title: Characterization of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) receptors of human breast cancer cells.
abstract: Studies of binding of IGF-I to a plasma-membrane-enriched subcellular fraction prepared from MCF-7 human breast cancer cells reveal the presence of 0.2 pmols specific binding sites for this mitogen per mg membrane protein, with an equilibrium affinity constant of 1.45 nM-1. Competition studies with insulin, IGF-II, and an anti-IGF-I receptor antibody are consistent with the presence of specific IGF-I receptors, and SDS-PAGE showed binding to a 130 kDa subunit identical to that of receptors from human placenta. In addition, we show that IGF-I is more potent than estradiol and comparable to EGF in stimulating in vitro proliferation of MCF-7 cells, and that IGF-I-stimulated proliferation of these cells is inhibited by a blocking monoclonal antibody against the IGF-I receptor. These results demonstrate that IGF-I is an important mitogen for MCF-7 cells and that the mitogenic effect is mediated by specific IGF-I receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, PQ, Canada.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Pollak
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Polychronakos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yousefi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Richard
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004261:DNA Replication; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008934:Mitogens; D011972:Receptor, Insulin / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D017451:Receptors, Somatomedin; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008934:Mitogens; D017451:Receptors, Somatomedin; D013002:Somatomedins; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D011972:Receptor, Insulin