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ArticleBMC cancer2014

B-cell lymphoma 6 protein stimulates oncogenicity of human breast cancer cells.

Qiang Wu, Xue Liu, Hong Yan, Yin-huan He, Shan Ye, Xing-wang Cheng, Gui-lu Zhu, Wen-yong Wu, Xiao-nan Wang, Xiang-jun Kong and 4 more

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Article in BMC cancer, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Qiang Wu
Xue Liu
Hong Yan
Yin-huan He
Shan Ye
Xing-wang Cheng
Gui-lu Zhu
Wen-yong Wu
Xiao-nan Wang
Xiang-jun Kong
Xiao-chun Xu
Peter E Lobie
Tao Zhu
Zheng-Sheng WuDepartment of Pathology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China. woozson@yahoo.com.
Anhui Medical University · CNAnhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNChinese University of Hong Kong · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College · CNNational University of Singapore · SGThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundB-cell lymphoma 6 (BCL6) protein, an evolutionarily conserved zinc finger transcription factor, showed to be highly expressed in various human cancers in addition to malignancies in the lymphoid system. This study investigated the role of BCL6 expression in breast cancer and its clinical significance in breast cancer patients.

methodsExpression of BCL6 protein was assessed using in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry in 127 breast cancer patients and 50 patients with breast benign disease as well as in breast cell lines. Expression of BCL6 was restored or knocked down in two breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and T47D) using BCL6 cDNA and siRNA, respectively. The phenotypic change of these breast cancer cell lines was assessed using cell viability MTT, Transwell invasion, colony formation, and flow cytometry assays and in a xenograft mice model. Luciferase reporter gene, immunoblot, and qRT-PCR were used to investigate the molecular events after manipulated BCL6 expression in breast cancer cells.

resultsBCL6 protein was highly expressed in breast cancer cell lines and tissue specimens and expression of BCL6 protein was associated with disease progression and poor survival of breast cancer patients. In vitro, the forced expression of BCL6 results in increased proliferation, anchorage-independent growth, migration, invasion and survival of breast cancer cell lines, whereas knockdown of BCL6 expression reduced these oncogenic properties of breast cancer cells. Moreover, forced expression of BCL6 increased tumor growth and invasiveness in a nude mouse xenograft model. At the gene level, BCL6 was a target gene of miR-339-5p. Expression of BCL6 induced expression of CXCR4 and cyclinD1 proteins.

conclusionsThe current study demonstrated the oncogenic property of BCL6 in breast cancer and further study could target BCL6 as a novel potential therapeutic strategy for breast cancer.

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AnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCarcinogenesisCell MovementCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiceMicroRNAsNeoplasm InvasivenessProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6RNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionMicroRNAsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6RNA, Small Interfering

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PMID24917186
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