title: CSF-1 and C-FMS gene expression in human carcinoma cell lines.
abstract: The macrophage-specific colony stimulating factor CSF-1 is required for the growth and differentiation of monocytes. The cell surface receptor for CSF-1 is identical to the product of the c-fms proto-oncogene. The present studies have monitored CSF-1 and c-fms expression in human carcinoma cell lines. Two of three human ovarian carcinoma cell-lines expressed multiple species of CSF-1 mRNA. Furthermore, detection of CSF-1 transcripts was associated with secretion of CSF-1 protein that was increased after phorbol ester treatment. CSF-1 mRNA was also detectable in 4 breast and 2 lung carcinoma cell lines. In contrast, c-fms expression was found only in SK-Br-3 breast carcinoma cells. Similar studies in 2 human choriocarcinoma cell lines demonstrated the presence of c-fms, but not CSF-1, transcripts. While phorbol ester treatment was associated with increased c-fms mRNA levels in choriocarcinoma cells, this agent had no effect on CSF-1 expression. These findings indicate that: 1) CSF-1 expression is frequent in human ovarian, breast and lung carcinoma cells; and 2) coexpression of the CSF-1 and c-fms genes, as found in monocytes is infrequent in malignant epithelial and choriocarcinoma cell lines.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Horiguchi
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sampson-Johannes
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Kufe
mesh_terms: D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000235:genetics; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000502:physiology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D016186:Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; C000715470:MAS1 protein, human; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016186:Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor