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JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Volume 104, Issue 3-5, Pages 169-179Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2007.03.025
Keywords
hypoxia; estrogen; estrogen receptor; gene regulation
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Experimental and clinical studies have shown that both estrogen (E-2) and hypoxia (H) are involved in tumor development and progression. A study was undertaken to determine whether these factors could interact to modulate gene expression using a microarray approach. We screened the transcript levels of over 8000 genes in the estrogen receptor (ER alpha) positive T-47D human breast cancer cell lines maintained at 21% O-2 or 1% O-2 with or without E-2 co-treatment. Treatment by E-2 or hypoxia alone altered the expression of 26 and 9 genes, respectively, whilst the expression of 31 genes was modulated by the H-E-2 combination. The majority (21/31 genes) underwent a down-regulation. Microarray data was validated for 19 by quantitative real-time PCR and a good correlation noted (r(2) = 0.8). Five out of these 19 genes were assayed for protein expression by Western blot. A correlation was also found between mRNA and protein levels. Statistical analysis showed that the gene expression modulation by the combined H and E-2 treatment was additive in most cases, but for RasGRP2 and transferrin (TF) an antagonistic interaction was noted. The results demonstrate that hypoxic conditions and estrogen exposure interact to modulate the expression of a limited number of genes involved in cell growth and differentiation, angiogenesis, protein transport, metabolism and apoptosis. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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