Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27656113›Full record

ArticleJournal of cell science2017

Increased ROS production in non-polarized mammary epithelial cells induces monocyte infiltration in 3D culture.

Linzhang Li, Jie Chen, Gaofeng Xiong, Daret K St Clair, Wei Xu, Ren Xu

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Article in Journal of cell science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Linzhang LiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130021, China.
Jie ChenMarkey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
Gaofeng XiongMarkey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
Daret K St ClairToxicology and Cancer Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
Wei XuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130021, China ren.xu2010@uky.edu xu_w@jlu.edu.cn.
Ren XuMarkey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA ren.xu2010@uky.edu xu_w@jlu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-3591-9522
University of Kentucky · USJilin University · CN

Funding

Roles of Hsp47 in Breast Cancer ProgressionR01CA207772 · NCI · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI XU, REN · 2017 to 2025
$3.1M
Roles of RORalpha in breast cancer development and progressionR01CA215095 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI XU, REN · 2017 to 2022
$1.7M
Systemic delivery of miR-29 for basal-like breast cancer treatmentR21CA209045 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI SHU, DAN, XU, REN · 2016 to 2017
$375k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA207772NCI NIH HHS R01 CA215095NCI NIH HHS R21 CA209045
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Loss of epithelial cell polarity promotes cell invasion and cancer dissemination. Therefore, identification of factors that disrupt polarized acinar formation is crucial. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) drive cancer progression and promote inflammation. Here, we show that the non-polarized breast cancer cell line T4-2 generates significantly higher ROS levels than polarized S1 and T4R cells in three-dimensional (3D) culture, accompanied by induction of the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) pathway and cytokine expression. Minimizing ROS in T4-2 cells with antioxidants reestablished basal polarity and inhibited cell proliferation. Introducing constitutively activated RAC1 disrupted cell polarity and increased ROS levels, indicating that RAC1 is a crucial regulator that links cell polarity and ROS generation. We also linked monocyte infiltration with disruption of polarized acinar structure using a 3D co-culture system. Gain- and loss-of-function experiments demonstrated that increased ROS in non-polarized cells is necessary and sufficient to enhance monocyte recruitment. ROS also induced cytokine expression and NF-κB activity. These results suggest that increased ROS production in mammary epithelial cell leads to disruption of cell polarity and promotes monocyte infiltration.

Indexed as

Cell PolarityCell Culture TechniquesCell LineCytokinesEpithelial CellsHumansMammary Glands, HumanMonocytesNF-kappa Brac1 GTP-Binding ProteinReactive Oxygen SpeciesCytokinesNF-kappa Brac1 GTP-Binding ProteinRAC1 protein, humanReactive Oxygen Species3D cell cultureBreast cancerInflammationMonocyte infiltrationReactive oxygen speciesTissue polarity

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PMID27656113
PMCPMC6518217
OpenAlexW2522472712

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