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ArticleOncotarget2014

The localization of HER4 intracellular domain and expression of its alternately-spliced isoforms have prognostic significance in ER+ HER2- breast cancer.

Saori Fujiwara, Mutsuko Hung, Chi-Ming Yamamoto-Ibusuk, Yutaka Yamamoto, Satoko Yamamoto, Mai Tomiguchi, Takashi Takeshita, Mitsuhiro Hayashi, Aiko Sueta, Hirotaka Iwase

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Article in Oncotarget, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Clinical significance of overexpression of NRG1 and its receptors, HER3 and HER4, in gastric cancer patients.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2018
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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Saori FujiwaraDepartment of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan.
Mutsuko Hung
Chi-Ming Yamamoto-Ibusuk
Yutaka Yamamoto
Satoko Yamamoto
Mai Tomiguchi
Takashi Takeshita
Mitsuhiro Hayashi
Aiko Sueta
Hirotaka IwaseDepartment of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan.
Kumamoto University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human epidermal growth factor receptors (HERs) are known to play a pivotal role in breast cancer, both as prognostic markers and as therapeutic targets. The importance of Her4 expression is, however, still controversially discussed; there are few reports on the clinical significance of HER4, its splice variants, and cleaved HER4 intracellular domains (4ICD) which function differently depending on their localization in breast cancer. In 238 primary invasive breast cancer patients, we analyzed the expression levels of HER4 extracellular (JM-a and JM-b) and intracellular (CYT-1 and CYT-2) domains as well as 4ICD localization, and tested the relationship with clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis. The predominantly-expressed extracellular domain was JM-a, and lower CYT-2 dominance was a factor related to better relapse-free survival. CYT-2-dominance with higher nuclear 4ICD expression was a favorable prognostic marker especially in patients with the ER+ HER2- subtype treated with endocrine therapy. The absence of cytoplasmic 4ICD staining was related to better prognosis in CYT-1-dominant patients. In conclusion, analysis of splicing variants and 4ICD localization should be considered when targeting HER4 as a novel ER+/HER2- breast cancer treatment.

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Alternative SplicingBreast NeoplasmsErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFemaleHumansPrognosisProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptor, ErbB-4Receptors, EstrogenERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesERBB4 protein, humanReceptor, ErbB-4Receptors, Estrogen

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PMID25003574
PMCPMC4116531
OpenAlexW1579229610

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