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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-14
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of cadmium on estrogen receptor and other estrogen-regulated genes in the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 were studied. Treatment of MCF-7 cells with 1 microM cadmium decreased the level of estrogen receptor 58%. Cadmium induced a parallel decrease in estrogen receptor mRNA (62%). Progesterone receptor levels increased 3.2-fold after cadmium treatment. This induction was blocked by the anti-estrogen ICI-164,384. Progesterone receptor mRNA was also increased by cadmium, as well as cathepsin D mRNA. An in vitro nuclear transcription run-on assay showed that cadmium increased the transcription of the progesterone receptor and pS2 genes and decreased transcription of the estrogen receptor gene. These are not general effects of heavy metals, as zinc, 25 and 100 microM, did not affect progesterone receptor protein and mRNA levels. Cadmium stimulated pS2 and progesterone receptor mRNAs in a clone of MDA-MB-231 cells transfected with the human estrogen receptor, but had no effect in MDA-MB-231 cells transfected with antisense estrogen receptor. Cadmium also stimulated an estrogen response element in transient transfection experiments. These data suggest that the effects of cadmium are mediated by the estrogen receptor independent of estradiol. In addition to its effect on gene expression, cadmium induced the growth of MCF-7 cells 5.6-fold.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
269
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
16896-901
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Cadmium, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Cathepsin D, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-RNA, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Receptors, Estrogen, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Receptors, Progesterone, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:8207012-Tumor Suppressor Proteins
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of cadmium on estrogen receptor levels and estrogen-induced responses in human breast cancer cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Research Center, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20007.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article