title: Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 is secreted as a phosphoprotein by human breast cancer cells.
abstract: The growth regulatory activity of the insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBPs) may be modulated by post-translational modifications such as glycosylation, limited proteolysis and phosphorylation. In this study, we have examined phosphorylation of IGFBP-3 in two breast cancer cell lines: the estrogen receptor negative (ER-ve) Hs578T cell line in which IGFBP-3 is normally expressed, and ER+ve T47D breast cancer cells transfected with IGFBP-3 cDNA (T47D(BP-3)) and therefore expressing IGFBP-3 constitutively. Metabolic labelling with [32P] orthophosphate revealed that both cell lines secreted phosphorylated IGFBP-3 similar in size to plasma IGFBP-3 phosphorylated in vitro with casein kinase II, and that IGFBP-3 phosphorylation was differentially modulated in the two cell lines. In Hs578T cells, retinoic acid (10-100 nM) increased IGFBP-3 phosphorylation to a maximum of 150% of control. IGF-I, but not [LR3]IGF-I, reduced the proportion of phosphorylated IGFBP-3 in Hs578T conditioned medium, consistent with increased release of non-phosphorylated, cell-associated IGFBP-3. By contrast, IGFBP-3 phosphorylation in T47D(BP-3) cells was not affected by retinoic acid or IGF-I, but appeared slightly increased by estradiol. Together these data indicate that phosphorylation of IGFBP-3 in breast cancer cells may be regulated by agents known to affect breast cancer cell proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Pattison
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fanayan
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D010710:Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000032:analysis; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3; D010710:Phosphates; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen