{"title":"The pS2 gene, mRNA, and protein: a potential marker for human breast cancer.","authors":"M C Rio, P Chambon","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Approximately 50% of human breast tumors secrete a small cysteine-rich protein called pS2. In the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7, expression of the pS2 protein is strongly induced by estrogen, and cloning and sequence analysis of the pS2 gene has revealed an \"estrogen responsive element\" in the gene's 5'-flanking region. The results of immunohistochemical assays and radioimmunoassays on breast cancer biopsies indicate that the pS2 protein is a marker for hormone-dependent breast tumors and that its expression is associated with longer overall, and disease-free, survival. The pS2 protein is also expressed in normal stomach mucosa and in regenerative tissues in ulcerative diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Its physiological function is unknown.</p>","PeriodicalId":77504,"journal":{"name":"Cancer cells (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. : 1989)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5000,"publicationDate":"1990-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cancer cells (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. : 1989)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Approximately 50% of human breast tumors secrete a small cysteine-rich protein called pS2. In the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7, expression of the pS2 protein is strongly induced by estrogen, and cloning and sequence analysis of the pS2 gene has revealed an "estrogen responsive element" in the gene's 5'-flanking region. The results of immunohistochemical assays and radioimmunoassays on breast cancer biopsies indicate that the pS2 protein is a marker for hormone-dependent breast tumors and that its expression is associated with longer overall, and disease-free, survival. The pS2 protein is also expressed in normal stomach mucosa and in regenerative tissues in ulcerative diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Its physiological function is unknown.