MCF-7

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MCF-7 cells

MCF-7 is a breast cancer cell line isolated in 1970 from a 69-year-old woman. [1] MCF-7 is the acronym of Michigan Cancer Foundation-7, referring to the institute in Detroit where the cell line was established in 1973 by Herbert Soule and co-workers. [2] The Michigan Cancer Foundation is now known as the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. [3]

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Prior to MCF-7, it was not possible for cancer researchers to obtain a mammary cell line that was capable of living longer than a few months. [4]

The patient, Frances Mallon died in 1970 due to metastatic breast cancer. [5] Her cells were the source of much of current knowledge about breast cancer. [2] [6] At the time of sampling, she was a nun in the convent of Immaculate Heart of Mary in Monroe, Michigan under the name of Sister Catherine Frances.

MCF-7 and two other breast cancer cell lines, named T-47D and MDA-MB-231, account for more than two-thirds of all abstracts reporting studies on mentioned breast cancer cell lines, as concluded from a Medline-based survey. [7] MCF-7 has potential for new drug development, including anti-cancer drug testing, anti-estrogen drug resistance and antiplatelet drug development. [8]

Characteristics of MCF-7 cells

MCF-7 cells have the following characteristics: [2] [6] [7] [9] [10] [11]

This cell line retained several characteristics of differentiated mammary epithelium, including the ability to process estradiol via cytoplasmic estrogen receptors and the capability of forming domes.[ citation needed ]

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) inhibits the growth of MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Treatment with anti-estrogens can modulate the secretion of insulin-like growth factor binding proteins. Omega-3 and 6 fatty acids such as EPA, DHA and AA has been reported to inhibit MCF-7 cell line growth and proliferation. [14]

PIK3CA helical mutations were identified in MCF-7, [15] but with low AKT activation. [16]

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Adrian V.; et al. (1 July 2015). "MCF-7 Cells—Changing the Course of Breast Cancer Research and Care for 45 Years". Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 107 (7): djv073. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djv073 . PMID   25828948.
  2. 1 2 3 Soule, HD; Vazquez J; Long A; Albert S; Brennan M. (1973). "A human cell line from a pleural effusion derived from a breast carcinoma". Journal of the National Cancer Institute . 51 (5): 1409–1416. doi:10.1093/jnci/51.5.1409. PMID   4357757.
  3. ↑ http://www.cancer.gov "NCI Cancer Bulletin for April 29, 2008 - National Cancer Institute". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-04-28. Retrieved on 2010-04-28
  4. ↑ Glodek, Cass, Ph.D., "A History of the Michigan Cancer Foundation, the Beginnings & Growth of Detroit's Anticancer Movement," 1990, page 68, Michigan Cancer Foundation, Detroit.
  5. ↑ Lee, A. V.; Oesterreich, S.; Davidson, N. E. (2015-03-31). "MCF-7 Cells--Changing the Course of Breast Cancer Research and Care for 45 Years". JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 107 (7): djv073. doi:10.1093/jnci/djv073. ISSN   0027-8874. PMID   25828948.
  6. 1 2 Levenson, AS; Jordan VC. (1997). "MCF-7: the first hormone-responsive breast cancer cell line". Cancer Research . 57 (15): 3071–3078. PMID   9242427.
  7. 1 2 Lacroix, M; Leclercq G. (2004). "Relevance of breast cancer cell lines as models for breast tumours: an update". Breast Research and Treatment . 83 (3): 249–289. doi:10.1023/B:BREA.0000014042.54925.cc. PMID   14758095. S2CID   207628369.
  8. 1 2 Comşa, Şerban; Cîmpean, Anca Maria; Raica, Marius (2015-06-01). "The Story of MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cell Line: 40 years of Experience in Research". Anticancer Research. 35 (6): 3147–3154. ISSN   0250-7005. PMID   26026074.
  9. ↑ Ross, DT; Perou CM. (2001). "A comparison of gene expression signatures from breast tumors and breast tissue derived cell lines". Disease Markers. 17 (2): 99–109. doi: 10.1155/2001/850531 . PMC   3850857 . PMID   11673656.
  10. ↑ Charafe-Jauffret, E; Ginestier C; Monville F; Finetti P; Adelaide J; Cervera N; Fekairi S; Xerri L; Jacquemier J; Birnbaum D; Bertucci F. (2006). "Gene expression profiling of breast cell lines identifies potential new basal markers". Oncogene . 25 (15): 2273–2284. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1209254. PMID   16288205.
  11. ↑ Lacroix, M; Toillon RA; Leclercq G. (2006). "p53 and breast cancer, an update". Endocrine-Related Cancer . 13 (2). Bioscientifica: 293–325. doi: 10.1677/erc.1.01172 . PMID   16728565.
  12. ↑ Fanelli, Alex (2016). "MCF-7 Cells: human breast adenocarcinoma cell line" . Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  13. ↑ Sflomos, George; Dormoy, Valerian; Metsalu, Tauno; Jeitziner, Rachel; Battista, Laura; Scabia, Valentina; Raffoul, Wassim; Delaloye, Jean-Francois; Treboux, Assya (2016). "A Preclinical Model for ERα-Positive Breast Cancer Points to the Epithelial Microenvironment as Determinant of Luminal Phenotype and Hormone Response". Cancer Cell. 29 (3): 407–422. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2016.02.002 . PMID   26947176.
  14. ↑ Mansara, Prakash P.; Deshpande, Rashmi A.; Vaidya, Milind M.; Kaul-Ghanekar, Ruchika (1 September 2015). "Differential Ratios of Omega Fatty Acids (AA/EPA+DHA) Modulate Growth, Lipid Peroxidation and Expression of Tumor Regulatory MARBPs in Breast Cancer Cell Lines MCF7 and MDA-MB-231". PLOS ONE. 10 (9): e0136542. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1036542M. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136542 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   4556657 . PMID   26325577.
  15. ↑ Cosmic. "COSMIC: Sample overview for 1289391". cancer.sanger.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  16. ↑ Vasudevan, Krishna M.; Barbie, David A.; Davies, Michael A.; Rabinovsky, Rosalia; McNear, Chontelle J.; Kim, Jessica J.; Hennessy, Bryan T.; Tseng, Hsiuyi; Pochanard, Panisa (2009-07-07). "AKT-independent signaling downstream of oncogenic PIK3CA mutations in human cancer". Cancer Cell. 16 (1): 21–32. doi:10.1016/j.ccr.2009.04.012. ISSN   1878-3686. PMC   2752826 . PMID   19573809.
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