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DOI: 10.1177/107155769900600109 Overexpression of Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (CSF-I) and Its Receptor, c-fms, in Normal Ovarian Granulosa Cells Leads to Cell Proliferation and Tumorigenesis
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Winship Cancer Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. Georgia: and Department of Pathology. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Winship Cancer Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta. Georgia: and Department of Pathology. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; rtekmal{at}emory.edu Objective: To investigate the interdependent role of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (CSF-1) and its receptor (c-fms) on their induction and their role in granulosa cell tumorigenesis.
Methods: Normal ovarian granulosa cells were used to develop stable transfectants that overexpress CSF-1 or CSF-1/c-fms. CSF-1 was expressed under the control of tissue/cell specific Results: Expression vectors were developed for CSF-1 and its receptor, c-fms, and used to generate stable transfects overexpressing these genes in granulosa cells. Data show that overexpression of CSF-1 leads to the induction of its receptor. Stable transfectants that overexpress CSF-1 show about a 2.5-fold increase in cell proliferation compared with normal granulosa cells, and these cells are also converted to anchorage-independent and tumorigenic phenotype. Using an antisense RNA approach, we also demonstrated that the increased cell proliferation is CSF-1 specific. Concomitant overexpression of CSF-1 and c-fms further results in increased cell proliferation (sixfold), rapid anchorage-independent growth, and aggressive tumor formation. Conclusion: CSF-1 is capable of inducing its own receptor, and, similarly, the CSF-1 receptor, c-fms, can also induce its growth factor ligand. These studies also demonstrate the interdependent role of these genes in transformation of nromal ovarian granulosa cells to a tumorigenic phenotype and suggest the possibility of a similar role for these genes in progression of ovarian cancer.
Key Words: MCSF • CSF-1 • c-fms • ovarian cancer • granulosa tumor model
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inhibin promoter, and c-fms was expressed constitutively using a viral promoter. Stable transfectants were used to examine the effect of overexpression of these molecules on the proliferation, induction of autocrine loop, and tumorigenesis.