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ArticleOncotarget2017

Pax-5 is a potent regulator of E-cadherin and breast cancer malignant processes.

Sami Benzina, Annie-Pier Beauregard, Roxann Guerrette, Stéphanie Jean, Mame Daro Faye, Mark Laflamme, Emmanuel Maïcas, Nicolas Crapoulet, Rodney J Ouellette, Gilles A Robichaud

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Article in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sami BenzinaUniversité de Moncton, Département de chimie et biochimie, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, Canada.
Annie-Pier BeauregardUniversité de Moncton, Département de chimie et biochimie, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, Canada.
Roxann GuerretteUniversité de Moncton, Département de chimie et biochimie, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, Canada.
Stéphanie JeanUniversité de Moncton, Département de chimie et biochimie, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, Canada.
Mame Daro FayeUniversité de Moncton, Département de chimie et biochimie, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, Canada.
Mark LaflammeUniversité de Moncton, Département de chimie et biochimie, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, Canada.
Emmanuel MaïcasUniversité de Moncton, Département de chimie et biochimie, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, Canada.
Nicolas CrapouletAtlantic Cancer Research Institute, Moncton, NB, E1C 8X3, Canada.
Rodney J OuelletteUniversité de Moncton, Département de chimie et biochimie, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, Canada.
Gilles A RobichaudUniversité de Moncton, Département de chimie et biochimie, Moncton, NB, E1A 3E9, Canada.
Université de Moncton · CAAtlantic Cancer Research Institute · CAFisheries and Oceans Canada · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pax-5, an essential transcription factor for B lymphocyte development, has been linked with the development and progression of lymphoid cancers and carcinoma. In contrast to B-cell cancer lesions, the specific expression signatures and roles of Pax-5 in breast cancer progression are relatively unknown. In the present study, we set out to profile Pax-5 expression in mammary tissues and elucidate the cellular and molecular roles of Pax-5 in breast cancer processes. Using immunohistology on mammary tissue arrays, Pax-5 was detected in a total of 298/306 (97.6%) samples tested. Interestingly, our studies reveal that Pax-5 inhibits aggressive features and confers anti-proliferative effects in breast carcinoma cells in contrast to its oncogenic properties in B cell cancers. More precisely, Pax-5 suppressed breast cancer cell migration, invasion and tumor spheroid formation while concomitantly promoting cell adhesion properties. We also observed that Pax-5 inhibited and reversed breast cancer epithelial to mesenchymal phenotypic transitioning. Mechanistically, we found that the Pax-5 transcription factor binds and induces gene expression of E-cadherin, a pivotal regulator of epithelialisation. Globally, we demonstrate that Pax-5 is predominant expressed factor in mammary epithelial cells. We also present an important role for Pax-5 in the phenotypic transitioning processes and aggressive features associated with breast cancer malignancy and disease progression.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAntigens, CDBlotting, WesternBreast NeoplasmsCadherinsCell AdhesionCell LineCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationDisease ProgressionEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleHEK293 CellsHumansImmunohistochemistryAntigens, CDCadherinsCDH1 protein, humanPAX5 protein, humanPAX5 Transcription Factorbreast cancerE-cadherinEMT-METmetastasisPax-5

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PMID28076843
PMCPMC5355325
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