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ArticleOncotarget2015

DMXL2 drives epithelial to mesenchymal transition in hormonal therapy resistant breast cancer through Notch hyper-activation.

Monica Faronato, Van T M Nguyen, Darren K Patten, Ylenia Lombardo, Jennifer H Steel, Naina Patel, Laura Woodley, Sami Shousha, Giancarlo Pruneri, R Charles Coombes and 1 more

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Article in Oncotarget, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Monica FaronatoDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Van T M NguyenDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Darren K PattenDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Ylenia LombardoDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Jennifer H SteelDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Naina PatelDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Laura WoodleyDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Sami ShoushaDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Giancarlo PruneriDivision of Pathology, European Institute of Oncology and University of Milan, School of Medicine, London, UK.
R Charles CoombesDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Luca MagnaniDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Imperial College London · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 12011Cancer Research UK P28302Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 103034/Z/13/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The acquisition of endocrine therapy resistance in estrogen receptor α (ERα) breast cancer patients represents a major clinical problem. Notch signalling has been extensively linked to breast cancer especially in patients who fail to respond to endocrine therapy. Following activation, Notch intracellular domain is released and enters the nucleus where activates transcription of target genes. The numerous steps that cascade after activation of the receptor complicate using Notch as biomarker. Hence, this warrants the development of reliable indicators of Notch activity. DMXL2 is a novel regulator of Notch signalling not yet investigated in breast cancer. Here, we demonstrate that DMXL2 is overexpressed in a subset of endocrine therapy resistant breast cancer cell lines where it promotes epithelial to mesenchymal transition through hyper-activation of Notch signalling via V-ATPase dependent acidification. Following DMXL2 depletion or treatment with Bafilomycin A1, both EMT targets and Notch signalling pathway significantly decrease. We show for the first time that DMXL2 protein levels are significantly increased in ERα positive breast cancer patients that progress after endocrine therapy. Finally, we demonstrate that DMXL2 is a transmembrane protein with a potential extra-cellular domain. These findings identify DMXL2 as a novel, functional biomarker for ERα positive breast cancer.

Indexed as

Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell MovementChromatinEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionEstrogen Receptor alphaFemaleHumansMCF-7 CellsNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisNerve Tissue ProteinsReceptors, NotchSignal TransductionTissue Array AnalysisAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingChromatinDMXL2 protein, humanESR1 protein, humanEstrogen Receptor alphaNerve Tissue ProteinsReceptors, Notchbreast cancerDMXL2EMTendocrine therapyNotch

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PMID26093085
PMCPMC4673176
OpenAlexW2167553926

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