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Cancer Research 68, 3697-3706, May 15, 2008. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-07-6702
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Cell, Tumor, and Stem Cell Biology

The Nuclear Receptor Coactivator Amplified in Breast Cancer-1 Is Required for Neu (ErbB2/HER2) Activation, Signaling, and Mammary Tumorigenesis in Mice

Mark P. Fereshteh1,2, Maddalena T. Tilli1, Sung Eun Kim1, Jianming Xu3, Bert W. O'Malley3, Anton Wellstein1,2, Priscilla A. Furth1 and Anna T. Riegel1,2

Departments of 1 Oncology and 2 Pharmacology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia and 3 Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Requests for reprints: Anna T. Riegel, Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Building, Georgetown University, 3970 Reservoir Road, NRB E311, Washington, DC 20057. Phone: 202-687-1479; Fax: 202-687-4821; E-mail: ariege01{at}georgetown.edu.

Key Words: AIB1/SRC-3 • breast cancer • HER2/Neu/ErbB2

Overexpression of the oncogene amplified in breast cancer 1 (AIB1)/steroid receptor coactivator-3 (SRC-3) induces mammary tumorigenesis in mice. In breast cancer, high levels of AIB1/SRC-3 and the growth factor receptor HER2/neu predict resistance to endocrine therapy and poor outcome. However, a mechanistic relationship between AIB1/SRC-3 and HER2/neu in the development of breast cancer has not been shown. Here, we show that deletion of one allele of SRC-3 significantly delays Neu-induced mammary tumor development in mice. Homozygous deletion of SRC-3 in mice completely prevents Neu-induced tumor formation. By ages 3 to 4 months, Neu/SRC-3+/– mice exhibit a noticeable reduction in lateral side-bud formation, accompanied by reduced cellular levels of phosphorylated Neu compared with Neu/SRC-3wt mice. In Neu-induced tumors, high levels of SRC-3, phosphorylated Neu, cyclin D1, cyclin E, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen expression are observed, accompanied by activation of the AKT and c-Jun NH2 kinase (JNK) signaling pathways. In comparison, phosphorylated Neu, cyclin D1, and cyclin E are significantly decreased in Neu/SRC-3+/– tumors, proliferation is reduced, and AKT and JNK activation is barely detectable. Our data indicate that AIB1/SRC-3 is required for HER2/neu oncogenic activity and for the phosphorylation and activation of the HER2/neu receptor. We predict that reducing AIB1/SRC-3 levels or activity in the mammary epithelium could potentiate therapies aimed at inhibiting HER2/neu signaling in breast cancer. [Cancer Res 2008;68(10):3697–706]







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