Abstract
A human breast cancer cell line, MCF 7, is shown to possess a specific calcitonin receptor and calcitonin responsive adenylate cyclase, and calcitonin treatment results in activation of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase. Studies with several analogues of calcitonin show that the receptor and adenylate cyclase response preserve the ability to discriminate among the structure-function relationships of the calcitonin molecule. The same cell line has been shown recently to possess a receptor for the steroid hormone, 1,25(OH)2-vitamin D. Coexistence in MCF 7 cells of receptors for two calcium-regulating hormones may be related to the osteoclast-like properties of these cells.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 150-156 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Topics in Catalysis |
Volume | 96 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1980 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Biophysics
- Molecular Biology