Clusterin is associated with spontaneous breast cancer in TA2 mice

FEBS Lett. 2007 Jul 10;581(17):3277-82. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.06.021. Epub 2007 Jun 21.

Abstract

Two-dimensional electrophoresis and Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight-time of mass spectrometry were used to detect the differentially expressed proteins in serum of tientsin albinao 2 mice with spontaneous breast cancer, normal tientsin albinao 2 mice and tientsin albinao 1 mice. Only nuclear clusterin (n-CLU) was expressed in tientsin albinao 1. Immunohistochemistry and western blot validated that n-CLU was present in normal tientsin albinao 2 and tientsin albinao 1 mammary epithelium, and secretory clusterin expressed in the cytoplasm of normal tientsin albinao 2 mammary epithelium and spontaneous breast cancer. n-CLU may play an important role in tientsin albinao 2 spontaneous breast cancer initiation and development.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / genetics
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism
  • Cell Nucleus / metabolism
  • Clusterin / genetics
  • Clusterin / metabolism*
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Mammary Glands, Animal / metabolism
  • Mammary Neoplasms, Animal / genetics
  • Mammary Neoplasms, Animal / metabolism*
  • Mammary Neoplasms, Animal / pathology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Mutant Strains
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Clusterin