title: Increased expression of the mannose 6-phosphate/insulin-like growth factor-II receptor in breast cancer cells alters tumorigenic properties in vitro and in vivo.
abstract: The mannose 6-phosphate/insulin-like growth factor-II receptor (M6P/IGF-IIR) is thought to act as a suppressor of tumor growth by binding the mitogenic peptide IGF-II and modulating its extracellular levels via degradation. This receptor has been found to be absent or nonfunctional in a high proportion of breast tumors as a result of LOH and mutation of the gene. In our study, we have examined the effect of increasing expression of M6P/IGF-IIR on breast cancer cell tumorigenicity. MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells stably transfected with M6P/IGF-IIR cDNA exhibited not only a greatly reduced ability to form tumors but also a markedly reduced growth rate in nude mice. In vitro, increased M6P/IGF-IIR expression resulted in 2-fold reduced uptake of IGF-II and was associated with reduced cellular invasiness and motility. Cells with increased M6P/IGF-IIR expression exhibited reduced phosphorylation of IGF-I receptor and p44/42 MAPK compared to vector transfectants, or wild-type MDA-MB-231 cells. These results therefore suggest that M6P/IGF-IIR levels can modulate breast cancer cell tumorigenicity by a mechanism that may involve altered IGF-I receptor signaling.
authors.affiliation: Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney and Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Jason S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jocelyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Janet L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Carolyn D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D002455:Cell Division; D002465:Cell Movement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D017527:Receptor, IGF Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D017527:Receptor, IGF Type 2; D007335:Insulin-Like Growth Factor II; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases