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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-5-3
pubmed:abstractText
The efficacy of tamoxifen in breast cancer treatment only lasts a few years and the tumor eventually recurs. We performed selective subtractive hybridization to isolate mRNAs that were differentially expressed in MCF-7 derived cells, in which resistance had been induced through long-term culture in the presence of hydroxytamoxifen (OHT). Among the 15 mRNAs found to be overexpressed, we focused on Immediate early gene X-1 (IEX-1) mRNA because of the recognized contribution of its expression to apoptosis or cell cycle progression, depending on the cell type and culture conditions. We observed that IEX-1 expression was stimulated by OHT, that the degree of increase was greater in resistant cells (four-fold versus 1.5-fold) and that this OHT regulation was estrogen receptor dependent. A detailed study of the IEX-1 promoter indicated that it involved NF-kappaB. Our cells were not cross-resistant to faslodex, a pure antiestrogen, which moreover was inefficient in regulating IEX-1 expression. Altogether, our data suggest that the greater IEX-1 expression in OHT resistant cells is related to their ability to grow in the presence of OHT. Knowledge on the capacity of OHT to stimulate gene expression and its NF-kappaB dependence should contribute to a better understanding of tamoxifen pharmacology and allow new drug strategies to be designed that would delay antiestrogen resistance acquisition.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0960-0760
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
247-59
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15120418-Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15120418-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:15120418-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:15120418-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:15120418-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:15120418-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:15120418-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:15120418-Genes, Immediate-Early, pubmed-meshheading:15120418-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15120418-Immediate-Early Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15120418-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15120418-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15120418-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15120418-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:15120418-Tamoxifen, pubmed-meshheading:15120418-Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate, pubmed-meshheading:15120418-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15120418-Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Immediate early gene X-1 (IEX-1), a hydroxytamoxifen regulated gene with increased stimulation in MCF-7 derived resistant breast cancer cells.
pubmed:affiliation
INSERM U.540, 60 Rue de Navacelles, Montpellier 34090, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't