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1: J Biol Chem. 2002 Dec 6;277(49):47645-52. Epub 2002 Oct 2.
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Insulin-like growth factor I triggers nuclear accumulation of cyclin D1 in MCF-7S breast cancer cells.

Hamelers IH, van Schaik RF, Sipkema J, Sussenbach JS, Steenbergh PH.

Department of Physiological Chemistry, Utrecht Graduate School of Developmental Biology, University Medical Center, P.O. Box 85060, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Stimulation of the breast cancer-derived MCF-7S cell line with insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I; 20 ng/ml) leads to enhanced expression of cyclin D1, hyperphosphorylation of pRb, DNA synthesis, and cell division. 17beta-Estradiol (E(2); 10(-9) m) is not able to stimulate proliferation of MCF-7S cells, although addition of E(2) to serum-starved cells does result in induction of cyclin D1. However, in combination with submitogenic amounts of IGF-I (2 ng/ml), E(2) induces cell proliferation. We have previously shown that the synergistic action of E(2) and IGF-I emanates from the ability of both hormones to induce cyclin D1 expression and that IGF-I action is required to induce activity of the cyclin D1-CDK4 complex, which triggers cell cycle progression. Here, we show that IGF-I (but not E(2)) is able to induce nuclear accumulation of cyclin D1 by a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent mechanism. Nuclear accumulation of cyclin D1 and cell cycle progression were also observed when LiCl, a known inhibitor of GSK3beta, was added to E(2)-stimulated cells. Thus, inhibition of GSK3beta activity appears to trigger nuclear accumulation of cyclin D1 and cell cycle progression. This notion was confirmed by overexpression of constitutively active GSK3beta, which blocks IGF-I-induced nuclear accumulation of cyclin D1 as well as S phase transition.

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PMID: 12364325 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]