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ArticleNature medicine2011

Elevated expression of CUEDC2 protein confers endocrine resistance in breast cancer.

Xin Pan, Tao Zhou, Yan-Hong Tai, Chenguang Wang, Jie Zhao, Yuan Cao, Yuan Chen, Pei-Jing Zhang, Ming Yu, Cheng Zhen and 12 more

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22 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Xin PanState Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, China National Center of Biomedical Analysis, Beijing, China.
Tao Zhou
Yan-Hong Tai
Chenguang Wang
Jie Zhao
Yuan Cao
Yuan Chen
Pei-Jing Zhang
Ming Yu
Cheng Zhen
Rui Mu
Zhao-Fang Bai
Hui-Yan Li
Ai-Ling Li
Bing Liang
Zhao Jian
Wei-Na Zhang
Jiang-Hong Man
Yan-Fei Gao
Wei-Li Gong
Li-Xin Wei
Xue-Min Zhang
National Center of Biomedical Analysis · CNChinese People's Liberation Army · CNFourth People’s Hospital of Jinan · CNPeople's Liberation Army No. 150 Hospital · CNThomas Jefferson University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endocrine resistance is a major obstacle to hormonal therapy for breast cancers. Although reduced expression of estrogen receptor-α (ER-α) is a known contributing factor to endocrine resistance, the mechanism of ER-α downregulation in endocrine resistance is still not fully understood. Here we report that CUE domain-containing protein-2 (CUEDC2), a ubiquitin-binding motif-containing protein, is a key factor in endocrine resistance in breast cancer. We show that CUEDC2 modulates ER-α protein stability through the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Through the study of specimens from a large cohort of subjects with breast cancer, we found a strong inverse correlation between CUEDC2 and ER-α protein expression. Notably, subjects with tumors that highly expressed CUEDC2 had poor responsiveness to tamoxifen treatment and high potential for relapse. We further show that ectopic CUEDC2 expression impaired the responsiveness of breast cancer cells to tamoxifen. Therefore, our findings suggest that CUEDC2 is a crucial determinant of resistance to endocrine therapies in breast cancer.

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Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalBreast NeoplasmsCarrier ProteinsCell Line, TumorDown-RegulationDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansI-kappa B KinaseMembrane ProteinsPhosphorylationReceptors, ProgesteroneTamoxifenAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalCarrier ProteinsCHUK protein, humanCUEDC2 protein, humanESR1 protein, humanEstrogen Receptor alphaI-kappa B KinaseIKBKB protein, humanMembrane ProteinsReceptors, ProgesteroneTamoxifen

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