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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-2-2
pubmed:abstractText
Breast cancers often have increased mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activity; this pathway influences breast cancer cell growth in part by targeting steroid hormone receptors. Activation of p42 and p44 MAPKs increases progesterone receptor (PR) transcriptional activity in the presence of progestins, and triggers their rapid down-regulation by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. In turn, progestins increase the expression of type I growth factor receptor tyrosine kinases that feed into MAPK activation. Most recently, progestins have been shown to activate the p42/p44 MAPK module in a progesterone receptor (PR) dependent manner, but independently of their function as transcription factors. Indeed, mechanisms of bi-directional cross-talk between these two pathways are becoming well-documented. In this reveiw we provide an overview of the primary ways in which steroid hormone receptor and growth factor cross-talk occurs, using examples from our work and others with human PR as a model receptor. We highlight the regulation of PR by phosphorylation and the role of intracellular protein kinases as key mediators of PR action. Cross-talk between growth factor and PR-mediated signaling events is an important means by which growth regulatory genes may be coordinately regulated, and may contribute to the growth and development of hormonally responsive normal breast tissue and to breast cancer progression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0888-6008
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
21-31
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Cross-talk between growth factor and progesterone receptor signaling pathways: implications for breast cancer cell growth.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplant and Pharmacology, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article