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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-11-22
pubmed:abstractText
The mts1 (S100A4) gene, encoding a Ca(2+)-binding protein of the S-100 subfamily, is involved in the control of tumor metastasis in some murine tumor cell lines. To further analyze its role, we transfected hormone-responsive human breast cancer MCF-7 cells with the mts1 gene under the control of a strong constitutive promoter. All of the 3 tested clones (MCF-7/mts1) producing Mts1 protein acquired an ability for hormone-independent growth in nude mice. Tumors derived from mts1 transfectants revealed local invasiveness into surrounding muscle and adipose tissues and metastasized to regional lymph nodes and lungs, characteristics which are rarely observed with parental MCF-7 cells. Electron-microscopic analysis of MCF-7/mts1 cells demonstrated structural changes in anchoring junctions, particularly in intermediate filament attachment site (desmosomes). The mts1-transfected clones expressed estrogen receptor, and their growth in tissue culture was both estrogen- and anti-estrogen responsive. Changes in regulation of the estrogen-dependent proteins progesterone receptor and cathepsin D were observed in some of the transfected clones. Our results indicate that mts1 expression in human breast cancer cells induces several changes characteristic of malignant phenotype and tumor progression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0020-7136
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
67
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
831-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-7-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Disease Progression, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Mice, Nude, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Receptors, Estrogen, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Receptors, Progesterone, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Transplantation, Heterologous, pubmed-meshheading:8824556-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of mts1 (S100A4) expression on the progression of human breast cancer cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't