mammary tumors were used to confirm upregulation of MYC in endocrine resistance. To evaluate functional relevance of proteins, siRNA-mediated inhibition or small molecule inhibitors were used. Cell density/number was evaluated with crystal violet assay; cell cycle and apoptosis were measured by flow cytometry. Relative quantification of glutamine metabolites were determined by mass spectrometry. Signaling molecules of the UPR, apoptosis or autophagy pathways were investigated by western blotting. Results Increased MYC function in resistant cells correlated with increased dependency on glutamine and glucose for survival. Inhibition of MYC reduced cell growth and uptake of both glucose and glutamine in resistant cells. Interestingly, in glucose-deprived conditions, glutamine induced apoptosis and necrosis, arrested autophagy, and triggered the unfolded protein response (UPR) though GRP78-IRE1α with two possible outcomes: (i) inhibition of cell growth by JNK activation in most cells and, (ii) promotion of cell growth by spliced XBP1 in the minority of cells. These disparate effects are regulated, at different signaling junctions, by MYC more robustly in resistant cells. Conclusions Endocrine resistant cells overexpress MYC and are better adapted to withstand periods of glucose deprivation and can use glutamine in the short term to maintain adequate metabolism to support cell survival. Our findings reveal a unique role for MYC in regulating cell fate through the UPR, and suggest that targeting glutamine metabolism may be a novel strategy in endocrine resistant breast cancer.
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- Ayesha N Shajahan-Haq
- Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and Department of Oncology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 3970 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20057, USA.
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Seow HF, Yip WK, Loh HW, Ithnin H, Por P, Rohaizak M. Immunohistochemical detection of phospho-Akt, phospho-BAD, HER2 and oestrogen receptors alpha and beta in Malaysian breast cancer patients. Pathol Oncol Res 2009; 16:239-48. [PMID: 19882362 DOI: 10.1007/s12253-009-9216-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2009] [Accepted: 10/07/2009] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Activation of Akt signaling pathway has been documented in various human malignancies, including breast carcinoma. The objective of this study is to determine the incidence of Akt phosphorylation in breast tumours and its relationship with expression of ER-alpha, ER-beta, HER2, Ki-67 and phosphorylated Bcl-2 associated death domain (p-BAD). Immunohistochemical staining was performed to detect these molecules on 43 paraffin-embedded breast tumour tissues with commercially available antibodies. Eighteen (41.9%), 3 (7.0%), 23 (53.5%), 35 (81.4%), 21 (48.8%), 29 (67.4%), and 34 (81.0%) of breast tumours were positive for nuclear ER-alpha, nuclear ER-beta, membranous HER2, cytonuclear p-Akt (Thr308), p-Akt (Ser473), p-BAD and Ki-67, respectively. ER-alpha expression was inversely correlated with HER2 and Ki-67 (P = 0.041 and P = 0.040, respectively). The p-Akt (Ser473) was correlated with increased level of p-BAD (Ser136) (P = 0.012). No relationship of Akt phosphorylation with HER2, ER-alpha or ER-beta was found. The p-Akt (Ser473) immunoreactivity was significantly higher in stage IV than in stage I or II (P = 0.036 or P = 0.009). The higher Ki-67 and lower ER-alpha expression showed an association with patient age of <50 years (P = 0.004) and with positive nodal status (P = 0.033), respectively. Our data suggest that the Akt phosphorylation and inactivation of its downstream target, BAD may play a role in survival of breast cancer cell. This study does not support the simple model of linear HER2/PI3K/Akt pathway in breast cancer.
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- Heng Fong Seow
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Rodriguez-Gonzalez A, Cyrus K, Salcius M, Kim K, Crews CM, Deshaies RJ, Sakamoto KM. Targeting steroid hormone receptors for ubiquitination and degradation in breast and prostate cancer. Oncogene 2008; 27:7201-11. [PMID: 18794799 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2008.320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Proteolysis targeting chimeric molecules (Protacs) target proteins for destruction by exploiting the ubiquitin-dependent proteolytic system of eukaryotic cells. We designed two Protacs that contain the peptide 'degron' from hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha, which binds to the Von-Hippel-Lindau (VHL) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, linked to either dihydroxytestosterone that targets the androgen receptor (AR; Protac-A), or linked to estradiol (E2) that targets the estrogen receptor-alpha (ERalpha; Protac-B). We hypothesized that these Protacs would recruit hormone receptors to the VHL E3 ligase complex, resulting in the degradation of receptors, and decreased proliferation of hormone-dependent cell lines. Treatment of estrogen-dependent breast cancer cells with Protac-B induced the degradation of ERalpha in a proteasome-dependent manner. Protac-B inhibited the proliferation of ERalpha-dependent breast cancer cells by inducing G(1) arrest, inhibition of retinoblastoma phosphorylation and decreasing expression of cyclin D1, progesterone receptors A and B. Protac-B treatment did not affect the proliferation of estrogen-independent breast cancer cells that lacked ERalpha expression. Similarly, Protac-A treatment of androgen-dependent prostate cancer cells induced G(1) arrest but did not affect cells that do not express AR. Our results suggest that Protacs specifically inhibit the proliferation of hormone-dependent breast and prostate cancer cells through degradation of the ERalpha and AR, respectively.
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- A Rodriguez-Gonzalez
- Department of Pediatrics, Gwynne Hazen Cherry Laboratories, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1752, USA
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Helguero LA, Faulds MH, Gustafsson JA, Haldosén LA. Estrogen receptors alfa (ERalpha) and beta (ERbeta) differentially regulate proliferation and apoptosis of the normal murine mammary epithelial cell line HC11. Oncogene 2005; 24:6605-16. [PMID: 16007178 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The mitogenic effect of 17beta-estradiol (E2) on the breast is mediated by estrogen receptor alfa (ERalpha), hence ERalpha antagonists are effective in the treatment of breast cancer. The possible use of estrogen receptor beta (ERbeta) as a target in treatment of breast cancer is under investigation. The mouse mammary cell line HC11 expresses both ERs and was used to study the role of the two receptors in proliferation. E2 had no effect on proliferation. The ERalpha-selective agonist 4,4',4''-(4-propyl-(1H)-pyrazole-1,3,5-triyl)trisphenol (PPT) stimulated proliferation. The ERbeta-selective agonist 2,3-bis(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-propionitrile (DPN) inhibited cell growth and induced apoptosis. PPT upregulated while DPN downregulated cyclin D1 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Upon inhibition of ERalpha expression with RNA interference, E2 caused a decrease in cyclin D1 and PCNA, and increased apoptosis. When ERbeta expression was blocked, E2 induced proliferation and cells gained the capacity to grow in soft agar. In summary, in HC11 mammary epithelial cells, ERalpha drives proliferation in response to E2 while ERbeta is growth inhibitory. The lack of effect of E2 on HC11 cell growth is the result of the combined actions of ERalpha (proliferation) and ERbeta (apoptosis). We suggest that use of ERbeta agonists will be a useful addition in treatment of breast cancer, which, at present, is only aimed at inhibition of ERalpha.
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- Luisa A Helguero
- Department of Medical Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, NOVUM, Huddinge, Sweden
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Jensen EV, Cheng G, Palmieri C, Saji S, Mäkelä S, Van Noorden S, Wahlström T, Warner M, Coombes RC, Gustafsson JA. Estrogen receptors and proliferation markers in primary and recurrent breast cancer. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:15197-202. [PMID: 11734621 PMCID: PMC65006 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.211556298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To elucidate the clinical importance of estrogen receptor (ER) beta in breast cancer, 29 archival primary breast cancer specimens, six locally recurrent cancers, and five benign mammary tumors were examined histochemically for ERalpha, ERbeta and the proliferation markers Ki67 and cyclin A. In benign tumors, most epithelial cells contained ERbeta, but ERalpha was rare. In primary cancers, both ERalpha and ERbeta occurred in epithelial cells, the presence of ERbeta being associated with elevated expression of Ki67 and cyclin A, and ERalpha with decreased levels. Thus, the highest content of proliferation markers was seen in primary cancers that were ERalpha(-) ERbeta(+). Most Ki67-containing cells coexpressed ERbeta, but few showed ERalpha. In locally recurring cancers, ERalpha, ERbeta, and Ki67 were more highly expressed than in the corresponding primary tumors, and many cells containing ERbeta, but few with ERalpha, expressed Ki67. Surprisingly, ERbeta, but not ERalpha, was seen in the stromal cells of both primary and recurrent cancers. Because the response of breast cancers to tamoxifen therapy is correlated with the presence of ERalpha, cancer cells that lack ERalpha but contain ERbeta and proliferation markers represent a novel population of apparently proliferating cells that probably are not targeted by the current antiestrogens. Thus, appropriate ERbeta-specific ligands, perhaps in combination with tamoxifen, may be useful in improving the treatment of breast cancers.
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- E V Jensen
- Departments of Medical Nutrition and Biosciences, Karolinska Institute, Novum, S-141 86 Huddinge, Sweden
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Gustafsson JA, Warner M. Estrogen receptor beta in the breast: role in estrogen responsiveness and development of breast cancer. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2000; 74:245-8. [PMID: 11162931 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-0760(00)00130-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer observed in women. Endogenous estrogen is thought to play a major role in its development and estrogen receptor blockers are the most important drugs in its treatment. It has long been thought that any conditions or exposures, which enhance estrogenic responses, would result in an increased risk for breast cancer. The discovery of the second estrogen receptor, ERbeta, which can have effects opposite to those of the well-known 'original' estrogen receptor (now called ERalpha) challenges this simplistic view. In order to understand breast cancer one must first understand how the normal breast is maintained. The functions of ERbeta in the breast remain to be defined but from what we have learnt about its activities in in vitro systems, this estrogen receptor may have a protective role in the breast. Studies in human and rodent breasts as well as in human breast cancer biopsies reveal that ERbeta is by far the more abundant of the two ERs. Despite the role of estrogen in proliferation of the breast, neither of the two ERs appears to located in epithelial cells which divide in response to estrogen. In order to define the functions of ERbeta in the normal and malignant breast, we have created mice in which the ERbeta gene has been inactivated. Studies of the breasts of ERbeta knock out mice (BERKO) revealed abnormal epithelial growth, overexpression of Ki67 and severe cystic breast disease as mice age.
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- J A Gustafsson
- Department of Medical Nutrition, NOVUM, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, S-141 86, Huddinge, Sweden.
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Clarke R, Brünner N. Acquired estrogen independence and antiestrogen resistance in breast cancer: estrogen receptor driven phenotypes? Trends Endocrinol Metab 1996; 7:291-301. [PMID: 18406762 DOI: 10.1016/s1043-2760(96)00127-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Endocrine-responsive breast tumors appear to follow a predictable pattern of progression from estrogen dependence to estrogen independence, ultimately leading to a phenotype characterized by crossresistance among all endocrine therapies. Cells acquiring a multihormone-resistant phenotype, however, frequently retain expression of the cellular receptors for estrogen (ER) and progesterone (PgR). The proliferation of some of these tumors may be driven by a ligand-independent activation of the remaining steroid hormone receptors. Several intracellular secondary messenger systems can potentially activate ER through altering its pattern of phosphorylation in the absence of estrogens. Emerging evidence suggests that, for many estrogen-regulated genes, both the promoter and cellular contexts are critical factors in regulating their transcription by ER. The cellular context may be important because of the presence/absence of several coregulators of ER function, and this context may be unstable in tumor and some normal cell populations. Thus, the pattern of genes regulated by the transcriptional activities of the ER also may change with time, facilitating the emergence of divergent endocrine-responsive phenotypes. It is this pattern of regulation that may be important for conferring each specific phenotype. The repression or induction of the functionally relevant genes responsible for conferring each of the phenotypic changes represents an estrogen-regulated gene network. These networks will contain genes that are regulated, both directly and indirectly, by the activation of ER. Several growth-regulatory gene networks may exist concurrently, providing a cell with several interrelated pathways for controlling its proliferation. The identity of those estrogen-regulated genes that are responsible, for regulating proliferation remains unknown.
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- R Clarke
- Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Center, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Georgetown University Medical School, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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