title: Progression in MCF-7 breast cancer cell tumorigenicity: compared effect of FGF-3 and FGF-4.
abstract: The transforming properties of fibroblast growth factor 3 (FGF-3) were investigated in MCF7 breast cancer cells and compared to those of FGF-4, a known oncogenic product. The short form of fgf-3 and the fgf-4 sequences were each introduced with retroviral vectors and the proteins were only detected in the cytoplasm of the infected cells, as expected. In vitro, cells producing FGF-3 (MCF7.fgf-3) and FGF-4 (MCF7.fgf-4) displayed an amount of estrogen receptors decreased to around 45% of the control value. However, MCF7.fgf-3 cell proliferation remained responsive to estradiol supply. The sensitivity of the MCF7.fgf-4 cells, if existant, was masked by the important mitogenic action exerted by FGF-4. In vivo, the MCF7.fgf-3 and MCF7.fgf-4 cells gave rise to tumors under conditions in which the control cells were not tumorigenic. Supplementing the mice with estrogen had the paradoxical effect of totally suppressing the start of the FGF-3 as well as the FGF-4 tumors. Tumorigenicity in the presence of matrigel was similar for MCF7.fgf-3 and control cells and was increased by estrogen supplementation. Once started, the MCF7.fgf-4 tumors grew with a characteristic high rate. Remarkably, FGF-4 but not FGF-3, stimulated the secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF165) without altering the steady-state level of its mRNA, suggesting a possible regulation of VEGF synthesis at the translational level in MCF7 cells. The increased VEGF secretion is probably involved in the more aggressive phenotype of the MCF7.fgf-4 cells while a decreased dependence upon micro-environmental factors might be part of the increased tumorigenic potential of the MCF7.fgf-3 cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratories of Fundamental Virology, University of Liege, Belgium.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hajitou
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deroanne
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Noël
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Collette
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nusgens
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Foidart
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Calberg-Bacq
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D015820:Cadherins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015197:Carcinogenicity Tests; D002455:Cell Division; D017931:DNA Primers; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D051518:Fibroblast Growth Factor 3; D051519:Fibroblast Growth Factor 4; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011959:Receptors, Estradiol / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000378:metabolism; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
chemical_list: D015820:Cadherins; D017931:DNA Primers; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors; C496444:FGF3 protein, human; C496445:FGF4 protein, human; C489197:Fgf3 protein, mouse; C496446:Fgf4 protein, mouse; D051518:Fibroblast Growth Factor 3; D051519:Fibroblast Growth Factor 4; D008222:Lymphokines; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D011959:Receptors, Estradiol; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone; C467484:VEGFA protein, human; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors