ISSN:
0730-2312
Keywords:
heregulin
;
transformation
;
erb B-2
;
c-Ha-ras
;
mammary cells
;
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Heregulin β1 was found to stimulate the anchorage-dependent, serum-free growth of nontransformed human MCF-10A mammary epithelial cells. Unlike epidermal growth factor, transforming growth factor α, or amphiregulin, heregulin β1 was also able to induce the anchorage-independent growth of MCF-10A cells. In contrast, the anchorage-dependent, serum-free growth of c-Ha-ras or c-erb B-2 transformed MCF-10A cells was unaffected by heregulin β1, whereas heregulin β1 was able to stimulate the anchorage-independent growth of these cells. c-Ha-ras or c-erb B-2 (c-neu) transformed MCF-10A or mouse NOG-8 mammary epithelial cells express elevated levels of 2.5, 5.0, 6.5, 6.8, and 8.5 kb heregulin mRNA transcripts and/or synthesize cell-associated 25, 29, 50, and 115 kDa isoforms of heregulin. Since the MCF-10A cells and transformants also express c-erb B-3, these data suggest that endogenous heregulin might function as an autocrine growth factor for Ha-ras or erb B-2 transformed mammary epithelial cells. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc. This article is a US Government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
