Project description:Gene expression profiling of the downstream transcriptional changes induced by ESR1 fusion genes observed in human breast tumors resistant to hormone therapy Experimental T47D cells stably expressing ESR1 fusion genes (or T47D cells treated with estradiol) vs. T47D cells expressing YFP
Project description:Tamoxifen is the most widely used antiestrogen in patients with estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer . However, less than half of patients benefit from tamoxifen treatment and 30-50% acquire resistance and the disease progresses. Resistance to tamoxifen is a serious problem in breast cancer therapy and major efforts are underway to find out underlying mechanisms. To find out the differential expression levels of mRNAs in tamoxifen-sensitive T47D versus tamoxifen-resistant T47D (T47DR) human breast cancer cells, T47DR (tamoxifen-resistant) cell line was established from T47D cells after the following continuous exposure to 1 μmol/L 4-Hydroxytamoxifen (H7904, Sigma, USA) for more than 6 months.Thousands of significantly different mRNA expression levels were found and analysed. Our study provides a reference data for the study of tamoxifen resistance .