- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- Differential regulation of transforming growth factor ? signaling by inhibitor of differentiation 1 (ID1) and ID3 in prostate cancer cells, 2012
- Creator:
- Strong, Nicole Lynette
- Date of Original:
- 2010/2019
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
dissertations - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- In prostate cancer cells, TGF? inhibits proliferation in earlier stages of the disease; however the cancer cells become refractory to growth inhibitory effects in advanced stages where TGF? promotes cancer progression and metastasis. Inhibitor of Differentiation (Id) family of closely related proteins (Id 1- 1d4) are dominant negative regulators and bHLH transcription factors and in general promote proliferation, and inhibit differentiation. In the present study, we have investigated the role of Idi and Id3 proteins in the growth inhibitory effects of TGF? on prostate cancer cells. The effect of TGF ? on proliferation and Idl and Id3 expression were investigated in PZ-HPV7, DU145, and PC3 cells. Idi silencing through siRNA was also used in DU145 and PC3 cells to examine its role in anti-proliferative and migratory effects of TGF? . TGF? increased expression of Idi and Id3 in all cell lines followed by a later down regulation of Idi in PZ-HPV7 expression and DU145 cells but not in PC3 cells. Id3 expression remained elevated in all three cell lines. This loss of Idi protein correlated with an increase of CDKNI p21. Id1 knockdown in both DU145 and PC3 cells resulted in decreased proliferation. However, while TGF? caused a further decrease in proliferation of DU145, but had no further effects in PC3 cells. Knockdown of Id1 or Id3 inhibited TGF? 1 induced migration in PC3 cells. These findings suggest an essential role of Id1 and Id3 in TGF? 1 effects on proliferation and migration in prostate cancer cells.
Date of award: 12/1/2012
Degree type: dissertation
Degree name: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Granting institution: Clark Atlanta University
Department: School of Arts and Sciences, Biology
Advisor: Khan, Shafiq
Advisor: Chaudhary, Jaideep
Advisor: Hinton, Cimona - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2012_strong_nicole_l
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
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