Expression of transforming growth factor alpha (TGF alpha) in differentiated rat mammary tumors: estrogen induction of TGF alpha production

Molecular Endocrinology
S C LiuW Kidwell

Abstract

Primary well-differentiated dimethylbenzene alpha-anthracene (DMBA)-or nitrosomethylurea (NMU)-induced rat mammary adenocarcinomas that are estrogen dependent possess biologically active and immunoreactive transforming growth factor alpha (TGF alpha), which can be detected in a sort agar growth-promoting assay and by a specific liquid-phase competitive RIA, respectively. In contrast, tissue extracts prepared from transplantable undifferentiated DMBA-I and NMU-II rat mammary carcinomas that are estrogen independent and metastatic exhibit low or undetectable levels of TGF alpha. In addition, the primary DMBA- and NMU-induced rat mammary adenocarcinomas express a specific 4.8-kilobase TGF alpha mRNA species, whereas little or no TGF alpha mRNA can be detected in the transplantable DMBA-I and NMU-II tumors. Primary tumors synthesize type IV basement membrane collagen, whereas the transplantable tumors elaborate very little type IV collagen. Either TGF alpha or estrogens can differentially enhance the synthesis of type IV collagen by 0.5- to 4-fold over total protein synthesis in primary cultures of normal mouse mammary epithelial cells or in primary NMU-induced tumor cells, respectively. Therefore, TGF alpha could function as an es...Continue Reading

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