title: Effect of ionizing radiation on AP-1 binding activity and basic fibroblast growth factor gene expression in drug-sensitive human breast carcinoma MCF-7 and multidrug-resistant MCF-7/ADR cells.
abstract: We studied the effect of ionizing radiation on the activation of the AP-1 transcription factors and the regulation of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) gene expression in drug-sensitive human breast carcinoma (MCF-7) cells and its drug-resistant variant (MCF-7/ADR) cells. Northern blot and gel mobility shift assays showed that 135 cGy of ionizing radiation induced c-jun and c-fos gene expression, AP-1 binding activity, as well as bFGF gene expression in MCF-7/ADR cells. In MCF-7 cells, however, we observed little/no induction of bFGF gene expression and AP-1 binding activity after the stress. Nevertheless, MCF-7 cells transfected with plasmids containing c-jun gene contain high levels of bFGF protein. H-7 (60 micrograms/ml), a potent protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor, inhibited the stress-induced AP-1 binding activity and bFGF gene expression in MCF-7/ADR cells. Corroborating this observation, overexpression of PKC alpha induced bFGF gene expression in MCF-7 cells. Taken together, these results suggest that stress-induced bFGF gene expression is mediated through the activation of PKC and AP-1 transcription factors. Differences in the levels of PKC activity and AP-1 binding factors may be responsible for differential expression of bFGF among breast cancer cell lines. Although there are large differences in response to ionizing radiation between MCF-7 and MCF-7/ADR cell lines, we observed no significant differences in radiocytotoxicity between them.
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D001483:Base Sequence; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000235:genetics*; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000528:radiation effects; D016762:Genes, fos; D016758:Genes, jun; D006801:Humans; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011485:Protein Binding; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1 / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007546:Isoquinolines; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D010879:Piperazines; D018808:Transcription Factor AP-1; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D011493:Protein Kinase C