Table 1

BP1 expression in breast cancer cell lines

Cell line
ER
PR
Malignancy
Tumorigenic*
BP1

Hs578T
-
-
Ductal carcinoma
No
+/-
MCF7
+
+
Adenocarcinoma

++
MCF7ADR


ADR-resistant
Yes
+++
MDA-MB-231
-
-
Adenocarcinoma
Yes
++
MDA-MB-435S
-
-
Ductal carcinoma
No
+/-
MDA-MB-468
-
-
Adenocarcinoma
Yes
+++
T-47D
+
+
Ductal carcinoma

+++
MCF10A
+
+
Normal
No
+/-

*Data from the American Type Culture Collection, except for T-47D [22,23]. Not tumorigenic without the addition of estradiol. Non-responsive to estradiol. ADR, adriamycin; ER, estrogen receptor; PR, progesterone receptor.

Fu et al. Breast Cancer Res 2003 5:R82   doi:10.1186/bcr602