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Abstract Title:

Bisphenol A induces focal adhesions assembly and activation of FAK, Src and ERK2 via GPER in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells.

Abstract Source:

Toxicol In Vitro. 2020 Aug ;66:104871. Epub 2020 Apr 20. PMID: 32325111

Abstract Author(s):

Rocio Castillo-Sanchez, Javier Ramirez-Ricardo, Elia Martinez-Baeza, Pedro Cortes-Reynosa, Fernando Candanedo-Gonzales, Rocio Gomez, Eduardo Perez Salazar

Article Affiliation:

Rocio Castillo-Sanchez

Abstract:

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial synthetic chemical used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. Human exposition to BPA is primarily through eating food, and drinking liquids, because BPA can leach from polycarbonate plastic containers, beverage cans and epoxy resins. BPA induces proliferation and migration in human breast cancer cells. The G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) is a G protein-coupled receptor coupled with Gs proteins that is activated by estrogen and estrogenic compounds and it is the receptor for BPA. However, the signal transduction pathways that mediate migration via BPA/GPER in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells has not been studied in detail. Here, we demonstrate that BPA induces an increase of GPER expression and activation of FAK, Src and ERK2, and an increase of focal adhesion assembly via GPER in TNBC MDA-MB-231 cells. Moreover, BPA induces FAK and ERK2 activation, focal adhesion assembly and migration via epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) transactivation. Collectively our data showed that BPA via GPER and/or EGFR transactivation induces activation of signal transduction pathways that mediate migration in TNBC MDA-MB-231 cells.

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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