Stable transfection of the estrogen receptor cDNA into Hela cells induces estrogen responsiveness of endogenous cathepsin D gene but not of cell growth

1990 ◽  
Vol 169 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Touitou ◽  
Marc Mathieu ◽  
Henri Rochefort
Keyword(s):  
Estrogen Receptor ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Hela Cells ◽  
Cathepsin D ◽  
Stable Transfection ◽  
Receptor Cdna

scholarly journals Label-Free and Quantitative Dry Mass Monitoring for Single Cells during In Situ Culture

Cells ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1635
Author(s):  
Ya Su ◽  
Rongxin Fu ◽  
Wenli Du ◽  
Han Yang ◽  
Li Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Growth ◽  
Single Cell ◽  
Hela Cells ◽  
Quantitative Measurement ◽  
Single Cells ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Quantitative Detection ◽  
Label Free ◽  
Mass Sensitivity

Quantitative measurement of single cells can provide in-depth information about cell morphology and metabolism. However, current live-cell imaging techniques have a lack of quantitative detection ability. Herein, we proposed a label-free and quantitative multichannel wide-field interferometric imaging (MWII) technique with femtogram dry mass sensitivity to monitor single-cell metabolism long-term in situ culture. We demonstrated that MWII could reveal the intrinsic status of cells despite fluctuating culture conditions with 3.48 nm optical path difference sensitivity, 0.97 fg dry mass sensitivity and 2.4% average maximum relative change (maximum change/average) in dry mass. Utilizing the MWII system, different intrinsic cell growth characteristics of dry mass between HeLa cells and Human Cervical Epithelial Cells (HCerEpiC) were studied. The dry mass of HeLa cells consistently increased before the M phase, whereas that of HCerEpiC increased and then decreased. The maximum growth rate of HeLa cells was 11.7% higher than that of HCerEpiC. Furthermore, HeLa cells were treated with Gemcitabine to reveal the relationship between single-cell heterogeneity and chemotherapeutic efficacy. The results show that cells with higher nuclear dry mass and nuclear density standard deviations were more likely to survive the chemotherapy. In conclusion, MWII was presented as a technique for single-cell dry mass quantitative measurement, which had significant potential applications for cell growth dynamics research, cell subtype analysis, cell health characterization, medication guidance and adjuvant drug development.

scholarly journals Effect of Rb+ Substituted for K+ on HeLa Cells: Cellular Content and Membrane Transport of Monovalent Cations, and Cell Growth

1978 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Miyamoto ◽  
Tetsuhiro Sakai ◽  
Toshitaka Ikehara ◽  
Kenichi Kaniike
Keyword(s):  
Cell Growth ◽  
Membrane Transport ◽  
Hela Cells ◽  
Monovalent Cations ◽  
Cellular Content

scholarly journals Brucella abortus Transits through the Autophagic Pathway and Replicates in the Endoplasmic Reticulum of Nonprofessional Phagocytes

1998 ◽  
Vol 66 (12) ◽  
pp. 5711-5724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Pizarro-Cerdá ◽  
Stéphane Méresse ◽  
Robert G. Parton ◽  
Gisou van der Goot ◽  
Alberto Sola-Landa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Hela Cells ◽  
Brucella Abortus ◽  
Cathepsin D ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Infected Cells ◽  
Bacterial Replication ◽  
Protein Disulfide ◽  
Intracellular Pathway ◽  
Replication Compartment

ABSTRACT Brucella abortus is an intracellular pathogen that replicates within a membrane-bounded compartment. In this study, we have examined the intracellular pathway of the virulent B. abortus strain 2308 (S2308) and the attenuated strain 19 (S19) in HeLa cells. At 10 min after inoculation, both bacterial strains are transiently detected in phagosomes characterized by the presence of early endosomal markers such as the early endosomal antigen 1. At ∼1 h postinoculation, bacteria are located within a compartment positive for the lysosome-associated membrane proteins (LAMPs) and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) marker sec61β but negative for the mannose 6-phosphate receptors and cathepsin D. Interestingly, this compartment is also positive for the autophagosomal marker monodansylcadaverin, suggesting that S2308 and S19 are located in autophagic vacuoles. At 24 h after inoculation, attenuated S19 is degraded in lysosomes, while virulent S2308 multiplies within a LAMP- and cathepsin D-negative but sec61β- and protein disulfide isomerase-positive compartment. Furthermore, treatment of infected cells with the pore-forming toxin aerolysin from Aeromonas hydrophila causes vacuolation of the bacterial replication compartment. These results are compatible with the hypothesis that pathogenic B. abortus exploits the autophagic machinery of HeLa cells to establish an intracellular niche favorable for its replication within the ER.

scholarly journals Dehydroepiandrosterone Administration or Gαq Overexpression Induces β-Catenin/T-Cell Factor Signaling and Growth via Increasing Association of Estrogen Receptor-β/Dishevelled2 in Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer Cells

Endocrinology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 151 (4) ◽  
pp. 1428-1440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xunxian Liu ◽  
Julia T. Arnold ◽  
Marc R. Blackman
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Estrogen Receptor ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Cyclin D1 ◽  
D1 Protein ◽  
Nutritional Supplement ◽  
T Cell Factor ◽  
Androgen Independent

β-Catenin/T-cell factor signaling (β-CTS) plays multiple critical roles in carcinogenesis and is blocked by androgens in androgen receptor (AR)-responsive prostate cancer (PrCa) cells, primarily via AR sequestration of β-catenin from T-cell factor. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), often used as an over-the-counter nutritional supplement, is metabolized to androgens and estrogens in humans. The efficacy and safety of unregulated use of DHEA are unclear. We now report that DHEA induces β-CTS via increasing association of estrogen receptor (ER)-β with Dishevelled2 (Dvl2) in AR nonresponsive human PrCa DU145 cells, a line of androgen-independent PrCa (AiPC) cells. The induction is temporal, as assessed by measuring kinetics of the association of ERβ/Dvl2, protein expression of the β-CTS targeted genes, c-Myc and cyclin D1, and cell growth. However, in PC-3 cells, another human AiPC cell line, DHEA exerts no detectible effects, partly due to their lower expression of Gα-subunits and DHEA down-regulation of ERβ/Dvl2 association. When Gαq is overexpressed in PC-3 cells, β-CTS is constitutively induced, including increasing c-Myc and cyclin D1 protein expression. This effect involved increasing associations of Gαq/Dvl2 and ERβ/Dvl2 and promoted cell growth. These activities require ERβ in DU-145 and PC-3 cells because they are blocked by ICI 182–780 treatment inactivating ERβ, small interfering RNA administration depleting ERβ, or AR overexpression arresting ERβ. These data suggest that novel pathways activating β-CTS play roles in the progression of AiPC. Although DHEA may enhance PrCa cell growth via androgenic or estrogenic pathways, the effects of DHEA administration on clinical prostate function remain to be determined.

Caveolin-1 interferes cell growth of lung cancer NCI-H446 cell through the interactions with phospho-ERK1/2, estrogen receptor and progestin receptor

2012 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 242-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Zhong Sun ◽  
Zhuzhu Guan ◽  
Shuqing Liu ◽  
Xin Zhou ◽  
Na Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Estrogen Receptor ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Caveolin 1 ◽  
Progestin Receptor

scholarly journals Hexokinase 2 Promotes Cell Growth and Tumor Formation Through the Raf/MEK/ERK Signaling Pathway in Cervical Cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Cui ◽  
Lu Li ◽  
Qian Feng ◽  
Hong-mei Ma ◽  
Dan Lei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Hela Cells ◽  
Tumor Formation ◽  
Erk Signaling ◽  
Cyclin A1 ◽  
Hexokinase 2 ◽  
Cervical Cancer Cells

Hexokinase 2 (HK2) is a member of the hexokinases (HK) that has been reported to be a key regulator during glucose metabolism linked to malignant growth in many types of cancers. In this study, stimulation of HK2 expression was observed in squamous cervical cancer (SCC) tissues, and HK2 expression promoted the proliferation of cervical cancer cells in vitro and tumor formation in vivo by accelerating cell cycle progression, upregulating cyclin A1, and downregulating p27 expression. Moreover, transcriptome sequencing analysis revealed that MAPK3 (ERK1) was upregulated in HK2-overexpressing HeLa cells. Further experiments found that the protein levels of p-Raf, p-MEK1/2, ERK1/2, and p-ERK1/2 were increased in HK2 over-expressing SiHa and HeLa cells. When ERK1/2 and p-ERK1/2 expression was blocked by an inhibitor (FR180204), reduced cyclin A1 expression was observed in HK2 over-expressing cells, with induced p27 expression and inhibited cell growth. Therefore, our data demonstrated that HK2 promoted the proliferation of cervical cancer cells by upregulating cyclin A1 and down-regulating p27 expression through the Raf/MEK/ERK signaling pathway.

Estrogen receptor β regulates the tumoral suppressor PTEN to modulate pituitary cell growth

2017 ◽  
Vol 233 (2) ◽  
pp. 1402-1413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo A. Perez ◽  
Juan P. Petiti ◽  
Florencia Picech ◽  
Carolina B. Guido ◽  
Liliana dV Sosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Estrogen Receptor ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Pituitary Cell ◽  
Estrogen Receptor Β

scholarly journals The Human Estrogen Receptor-α Isoform hERα46 Antagonizes the Proliferative Influence of hERα66 in MCF7 Breast Cancer Cells

Endocrinology ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 146 (12) ◽  
pp. 5474-5484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graziella Penot ◽  
Christine Le Péron ◽  
Yohann Mérot ◽  
Eva Grimaud-Fanouillère ◽  
François Ferrière ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Estrogen Receptor ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Activation Function ◽  
Estrogen Receptor Α ◽  
Breast Cancer Cell Lines ◽  
Mcf7 Cells ◽  
Exact Function ◽  
Human Estrogen Receptor

The expression of two human estrogen receptor-α (hERα) isoforms has been characterized within estrogen receptor-α-positive breast cancer cell lines such as MCF7: the full-length hERα66 and the N terminally deleted hERα46, which is devoid of activation function (AF)-1. Although hERα66 is known to mediate the mitogenic effects that estrogens have on MCF7 cells, the exact function of hERα46 in these cells remains undefined. Here we show that, during MCF7 cell growth, hERα46 is mainly expressed in the nucleus at relatively low levels, whereas hERα66 accumulates in the nucleus. When cells reach confluence, the situation reverses, with hERα46 accumulating within the nucleus. Although hERα46 expression remains rather stable during an estrogen-induced cell cycle, its overexpression in proliferating MCF7 cells provokes a cell-cycle arrest in G0/G1 phases. To gain further details on the influence of hERα46 on cell growth, we used PC12 estrogen receptor-α-negative cell line, in which stable transfection of hERα66 but not hERα46 allows estrogens to behave as mitogens. We next demonstrate that, in MCF7 cells, overexpression of hERα46 inhibits the hERα66-mediated estrogenic induction of all AF-1-sensitive reporters: c-fos and cyclin D1 as well as estrogen-responsive element-driven reporters. Our data indicate that this inhibition occurs likely through functional competitions between both isoforms. In summary, hERα46 antagonizes the proliferative action of hERα66 in MCF7 cells in part by inhibiting hERα66 AF-1 activity.

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