Abstract:
:Y1 adrenocortical tumor cells possess amplified and overexpressed c-Ki-ras proto-oncogene, displaying chronic high levels of the c-Ki-Ras-GTP protein. Despite this oncogenic lesion, we previously reported that Y1 cells retain tight regulatory mechanisms of cell cycle control typified by the mitogenic response triggered by FGF2 in G0/G1-arrested cells. ACTH, on the other hand, elicits cAMP/PKA-mediated antimitogenic mechanisms involving Akt/PKB dephosphorylation/deactivation and c-Myc protein degradation, blocking G1 phase progression stimulated by FGF2. In this paper we report that ACTH does not directly antagonize any of the early or late sequential steps comprising the mitogenic response triggered by FGF2. In effect, ACTH targets deactivation of constitutively phosphorylated-Akt, restraining the potential of c-Ki-Ras-GTP to subvert Y1 cell cycle control. Thus, we can consider ACTH a tumor suppressor rather than an antimitogenic hormone. In addition, we present initial results showing that high constitutive levels of c-Ki-Ras-GTP render Y1 cells susceptible to dye upon FGF2 treatment. This surprising FGF2 death-effect, that is independent of the well known FGF2-mitogenic activity, might involve a natural unsuspected mechanism for restraining oncogene-induced proliferation.
journal_name
Endocr Resjournal_title
Endocrine researchauthors
Costa ET,Forti FL,Rocha KM,Moraes MS,Armelin HAdoi
10.1081/erc-200043600subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-11-01 00:00:00pages
503-9issue
4eissn
0743-5800issn
1532-4206journal_volume
30pub_type
杂志文章abstract::The zonal distribution of aldosterone synthase cytochrome P450 (P450aldo) in the adrenal cortex of male hamsters was investigated by immunofluorescence and electron microscopy, using an anti-P450aldo peptide antibody. On cryostat sections the immunolocalization of P450aldo was confined to the zona glomerulosa cells. O...
journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07435809509030443
更新日期:1995-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/07435809509030493
更新日期:1995-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1081/erc-200035728
更新日期:2004-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Diabetes mellitus impairs ventricular function, which itself may be disparately influenced by gender. This study compared the impact of gender on cardiac contractile response in ventricular myocytes from wild-type FVB and calmodulin-induced diabetic transgenic (OVE26) mice at young (2 month) and older (11 month) age. ...
journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1081/erc-120022318
更新日期:2003-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1081/erc-120016983
更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1081/erc-200044168
更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07435809809032628
更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/07435800.2019.1645163
更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.3109/07435800009048561
更新日期:2000-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07435800.2011.633952
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/07435808809036341
更新日期:1988-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07435808709035466
更新日期:1987-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07435800.2015.1066803
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07435800.2015.1066800
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/07435808909039099
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07435800.2013.875563
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07435809209035926
更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/07435800.2013.778865
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07435800009048632
更新日期:2000-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1081/erc-120016999
更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07435800009066164
更新日期:2000-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/07435809309035409
更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/07435800.2020.1827263
更新日期:2021-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/07435800.2017.1368543
更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07435808509035426
更新日期:1985-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07435809809032659
更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07435800.2015.1037392
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/07435800009040143
更新日期:2000-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/07435809909066140
更新日期:1999-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Endocrine research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/07435809809032720
更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00