title: Transforming growth factor-beta 1, beta 2, and beta 3, urokinase and parathyroid hormone-related peptide expression in 8701-BC breast cancer cells and clones.
abstract: 8701-BC is a recently characterized cell line isolated from a primary ductal infiltrating carcinoma of the breast (d.i.c.), showing some pleomorphism in cell microanatomy at an ultrastructural level. We have obtained different sublines of 8701-BC cells by cloning in soft agar at different concentrations (0.3% and 0.6%), and we have characterized the cloned lines by some morphological and growth parameters. 8701-BC cells and clones have been submitted to analysis by reverse transcriptase-linked polymerase chain reaction to detect mRNAs of various cytokines (transforming growth factor-beta s, tumour necrosis factors, interleukin 1s, interleukin 6, parathyroid hormone-related peptide, gamma interferon) and of urokinase, which are bioactive molecules commonly involved in cell-cell and cell-stroma interactions at primary and/or secondary sites of invasion. The aims of the present investigation were to determine: (a) if the corresponding genes are active in 8701-BC cell line and (b) if the sublines tested exhibit transcriptional heterogeneity. The results obtained show that 8701-BC cells express transcripts of transforming growth factor-beta s, urokinase and parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP), the latter product being responsible for the cancer-associated humoral hypercalcemic syndrome. Moreover, while the first two mRNAs are detectable in all the sublines tested, PTHrP is expressed almost uniquely by the clones isolated in 0.6% agar which exhibit a peculiar morphological appearance, a higher growth rate and a more active invasive behaviour in vitro.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e dello Sviluppo and C.O.B.S., Università, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luparello
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Ginty
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pucci-Minafra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minafra
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D002999:Clone Cells; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D044162:Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein; D010641:Phenotype; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; C470121:PTHLH protein, human; D044162:Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator