title: Transforming growth factor-beta receptors in human cancer cell lines: analysis of transcript, protein and proliferation.
abstract: Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is a growth regulator which affects multiple cellular functions through the TGF-beta type I and type II receptor (TGF-beta RI and TGF-beta RII) serine/threonine kinases. In this study, the expression of TGF-beta RI and RII was investigated by northern blot, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blot analyses in human breast (MCF-7 and T-47D), ovary (CP70 and OVT2) and prostate (LNCaP, DU145 and PC3) cancer cell lines. Northern blot analysis showed expression of TGF-beta RI and TGF-beta RII mRNAs in all cell lines examined except for MCF-7 and LNCaP, respectively. In contrast, RT-PCR showed that all of the cell lines examined express TGF-beta RI and RII transcripts using specific primer oligonucleotides. Western blot analysis demonstrated that all of the cancer cell lines examined express TGF-beta RI and RII proteins. Southern blot analysis showed there were differences in the restriction enzyme digestion patterns for TGF-beta RI and RII of T47D compared to MCF-7, PC3 and LNCaP. Also, the addition of TGF-beta 1 to the breast and prostate cancer cells inhibited colony formation in soft agarose. Our studies show that in cancer cells, relatively low levels of TGF-beta receptor transcripts may result in protein production and inhibition of cell proliferation by TGF-beta.
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute, Medicine Branch, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Jakowlew
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Moody
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mariano
mesh_terms: D030201:Activin Receptors, Type I; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D017931:DNA Primers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000077293:Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type I; D000077294:Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type II; D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012685:Sepharose; D013739:Testosterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D013739:Testosterone; D012685:Sepharose; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D030201:Activin Receptors, Type I; D000077293:Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type I; D000077294:Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type II