PMID- 18563337 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20081126 LR - 20211203 IS - 1672-0733 (Print) IS - 1672-0733 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 3 DP - 2008 Jun TI - The expression of mammalian target of rapamycin in Ishikawa and HEC-1A cells. PG - 340-2 LID - 10.1007/s11596-008-0325-0 [doi] AB - The activation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway in endometrial carcinoma cells Ishikawa and HEC-1A was investigated. The expression of mTOR was detected by confocal fluorescence microscopy in Ishikawa and HEC-1A cells. The mRNA levels of PTEN and mTOR, the downstream substrate S6K1 and 4E-BP1 protein were assayed by RT-PCR and Western blot, respectively. The expression of PTEN in Ishikawa cells was deficient, but intact in HEC-1A cells respectively (P<0.01). There was mTOR expression in both Ishikawa and HEC-1A cells and the phosphorylated substrate levels in Ishikawa cells were higher than those in HEC-1A cells (P<0.05). mTOR signaling pathway is activated in two endometrial carcinoma cell strains and the status of activation is related with PTEN expression of the cells. The activation level of mTOR is higher in PTEN-deficient endometrial carcinoma cells than that in PTEN-intact endometrial carcinoma cells. FAU - Li, Xiaomao AU - Li X AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China. FAU - Xiao, Lan AU - Xiao L FAU - Yang, Yuebo AU - Yang Y FAU - Shen, Huimin AU - Shen H FAU - Zeng, Haitao AU - Zeng H FAU - Wang, Zehua AU - Wang Z LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20080619 PL - China TA - J Huazhong Univ Sci Technolog Med Sci JT - Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban JID - 101169627 RN - 0 (Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing) RN - 0 (Cell Cycle Proteins) RN - 0 (EIF4EBP1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Phosphoproteins) RN - EC 2.7.- (Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 3.1.3.67 (PTEN Phosphohydrolase) SB - IM MH - Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/biosynthesis MH - Apoptosis MH - Carcinoma/metabolism MH - Cell Cycle Proteins MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Endometrial Neoplasms/*metabolism/pathology MH - Female MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Humans MH - Microscopy, Confocal MH - PTEN Phosphohydrolase/*biosynthesis/metabolism MH - Phosphoproteins/biosynthesis MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein Kinases/*biosynthesis/metabolism/*physiology MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases/biosynthesis MH - Signal Transduction MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases EDAT- 2008/06/20 09:00 MHDA- 2008/12/17 09:00 CRDT- 2008/06/20 09:00 PHST- 2008/03/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2008/06/20 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/12/17 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/06/20 09:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s11596-008-0325-0 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Huazhong Univ Sci Technolog Med Sci. 2008 Jun;28(3):340-2. doi: 10.1007/s11596-008-0325-0. Epub 2008 Jun 19.