title: Regulation of transforming growth factor-alpha mRNA expression in T3M4 human pancreatic carcinoma cells.
abstract: Cultured human pancreatic cancer cells produce transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-alpha), a potent mitogenic polypeptide. In the present study, we investigated the regulation of TGF-alpha mRNA expression in T3M4 human pancreatic carcinoma cells. TGF-alpha mRNA levels were quantitated by densitometric analysis of autoradiographs obtained following hybridization of size-fractionated cytoplasmic RNA with 32P-labeled cRNA coding for human TGF-alpha. There was a twofold increase in TGF-alpha mRNA levels at 2 h following addition of either epidermal growth factor (EGF) or TGF-alpha. However, TGF-alpha mRNA levels declined to near basal levels by 10 h. At 2 h, one-half maximal stimulation of TGF-alpha mRNA levels occurred at 1 nM and maximal stimulation at 4 nM of either EGF or TGF-alpha. The transcriptional inhibitor actinomycin D (Act D) and the phorbol ester, 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA), mimicked the actions of EGF and TGF-alpha. These findings indicate that the regulation of TGF-alpha mRNA expression in T3M4 cells is complex, and is mediated, in part, via the EGF receptor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arizona, Tucson.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Glinsmann-Gibson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Korc
mesh_terms: D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D016211:Transforming Growth Factor alpha / Q000235:genetics* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm; D016211:Transforming Growth Factor alpha; D003609:Dactinomycin; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate