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The impact of adhesion peptides within hydrogels on the phenotype and signaling of normal and cancerous mammary epithelial cells.


ABSTRACT: The microenviroment contributes to directing mammary epithelial cell (MEC) development and the progression of breast cancer. Three-dimensional culture models have been used to support formation of structures that display varying degrees of disorganization that parallel the degree of cancer. Synthetic hydrogels were employed to investigate the mechanisms by which specific adhesion signals in the microenvironment directed development. Polyethylene glycol-based hydrogels supported 3D growth of MECs and directed formation of a range of phenotypes that were functions of genotype, and identity and concentration of adhesion peptides RGD and YIGSR. Non-cancerous and cancerous MECs responded differentially to the same adhesion cues and produced variable structural organizations. An analysis of dynamic signaling pathways revealed differential activities of transcription factors within the MAPK and JAK/STAT pathways in response to genotype and adhesion. These results directly implicate adhesion in cancer development and demonstrate that AP1, CREB, STAT1, and STAT3 all contribute to the genotype dependence of cellular response to adhesion peptides. The tools presented in this work could be applied to other systems and connect extracellular cues with intracellular signaling to molecularly dissect tissue development and further biomaterials development.

SUBMITTER: Weiss MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3288720 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The impact of adhesion peptides within hydrogels on the phenotype and signaling of normal and cancerous mammary epithelial cells.

Weiss Michael S MS   Bernabé Beatriz Peñalver BP   Shikanov Ariella A   Bluver Dennis A DA   Mui Michael D MD   Shin Seungjin S   Broadbelt Linda J LJ   Shea Lonnie D LD  

Biomaterials 20120215 13


The microenviroment contributes to directing mammary epithelial cell (MEC) development and the progression of breast cancer. Three-dimensional culture models have been used to support formation of structures that display varying degrees of disorganization that parallel the degree of cancer. Synthetic hydrogels were employed to investigate the mechanisms by which specific adhesion signals in the microenvironment directed development. Polyethylene glycol-based hydrogels supported 3D growth of MECs  ...[more]

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