Systematic analysis of secreted proteins reveals synergism between IL6 and other proteins in soft agar growth of MCF10A cells

Systematic analysis of secreted proteins reveals synergism between IL6 and other proteins in soft agar growth of MCF10A cells

Breast cancer, the most common malignancy in women, still holds many secrets. The causes for non-hereditary breast cancer are still unknown. To elucidate any role for circulating naturally secreted proteins, a screen of secreted proteins' influence of MCF10A cell anchorage independent growth wa...

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Published in:Cell & bioscience Vol. 1; no. 1; p. 13
Main Authors: Van Huffel, Sofie C, Tham, Jill M, Zhang, Xiaoqian, Lim, Kohpang, Yang, Chunxuan, Tan, Yikloo, Ong, Felicia, Lee, Ian, Hong, Wanjin
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 25-03-2011
BioMed Central
BMC
Subjects:
Blood proteins
Breast cancer
Epithelial cells
Growth
Interleukin-6
Physiological aspects
Risk factors
Singapore
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Summary:Breast cancer, the most common malignancy in women, still holds many secrets. The causes for non-hereditary breast cancer are still unknown. To elucidate any role for circulating naturally secreted proteins, a screen of secreted proteins' influence of MCF10A cell anchorage independent growth was set up. To systematically screen secreted proteins for their capacity to transform mammalian breast epithelial cells, a soft agar screen of MCF10A cells was performed using a library of ~ 470 secreted proteins. A high concentration of infecting viral particles was used to obtain multiple infections in individual cells to specifically study the combined effect of multiple secreted proteins. Several known breast cancer factors, such as Wnt, FGF and IL were retained, as well as factors that were previously unknown to have a role in breast cancer, such as paraoxonase 1 and fibroblast growth factor binding protein 2. Additionally, a combinatory role of Interleukin 6 with other factors in MCF10A anchorage-independent growth is demonstrated. The transforming effect of combinations of IL6 with other secreted proteins allows studying the transformation of mammary epithelial cells in vitro, and may also have implications in in vivo studies where secreted proteins are upregulated or overexpressed.
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ISSN:2045-3701
2045-3701
DOI:10.1186/2045-3701-1-13