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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2010

Hypoxia suppression of Bim and Bmf blocks anoikis and luminal clearing during mammary morphogenesis.

Kelly A Whelan, Sarah A Caldwell, Kristina S Shahriari, S RaElle Jackson, Lisa D Franchetti, Gregg J Johannes, Mauricio J Reginato

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kelly A WhelanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA.
Sarah A Caldwell
Kristina S Shahriari
S RaElle Jackson
Lisa D Franchetti
Gregg J Johannes
Mauricio J Reginato
Drexel University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proper adhesion to extracellular matrix is critical for epithelial cell survival. Detachment from matrix signals results in apoptosis, referred to as anoikis. Selective apoptosis of cells that become detached from matrix is associated with the formation of a lumen in three-dimensional mammary epithelial acinar structures in vitro. Because early breast cancer lesions such as carcinoma in situ, characterized by ducts exhibiting lumens filled with cells, are often associated with hypoxic markers, we sought to examine the role of hypoxia in anoikis and lumen formation in mammary epithelial cells. Here, we show that hypoxic conditions inhibit anoikis and block expression of proapoptotic BH3-only family members Bim and Bmf in epithelial cells. Hypoxia-mediated anoikis protection is associated with increased activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor-mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk) kinase pathway and requires the hypoxia-activated transcription factor. Consistent with these data, hypoxic conditions inhibit luminal clearing during morphogenesis in human mammary epithelial acini when grown in three-dimensional cultures and are associated with decreased expression of Bim and Bmf as well as Erk activation. We show that hypoxia regulates specific cell survival pathways that disrupt tissue architecture related to clearing of luminal space during mammary morphogenesis and suggest that hypoxia-mediated anoikis resistance may contribute to cancer progression.

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AnoikisAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBcl-2-Like Protein 11ButadienesCell Culture TechniquesCell HypoxiaCell LineCell Line, TumorEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsEpithelial CellsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGene ExpressionHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBCL2L11 protein, humanBcl-2-Like Protein 11BMF protein, humanButadienesEnzyme InhibitorsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHIF1A protein, humanHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitMAP Kinase Kinase 1Membrane ProteinsMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNitrilesProto-Oncogene ProteinsU 0126

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PMID20861305
PMCPMC2982135
OpenAlexW2136712612

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