Estrogen induced induced expression of tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 in MCF7 cells involves lysine-specific demethylase 1

Hormone-sensitive cancers can be influenced by estrogens, a process usually mediated through the estrogen receptor (ER). Tissue factor pathway inhibitor type 2 (TFPI-2) is a Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor involved in regulating the extracellular matrix. The present study demonstrates that the expression of TFPI-2 can be induced by estrogens. Breast cancer data from GOBO displayed increased levels of TFPI-2 and increased survival in patients with ER alpha+ tumors. Treatment of MCF7 cells (ERa+) with 17 beta-estradiol (E2) or 17 alpha-ethinyl estradiol (EE2) increased TFPI-2 mRNA and protein levels. This effect was mitigated with fulvestrant and by knocking down Ha, indicating that estrogen mediated TFPI-2 induction was through ER alpha. Upon knock down of DNA cytosine-5 methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) or lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSDI) in MCF7 cells, reduced effect of E2 on TFPI-2 mRNA levels was observed. Our data thus suggest that estrogen induced TFPI-2 expression in MCF7 cells is mediated by ERa and also by the action of LSDI. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.