PMID- 25643809 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160125 LR - 20211203 IS - 1573-4935 (Electronic) IS - 0144-8463 (Print) IS - 0144-8463 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 2 DP - 2015 Mar 18 TI - Signalling mechanisms regulating phenotypic changes in breast cancer cells. LID - 10.1042/BSR20140172 [doi] LID - e00178 AB - In MCF-7 breast cancer cells epidermal growth factor (EGF) induces cell proliferation, whereas heregulin (HRG)/neuregulin (NRG) induces irreversible phenotypic changes accompanied by lipid accumulation. Although these changes in breast cancer cells resemble processes that take place in the tissue, there is no understanding of signalling mechanisms regulating it. To identify molecular mechanisms mediating this cell-fate decision process, we applied different perturbations to pathways activated by these growth factors. The results demonstrate that phosphoinositide 3 (PI3) kinase (PI3K) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) complex (mTORC)1 activation is necessary for lipid accumulation that can also be induced by insulin, whereas stimulation of the extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway is surprisingly dispensable. Interestingly, insulin exposure, as short as 4 h, was sufficient for triggering the lipid accumulation, whereas much longer treatment with HRG was required for achieving similar cellular response. Further, activation patterns of ATP citrate lyase (ACLY), an enzyme playing a central role in linking glycolytic and lipogenic pathways, suggest that lipids accumulated within cells are produced de novo rather than absorbed from the environment. In the present study, we demonstrate that PI3K pathway regulates phenotypic changes in breast cancer cells, whereas signal intensity and duration is crucial for cell fate decisions and commitment. Our findings reveal that MCF-7 cell fate decisions are controlled by a network of positive and negative regulators of both signalling and metabolic pathways. FAU - Volinsky, Natalia AU - Volinsky N AD - *Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland. FAU - McCarthy, Cormac J AU - McCarthy CJ AD - *Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland. FAU - von Kriegsheim, Alex AU - von Kriegsheim A AD - *Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland. FAU - Saban, Nina AU - Saban N AD - *Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland. FAU - Okada-Hatakeyama, Mariko AU - Okada-Hatakeyama M AD - daggerLaboratory for Integrated Cellular Systems, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS), Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. FAU - Kolch, Walter AU - Kolch W AD - *Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland. FAU - Kholodenko, Boris N AU - Kholodenko BN AD - *Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150318 PL - England TA - Biosci Rep JT - Bioscience reports JID - 8102797 RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Multiprotein Complexes) RN - 0 (NRG1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (Neuregulin-1) RN - EC 2.3.3.8 (ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase/genetics/metabolism MH - Breast Neoplasms/genetics/*metabolism/pathology MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Insulin/genetics/metabolism MH - *MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - MCF-7 Cells MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2 MH - Multiprotein Complexes/genetics/metabolism MH - Neoplasm Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Neuregulin-1/genetics/metabolism MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/genetics/metabolism MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC4370098 EDAT- 2015/02/04 06:00 MHDA- 2016/01/26 06:00 CRDT- 2015/02/04 06:00 PHST- 2015/02/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/02/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/01/26 06:00 [medline] AID - BSR20140172 [pii] AID - e00178 [pii] AID - 10.1042/BSR20140172 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biosci Rep. 2015 Mar 18;35(2):e00178. doi: 10.1042/BSR20140172.