PMID- 21465482 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120130 LR - 20211020 IS - 1097-4652 (Electronic) IS - 0021-9541 (Print) IS - 0021-9541 (Linking) VI - 227 IP - 2 DP - 2012 Feb TI - Insulin-like growth factor 1 stimulation of androgen receptor activity requires beta(1A) integrins. PG - 751-8 LID - 10.1002/jcp.22784 [doi] AB - Despite the findings that beta1 integrins play a vital role in the regulation of cell proliferation and survival, the mechanisms through which they operate and lead to cancer progression remain elusive. Previously, our laboratory has shown that beta(1A) integrins support insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGFI)-mediated mitogenic and transforming activities. Here, we report that beta(1A) integrins regulate basal levels of IGF-IR, although they are not critical for maintaining cancer cell morphology. Upon transfection of beta(1A) siRNA and consequent downregulation of IGF-IR, we show inhibition of anchorage-independent growth of prostate cancer cells, a function which is dependent on IGF-IR expression. In addition, we demonstrate that IGFI-mediated activation of androgen receptor (AR), known to occur in prostate cancer cells, requires expression of beta(1A) integrins as evaluated by luciferase reporter assays and immunoblotting analysis. Since beta(1A) integrin levels are increased by R1881 or dihydrotestosterone (DHT), our results imply that beta(1A) integrins support an androgen-enhanced feedback loop that regulates the expression of IGF-IR. beta(1A) integrins also regulate inducible levels of IGF-IR in cells stimulated by androgen or by a combination of androgen and IGFI, as evaluated by flow cytometric analysis and immunoblotting. Furthermore, upon transfection of beta(1A) siRNA and consequent downregulation of IGF-IR, neither activation of AKT, an effector of IGF-IR, nor AR levels are affected. We conclude that beta(1A) integrin expression is critical for maintaining the regulatory crosstalk between IGF-IR and AR. CI - Copyright (c) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. FAU - Sayeed, Aejaz AU - Sayeed A AD - Department of Cancer Biology, Prostate Cancer Discovery and Development Program, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. FAU - Alam, Naved AU - Alam N FAU - Trerotola, Marco AU - Trerotola M FAU - Languino, Lucia R AU - Languino LR LA - eng GR - R01 CA089720/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 CA140043/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA109874/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA109874-06/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 CA-140043/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA-109874/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 CA140043-01A1/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PL - United States TA - J Cell Physiol JT - Journal of cellular physiology JID - 0050222 RN - 0 (Androgens) RN - 0 (Integrin beta1) RN - 0 (Receptors, Androgen) RN - 67763-96-6 (Insulin-Like Growth Factor I) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, IGF Type 1) SB - IM MH - Androgens MH - Animals MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Feedback, Physiological/physiology MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Insulin-Like Growth Factor I/*pharmacology MH - Integrin beta1/genetics/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Receptor, IGF Type 1/genetics/metabolism MH - Receptors, Androgen/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction PMC - PMC3195902 MID - NIHMS287348 EDAT- 2011/04/06 06:00 MHDA- 2012/01/31 06:00 PMCR- 2013/02/01 CRDT- 2011/04/06 06:00 PHST- 2011/04/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/04/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/01/31 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1002/jcp.22784 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Physiol. 2012 Feb;227(2):751-8. doi: 10.1002/jcp.22784.