دورية أكاديمية
Role of SALL4 in HER2+ Breast Cancer Progression: Regulating PI3K/AKT Pathway
العنوان: | Role of SALL4 in HER2+ Breast Cancer Progression: Regulating PI3K/AKT Pathway |
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المؤلفون: | Birlipta Pattanayak, Ana Lameirinhas, Sandra Torres-Ruiz, Octavio Burgués, Ana Rovira, María Teresa Martínez, Marta Tapia, Sandra Zazo, Joan Albanell, Federico Rojo, Begoña Bermejo, Pilar Eroles |
المصدر: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 23, Iss 21, p 13292 (2022) |
بيانات النشر: | MDPI AG, 2022. |
سنة النشر: | 2022 |
المجموعة: | LCC:Biology (General) LCC:Chemistry |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | SALL4, PI3K/AKT pathway, EMT, HER2+ breast cancer, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Chemistry, QD1-999 |
الوصف: | Treatment for the HER2+ breast cancer subtype is still unsatisfactory, despite breakthroughs in research. The discovery of various new molecular mechanisms of transcription factors may help to make treatment regimens more effective. The transcription factor SALL4 has been related to aggressiveness and resistance therapy in cancer. Its molecular mechanisms and involvement in various signaling pathways are unknown in the HER2+ breast cancer subtype. In this study, we have evaluated the implication of SALL4 in the HER2+ subtype through its expression in patients’ samples and gain and loss of function in HER2+ cell lines. We found higher SALL4 expression in breast cancer tissues compared to healthy tissue. Interestingly, high SALL4 expression was associated with disease relapse and poor patient survival. In HER2+ cell lines, transient overexpression of SALL4 modulates PI3K/AKT signaling through regulating PTEN expression and BCL2, which increases cell survival and proliferation while reducing the efficacy of trastuzumab. SALL4 has also been observed to regulate the epithelial–mesenchymal transition and stemness features. SALL4 overexpression significantly reduced the epithelial markers E-cadherin, while it increased the mesenchymal markers β-catenin, vimentin and fibronectin. Furthermore, it has been also observed an increased expression of MYC, an essential transcription factor for regulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition and/or cancer stem cells. Our study demonstrates, for the first time, the importance of SALL4 in the HER2+ subtype and partial regulation of trastuzumab sensitivity. It provides a viable molecular mechanism-driven therapeutic strategy for an important subset of HER2-overexpressing patients whose malignancies are mediated by SALL4 expression. |
نوع الوثيقة: | article |
وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
اللغة: | English |
تدمد: | 1422-0067 1661-6596 |
Relation: | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/21/13292; https://doaj.org/toc/1661-6596; https://doaj.org/toc/1422-0067 |
DOI: | 10.3390/ijms232113292 |
URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/4590e0898da442fa9094005b3e9fd4d3 |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.4590e0898da442fa9094005b3e9fd4d3 |
قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
تدمد: | 14220067 16616596 |
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DOI: | 10.3390/ijms232113292 |