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Ectopic expression of cyclin D1 amplifies a retinoic acid-induced mitochondrial death pathway in breast cancer cells.
Niu, M Y; Ménard, M; Reed, J C; Krajewski, S; Pratt, M A.
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  • Niu MY; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5.
Oncogene ; 20(27): 3506-18, 2001 Jun 14.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11429697
All-trans retinoic acid inhibits growth associated with downregulation of cyclin D1 and can cause low level apoptosis in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer cell lines. The cyclin D1 gene is amplified and/or the protein overexpressed in about one-third of breast cancers. Constitutive expression of cyclin D1 in estrogen receptor positive MCF-7 and ZR-75 breast cancer cells (MCF-7(cycD1) and ZR-75(cycD1)) Increased the fraction of cells in S phase and reduced the G1 accumulation following retinoic acid treatment compared with control cells. However, culture of MCF-7(cycD1) with 1 microM all-trans retinoic acid resulted in about threefold greater growth inhibition compared with vector-transfected cells. Hoechst staining of DNA and in situ DNA end-labeling analysis indicated that MCF-7(cycD1) and ZR-75(cycD1) cultures contained 4-6-fold more retinoic acid-induced apoptotic nuclei as vector-transfected cells. Retinoic acid treatment of vector-transfected clones resulted in Bax protein activation as assessed by exposure of the NH(2)-terminus of Bax but the proportion of cells containing activated Bax was increased in cyclin D-expressing cells treated with retinoic acid. The latter cells also displayed both immunocytochemical and biochemical evidence of translocation of cytochrome c into the cytosol following RA-treatment. Retinoic acid markedly decreased the Bcl-2 levels in MCF-7 and ZR-75 cells. Accordingly, coexpression of Bcl-2 and cyclin D1 rendered the cells resistant to retinoic acid-induced apoptosis. We conclude that constitutive expression of cyclin D1 sensitizes ER-positive breast cancer cells to a retinoic acid-induced mitochondrial death pathway involving Bax activation, cytochrome c release and caspase-9 cleavage.
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Tretinoina / Ciclo Celular / Apoptosis / Ciclina D1 / Mitocondrias Límite: Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Oncogene Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR / NEOPLASIAS Año: 2001 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Tretinoina / Ciclo Celular / Apoptosis / Ciclina D1 / Mitocondrias Límite: Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Oncogene Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR / NEOPLASIAS Año: 2001 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido