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ArticleMolecular and cellular biology2015

Loss of PTPN12 Stimulates Progression of ErbB2-Dependent Breast Cancer by Enhancing Cell Survival, Migration, and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition.

Juan Li, Dominique Davidson, Cleiton Martins Souza, Ming-Chao Zhong, Ning Wu, Morag Park, William J Muller, André Veillette

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Article in Molecular and cellular biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Juan LiLaboratory of Molecular Oncology, Clinical Research Institute of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Dominique DavidsonLaboratory of Molecular Oncology, Clinical Research Institute of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Cleiton Martins SouzaLaboratory of Molecular Oncology, Clinical Research Institute of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Ming-Chao ZhongLaboratory of Molecular Oncology, Clinical Research Institute of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Ning WuLaboratory of Molecular Oncology, Clinical Research Institute of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Morag ParkGoodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
William J MullerGoodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
André VeilletteLaboratory of Molecular Oncology, Clinical Research Institute of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada Department of Medicine, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada andre.veillette@ircm.qc.ca.
Montreal Clinical Research Institute · CAMcGill University · CAMcGill University Health Centre · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PTPN12 is a cytoplasmic protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) reported to be a tumor suppressor in breast cancer, through its capacity to dephosphorylate oncogenic receptor protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs), such as ErbB2. However, the precise molecular and cellular impact of PTPN12 deficiency in breast cancer progression remains to be fully clarified. Here, we addressed this issue by examining the effect of PTPN12 deficiency on breast cancer progression in vivo, in a mouse model of ErbB2-dependent breast cancer using a conditional PTPN12-deficient mouse. Our studies showed that lack of PTPN12 in breast epithelial cells accelerated breast cancer development and lung metastases in vivo. PTPN12-deficient breast cancer cells displayed enhanced tyrosine phosphorylation of the adaptor Cas, the adaptor paxillin, and the kinase Pyk2. They exhibited no detectable increase in ErbB2 tyrosine phosphorylation. PTPN12-deficient cells were more resistant to anoikis and had augmented migratory and invasive properties. Enhanced migration was corrected by inhibiting Pyk2. PTPN12-deficient breast cancer cells also acquired partial features of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a feature of more aggressive forms of breast cancer. Hence, loss of PTPN12 promoted tumor progression in a mouse model of breast cancer, supporting the notion that PTPN12 is a tumor suppressor in human breast cancer. This function was related to the ability of PTPN12 to suppress cell survival, migration, invasiveness, and EMT and to inhibit tyrosine phosphorylation of Cas, Pyk2, and paxillin. These findings enhance our understanding of the role and mechanism of action of PTPN12 in the control of breast cancer progression.

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Epithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGene Knockout TechniquesAnimalsAnoikisBreastBreast NeoplasmsCell MovementCell SurvivalErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFemaleFocal Adhesion Kinase 2Gene DeletionHumansMiceNeoplasm InvasivenessPaxillinErbb2 protein, mouseErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFocal Adhesion Kinase 2PaxillinProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 12Ptk2b protein, mousePtpn12 protein, mouse

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PMID26391955
PMCPMC4628068
OpenAlexW2113251343

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