To validate these findings in our GR+/ER+ BC cell models (Additional file 3: Figure S1A), we treated GR+/ER+ MCF-7 and T-47D cells with vehicle (ETOH), dexamethasone (Dex, 100 nM), estradiol (E2, 10 nM), or Dex/E2 (Fig. 1a). Here, NR3C1 is linked to breast cancer.