Journal: Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer
Article Title: Exploiting off-target effects of estrogen deprivation to sensitize estrogen receptor negative breast cancer to immune killing
doi: 10.1136/jitc-2020-002258
Figure Lengend Snippet: Breast cancer cells express non-canonical estrogen receptor GPR30. Specific activation of GPR30 sensitizes breast cancer cells to NK cell killing. (A) GPR30 protein expression in breast cancer cells is unaffected by tamoxifen treatment. (B) SUM149 cells were treated for 24 hours with 5 µM 4-OHT, 50 nM fulvestrant, or 50 nM G-1 and protein analyzed by apoptotic protein array. (C) SUM149 cells were treated with 50 nM fulvestrant for 24 hours followed by Annexin V/PI staining. (D) Cells were treated for 24 hours with 50 nM of specific GPR30 agonist G-1, followed by co-culture with NK cells. Cell lysis was evaluated through 111 IN-release assay at 20:1 E:T ratio. *p<0.05. (E) SUM149 cells were transfected with siCTRL or siGPR30 for 48 hours, followed by 24-hour treatment with 4-OHT or fulvestrant and co-culture with NK cells. Cell lysis was evaluated through 111 IN-release assay at 20:1 E:T ratio. *p<0.05 between treatment group and DMSO. cIAP-1, cellular inhibitor of apoptosis 1; FADD, Fas-associated death domain protein; HO-1, heme oxygenase 1; PON2, serum paraoxonase/arylesterase 2; TRAIL R1, tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 1; TRAIL R2, tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 2.
Article Snippet: G protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30) Agonist G-1 was obtained from Cayman Chemical (Anne Arbor, MI).
Techniques: Activation Assay, Expressing, Protein Array, Staining, Co-Culture Assay, Lysis, Release Assay, Transfection