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ArticleJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2019

BTF3 sustains cancer stem-like phenotype of prostate cancer via stabilization of BMI1.

Jing Hu, Feifei Sun, Weiwen Chen, Jing Zhang, Tao Zhang, Mei Qi, Tingting Feng, Hui Liu, Xinjun Li, Yuanxin Xing and 4 more

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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. Cited by 28 papers.

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Jing HuThe Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education and Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China.
Feifei SunThe Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education and Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China.
Weiwen ChenDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Jinan, 250012, China.
Jing ZhangDepartment of Pharmacy, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated To Shandong University, Jinan, 250021, China.
Tao ZhangDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China.
Mei QiDepartment of Pathology, Shandong University QiLu hospital, Jinan, 250012, China.
Tingting FengThe Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education and Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China.
Hui LiuThe Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education and Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China.
Xinjun LiThe Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education and Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China.
Yuanxin XingDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Jinan, 250012, China.
Xueting XiongDepartment of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, M5S1A8, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Benkang ShiDepartment of Urology, Shandong University QiLu hospital, Jinan, 250012, China.
Gengyin ZhouDepartment of Pathology, Shandong University QiLu hospital, Jinan, 250012, China.
Bo HanThe Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education and Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China. boh@sdu.edu.cn.
Shandong University · CNQilu Hospital of Shandong University · CNShandong Provincial Hospital · CNUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81472417
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCancer stem-like traits contribute to prostate cancer (PCa) progression and metastasis. Deciphering the novel molecular mechanisms underlying stem-like traits may provide important insight for developing novel therapeutics.

methodsImmunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence assays in prostatic tissues; gain- and loss-of-function analyses using ectopic overexpression and shRNAs in PCa cell lines; measurements of tumorigenic and stemness properties, and transcription in vitro and in vivo; transcriptional analysis in public databases.

resultsWe identified that overexpression of BTF3 in PCa tissues and BTF3 expression highly correlates to stem-like traits. Cancer stem-like characteristics in PCa including self-renewal and metastatic potential were impaired by BTF3 loss and promoted by BTF3 overexpression. Mechanistically, BTF3 could stabilize BMI1, which is a crucial regulator of prostate stem cell self-renewal. More importantly, our data revealed that BTF3 is highly predictive of poor prognosis and may help in risk stratification of PCa patients.

conclusionsBTF3 promotes PCa progression though modeling stem-like traits in PCa. BTF3 represents a stratification marker in PCa progression and outcomes.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiceNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm TransplantationNeoplastic Stem CellsNuclear ProteinsPolycomb Repressive Complex 1Prostatic NeoplasmsProtein StabilitySurvival AnalysisBMI1 protein, humanNuclear ProteinsPolycomb Repressive Complex 1transcription factor BTF3Transcription FactorsBMI1BTF3Cancer stem-like traitsProstate cancer

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PMID31138311
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