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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
The susceptibility of the mammary epithelium to neoplastic transformation is linked to the exposure to estrogen during the estrous cycle. The effects of the estrous cycle on the mouse mammary gland have been investigated by analyzing 3H-thymidine incorporation, milk protein gene expression and DNA fragmentation. We found that the mammary epithelium undergoes limited proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis in a cycle-dependent manner. The estrous-responsive regulators of the mammary epithelium are unknown; however, considering the integral role of protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) in the control of normal and malignant development, members of this family of enzymes are likely candidates for such regulatory molecules. Using a RT-PCR-based cloning strategy, we have undertaken a survey of PTKs expressed in the mammary gland at defined stages of development, with special emphasis on the estrous cycle. We identified 21 known and 4 novel PTKs. Their expression was analyzed throughout mammary gland development and in mammary neoplasias using a transgenic mouse model for invasive and non-invasive carcinogenesis. Most of the identified PTKs showed highest expression during the estrous cycle and were down-regulated during pregnancy and lactation. Deregulated expression was rarely observed in the non-invasive mammary tumors. In contrast, 10 of 19 PTKs expressed during the estrous cycle were also over-expressed in the invasive carcinomas, mostly involving members of the receptor family of PTKs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0020-7136
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
288-96
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Cell Adhesion, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Estrus, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Extracellular Matrix, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Hematopoiesis, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Hybridization, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Mammary Glands, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Neovascularization, Pathologic, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:7591219-Signal Transduction
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Protein tyrosine kinase expression during the estrous cycle and carcinogenesis of the mammary gland.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Research, University of Berne, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't