Novel Mechanisms of Tumor Promotion by the Insulin Receptor Isoform A in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells

The insulin receptor isoform A (IR-A) plays an increasingly recognized role in fetal growth and tumor biology in response to circulating insulin and/or locally produced IGF2. This role seems not to be shared by the IR isoform B (IR-B). We aimed to dissect the specific impact of IR isoforms in modula...

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Autores principales: Veronica Vella, Marika Giuliano, Alessandro La Ferlita, Michele Pellegrino, Germano Gaudenzi, Salvatore Alaimo, Michele Massimino, Alfredo Pulvirenti, Alessandra Dicitore, Paolo Vigneri, Giovanni Vitale, Roberta Malaguarnera, Andrea Morrione, Andrew H. Sims, Alfredo Ferro, Marcello Maggiolini, Rosamaria Lappano, Ernestina Marianna De Francesco, Antonino Belfiore
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f6c5405a564f4ced8061b97fe65d34ed2021-11-25T17:11:56ZNovel Mechanisms of Tumor Promotion by the Insulin Receptor Isoform A in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells10.3390/cells101131452073-4409https://doaj.org/article/f6c5405a564f4ced8061b97fe65d34ed2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/11/3145https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4409The insulin receptor isoform A (IR-A) plays an increasingly recognized role in fetal growth and tumor biology in response to circulating insulin and/or locally produced IGF2. This role seems not to be shared by the IR isoform B (IR-B). We aimed to dissect the specific impact of IR isoforms in modulating insulin signaling in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells. We generated murine 4T1 TNBC cells deleted from the endogenous insulin receptor (<i>INSR</i>) gene and expressing comparable levels of either human IR-A or IR-B. We then measured IR isoform-specific in vitro and in vivo biological effects and transcriptome in response to insulin. Overall, the IR-A was more potent than the IR-B in mediating cell migration, invasion, and in vivo tumor growth. Transcriptome analysis showed that approximately 89% of insulin-stimulated transcripts depended solely on the expression of the specific isoform. Notably, in cells overexpressing IR-A, insulin strongly induced genes involved in tumor progression and immune evasion including chemokines and genes related to innate immunity. Conversely, in IR-B overexpressing cells, insulin predominantly induced the expression of genes primarily involved in the regulation of metabolic pathways and, to a lesser extent, tumor growth and angiogenesis.Veronica VellaMarika GiulianoAlessandro La FerlitaMichele PellegrinoGermano GaudenziSalvatore AlaimoMichele MassiminoAlfredo PulvirentiAlessandra DicitorePaolo VigneriGiovanni VitaleRoberta MalaguarneraAndrea MorrioneAndrew H. SimsAlfredo FerroMarcello MaggioliniRosamaria LappanoErnestina Marianna De FrancescoAntonino BelfioreMDPI AGarticleinsulin receptor isoform Ainsulin receptor isoformsIGF axisbreast cancertriple negative breast cancerinsulin receptor isoform transcriptomeBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENCells, Vol 10, Iss 3145, p 3145 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic insulin receptor isoform A
insulin receptor isoforms
IGF axis
breast cancer
triple negative breast cancer
insulin receptor isoform transcriptome
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle insulin receptor isoform A
insulin receptor isoforms
IGF axis
breast cancer
triple negative breast cancer
insulin receptor isoform transcriptome
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Veronica Vella
Marika Giuliano
Alessandro La Ferlita
Michele Pellegrino
Germano Gaudenzi
Salvatore Alaimo
Michele Massimino
Alfredo Pulvirenti
Alessandra Dicitore
Paolo Vigneri
Giovanni Vitale
Roberta Malaguarnera
Andrea Morrione
Andrew H. Sims
Alfredo Ferro
Marcello Maggiolini
Rosamaria Lappano
Ernestina Marianna De Francesco
Antonino Belfiore
Novel Mechanisms of Tumor Promotion by the Insulin Receptor Isoform A in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells
description The insulin receptor isoform A (IR-A) plays an increasingly recognized role in fetal growth and tumor biology in response to circulating insulin and/or locally produced IGF2. This role seems not to be shared by the IR isoform B (IR-B). We aimed to dissect the specific impact of IR isoforms in modulating insulin signaling in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells. We generated murine 4T1 TNBC cells deleted from the endogenous insulin receptor (<i>INSR</i>) gene and expressing comparable levels of either human IR-A or IR-B. We then measured IR isoform-specific in vitro and in vivo biological effects and transcriptome in response to insulin. Overall, the IR-A was more potent than the IR-B in mediating cell migration, invasion, and in vivo tumor growth. Transcriptome analysis showed that approximately 89% of insulin-stimulated transcripts depended solely on the expression of the specific isoform. Notably, in cells overexpressing IR-A, insulin strongly induced genes involved in tumor progression and immune evasion including chemokines and genes related to innate immunity. Conversely, in IR-B overexpressing cells, insulin predominantly induced the expression of genes primarily involved in the regulation of metabolic pathways and, to a lesser extent, tumor growth and angiogenesis.
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author Veronica Vella
Marika Giuliano
Alessandro La Ferlita
Michele Pellegrino
Germano Gaudenzi
Salvatore Alaimo
Michele Massimino
Alfredo Pulvirenti
Alessandra Dicitore
Paolo Vigneri
Giovanni Vitale
Roberta Malaguarnera
Andrea Morrione
Andrew H. Sims
Alfredo Ferro
Marcello Maggiolini
Rosamaria Lappano
Ernestina Marianna De Francesco
Antonino Belfiore
author_facet Veronica Vella
Marika Giuliano
Alessandro La Ferlita
Michele Pellegrino
Germano Gaudenzi
Salvatore Alaimo
Michele Massimino
Alfredo Pulvirenti
Alessandra Dicitore
Paolo Vigneri
Giovanni Vitale
Roberta Malaguarnera
Andrea Morrione
Andrew H. Sims
Alfredo Ferro
Marcello Maggiolini
Rosamaria Lappano
Ernestina Marianna De Francesco
Antonino Belfiore
author_sort Veronica Vella
title Novel Mechanisms of Tumor Promotion by the Insulin Receptor Isoform A in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells
title_short Novel Mechanisms of Tumor Promotion by the Insulin Receptor Isoform A in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells
title_full Novel Mechanisms of Tumor Promotion by the Insulin Receptor Isoform A in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells
title_fullStr Novel Mechanisms of Tumor Promotion by the Insulin Receptor Isoform A in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells
title_full_unstemmed Novel Mechanisms of Tumor Promotion by the Insulin Receptor Isoform A in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells
title_sort novel mechanisms of tumor promotion by the insulin receptor isoform a in triple-negative breast cancer cells
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/f6c5405a564f4ced8061b97fe65d34ed
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