Role for glucose transporter 1 protein in human breast cancer |
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Authors: | Maleah Grover-McKay Susan A Walsh Elisabeth A Seftor Patricia A Thomas Mary JC Hendrix |
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Institution: | 1. Departments of Radiology, University of Iowa College of Medicine and University of Iowa Cancer Center, Iowa City, USA 2. Internal Medicine and, University of Iowa College of Medicine and University of Iowa Cancer Center, Iowa City, USA 4. Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa College of Medicine and University of Iowa Cancer Center, Iowa City, USA 5. Department of Pathology, University of Kansas Medical School, Kansas City, USA
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Abstract: | Glycolysis is increased in cancer cells compared with normal cells. It has been shown that glucose enters cells via a family
of five functional glucose transporters (GLUT). However, GLUT expression appears to be altered in human breast cancer, which
may serve as a selective advantage and facilitate the metastatic potential of these cells. The relationship of GLUT isoform
expression and breast cancer cell invasiveness has not been adequately addressed. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate
whether an association exists between GLUT expression and human breast cancer cell invasiveness. Invasiveness of the human
breast cancer lines MCF-7, MDA-MB-435 and MDA-MB-231 was measured using anin vitro assay and compared with cellular GLUT isoform expression, assessed by Western blot analysis and verified by immunohistochemistry
in a poorly differentiated human ductal breast cancer. Cell surface GLUT-1 expression was associated with the invasive ability
of MCF-7 (2.0 ± 0.02%), MDA-MB-435 (6.4 ±0.4%), and MDA-MB-231 (19.3 ± 2.0%). However, GLUT-2 and GLUT-5 were inversely associated
with invasiveness; GLUT-3 expression was variable; and GLUT-4 was undetected. In a poorly differentiated human ductal breast
cancer,in situ GLUT-1 staining was intense. GLUT-1 expression was associated with the in vitro invasive ability of human breast cancer cells
which was validatedin situ. If this relationship is found to exist in a larger number of human breast cancer tissues, it may be possible to develop
diagnostic and therapeutic strategies based on targeted GLUT isoform expression. |
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Keywords: | breast cancer invasion GLUT expression |
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