1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 induces cell cycle arrest of MDA-MB-231 cells transfected with exogenous ERα expression vector containing vitamin D response elements
LANG Hai-bin,MI Man-tian.1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 induces cell cycle arrest of MDA-MB-231 cells transfected with exogenous ERα expression vector containing vitamin D response elements[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2008,30(22):2086-2089.
LANG Hai-bin,MI Man-tian.1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 induces cell cycle arrest of MDA-MB-231 cells transfected with exogenous ERα expression vector containing vitamin D response elements[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2008,30(22):2086-2089.DOI:
Objective To investigate the effects and molecular mechanism of tamoxifen on cell cycle distribution of ER-negative MDA-MB-231 cells re-expressing exogenous ERα gene under induction of Vit D
3
. Methods ERα/pcDNA3.1+ eukaryotic plasmid containing 4 copies of vitamin
D response elements (VDRE) and Tk promoter was transfected into MDA-MB-231 cells. MTT assay and flow cytometry were used to analyze the inhibitory effects of Vit D
3
and Tamoxifen on cell proliferation and cell cycle distribution. Then RT-PCR and Western blot assay were employed to detect the expressions of Cyclin D
1
CDK
4
Rb and phosphorylated Rb. The binding affinity of Cyclin D
1
/CDK
4
complex was also analyzed by using immunoprecipitation assay. Results After concomitant treatment with Vit D
3
and Tamoxifen for 72 h
Vit D
3
and Tamoxifen synergetically inhibited proliferation of MDA-MB-231
VDRE-ERα
cells
and the majority of cells were arrested in G
0
/G
1
phase. Cyclin D
1
expression and the binding affinity of Cyclin D
1
/CDK
4
complex were markedly down-regulated after 24 h of the concomitant treatment. Concurrently
the phosphorylation of Rb protein was also effectively inhibited while its expression exhibited no evident changes. Conclusion Vit D
3
could effectively restore the sensitivity of ER-negative breast cancer cells transfected with exogenous ERα vector containing VDREs-Tk promoter to Tamoxifen by regulating the expression and activity of G