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ArticleJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2019

The RNA binding protein RBMS3 inhibits the metastasis of breast cancer by regulating Twist1 expression.

Lei Zhu, Pei-Wen Xi, Xiao-Xia Li, Xi Sun, Wen-Bin Zhou, Tian-Song Xia, Liang Shi, Yue Hu, Qiang Ding, Ji-Fu Wei

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Article in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 39 papers.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lei ZhuJiangsu Breast Disease Center, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Pei-Wen XiJiangsu Breast Disease Center, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Xiao-Xia LiDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Xi SunJiangsu Breast Disease Center, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Wen-Bin ZhouJiangsu Breast Disease Center, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Tian-Song XiaJiangsu Breast Disease Center, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Liang ShiJiangsu Breast Disease Center, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Yue HuJiangsu Breast Disease Center, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Qiang DingJiangsu Breast Disease Center, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China. dingqiang@njmu.edu.cn.
Ji-Fu WeiResearch Division of Clinical Pharmacology, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China. weijifu@hotmail.com.
Nanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81572595Young Scientists Fund 81602336Young Scientists Fund 81802644
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMetastasis remains the biggest obstacle for breast cancer treatment. Therefore, identification of specific biomarker of metastasis is very necessary. The RNA binding protein 3 (RBMS3) acts as a tumor suppressor in various cancers. Whereas, its role and underlying molecular mechanism in breast cancer is far from elucidated.

methodsQuantitative real-time PCR and western blots were carried out to determine the expression of RBMS3 in breast cancer cells and tissues. Transwell and in vivo metastasis assay were conducted to investigate the effects of RBMS3 on migration, invasion and metastasis of breast cancer cells. Transcriptome sequencing was applied to screen out the differential gene expression affected by RBMS3. RNA immunoprecipitation assay combined with luciferase reporter assay were performed to explore the direct correlation between RBMS3 and Twist1 mRNA.

resultsRBMS3 was downregulated in breast cancer and ectopic expression of RBMS3 contributed to inhibition of cell migration, invasion in vitro and lung metastasis in vivo. Furthermore, RBMS3 negatively regulated Twsit1 expression via directly binding to 3'-UTR of Twist1 mRNA, and thereby decreased Twist1-induced expression of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2). Additionally, Twist1-induced cell migration, invasion and lung metastasis could be reversed by the upregulation of RBMS3.

conclusionsIn summary, our study revealed a novel mechanism of the RBMS3/Twsit1/MMP2 axis in the regulation of invasion and metastasis of breast cancer, which may become a potential molecular marker for breast cancer treatment.

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AnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell MovementFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHeterograftsHumansMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Mice, Inbred BALB CNeoplasm InvasivenessNuclear ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsTrans-ActivatorsTwist-Related Protein 1Matrix Metalloproteinase 2MMP2 protein, humanNuclear ProteinsRBMS3 protein, humanRNA-Binding ProteinsTrans-ActivatorsTWIST1 protein, humanTwist-Related Protein 1Breast cancerMetastasisMMP2mRNA stabilityRBMS3Twist1

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