PMID- 15340078 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20041007 LR - 20220224 IS - 0270-7306 (Print) IS - 1098-5549 (Electronic) IS - 0270-7306 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 18 DP - 2004 Sep TI - Role of F-box protein betaTrcp1 in mammary gland development and tumorigenesis. PG - 8184-94 AB - The F-box protein betaTrcp1 controls the stability of several crucial regulators of proliferation and apoptosis, including certain inhibitors of the NF-kappaB family of transcription factors. Here we show that mammary glands of betaTrcp1(-/-) female mice display a hypoplastic phenotype, whereas no effects on cell proliferation are observed in other somatic cells. To investigate further the role of betaTrcp1 in mammary gland development, we generated transgenic mice expressing human betaTrcp1 targeted to epithelial cells under the control of the mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) long terminal repeat promoter. Compared to controls, MMTV betaTrcp1 mammary glands display an increase in lateral ductal branching and extensive arrays of alveolus-like protuberances. The mammary epithelia of MMTV betaTrcp1 mice proliferate more and show increased NF-kappaB DNA binding activity and higher levels of nuclear NF-kappaB p65/RelA. In addition, 38% of transgenic mice develop tumors, including mammary, ovarian, and uterine carcinomas. The targeting of betaTrcp1 to lymphoid organs produces no effects on these tissues. In summary, our results support the notion that betaTrcp1 positively controls the proliferation of breast epithelium and indicate that alteration of betaTrcp1 function and expression may contribute to malignant behavior of breast tumors, at least in part through NF-kappaB transactivation. FAU - Kudo, Yasusei AU - Kudo Y AD - Department of Pathology and NYU Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine, NY 10016, USA. FAU - Guardavaccaro, Daniele AU - Guardavaccaro D FAU - Santamaria, Patricia G AU - Santamaria PG FAU - Koyama-Nasu, Ryo AU - Koyama-Nasu R FAU - Latres, Esther AU - Latres E FAU - Bronson, Roderick AU - Bronson R FAU - Yamasaki, Lili AU - Yamasaki L FAU - Pagano, Michele AU - Pagano M LA - eng GR - R01 CA079646/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01-GM57587/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 GM057587/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01-CA76584/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA076584/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01-CA79646/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Mol Cell Biol JT - Molecular and cellular biology JID - 8109087 RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (beta-Transducin Repeat-Containing Proteins) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Base Sequence MH - DNA/genetics MH - Female MH - Gene Targeting MH - Humans MH - Mammary Glands, Animal/abnormalities/*growth & development MH - Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/*etiology/genetics/pathology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Phenotype MH - Recombinant Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - beta-Transducin Repeat-Containing Proteins/deficiency/genetics/*physiology PMC - PMC515055 EDAT- 2004/09/02 05:00 MHDA- 2004/10/08 09:00 PMCR- 2004/09/01 CRDT- 2004/09/02 05:00 PHST- 2004/09/02 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/10/08 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/09/02 05:00 [entrez] PHST- 2004/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 24/18/8184 [pii] AID - 0727-04 [pii] AID - 10.1128/MCB.24.18.8184-8194.2004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Cell Biol. 2004 Sep;24(18):8184-94. doi: 10.1128/MCB.24.18.8184-8194.2004.