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BRCA1 expression is not directly responsive to estrogen

J R Marks1, G Huper, J P Vaughn

  • 1Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.

Oncogene
|January 9, 1997
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17-beta estradiol (E2) induces the breast cancer gene BRCA1 not directly, but by stimulating DNA synthesis. This suggests BRCA1

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Oncology

Background:

  • BRCA1 is a breast cancer susceptibility gene.
  • BRCA1 expression is regulated by the cell cycle, peaking before DNA synthesis.
  • 17-beta estradiol (E2) induces BRCA1 in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer cells.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if E2 induction of BRCA1 is direct or indirect via mitogenic activity.
  • To investigate the mechanism of E2-mediated BRCA1 upregulation.

Main Methods:

  • Comparing BRCA1 induction kinetics with a known direct E2-inducible gene (pS2).
  • Assessing the effect of cycloheximide on BRCA1 and pS2 induction.
  • Evaluating the impact of other mitogenic agents (IGF-1, EGF, tamoxifen, retinoic acid) on BRCA1 expression.

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  • Transfecting breast cancer cell lines with BRCA1 5' genomic fragments containing putative estrogen response elements.

    • Main Results:

    • E2 induction of BRCA1 differs in kinetics and magnitude from pS2.
    • Cycloheximide blocked BRCA1 induction, unlike pS2, indicating a requirement for new protein synthesis.
    • Other mitogens that stimulate DNA synthesis also induced BRCA1.
    • BRCA1 5' fragments with estrogen response elements did not respond to E2 in transfection assays.

    Conclusions:

    • E2 primarily induces BRCA1 through increased DNA synthesis, not direct transcriptional activation.
    • BRCA1 transcription is upregulated as a consequence of E2's mitogenic effects in estrogen receptor-positive cells.
    • This finding clarifies the regulatory relationship between estrogen, cell proliferation, and BRCA1 expression in breast cancer.