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ArticleDisease markers2019

PCDHGB7 Increases Chemosensitivity to Carboplatin by Inhibiting HSPA9 via Inducing Apoptosis in Breast Cancer.

Siqi Hou, Ming Shan, Chunyang Gao, Xinxin Feng, Yongheng Yang, Ruo Zhang, Yan He, Guoqiang Zhang, Lei Zhang

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Article in Disease markers, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Siqi HouDepartment of Pathology, Basic Medical Science College, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7229-7569
Ming ShanDepartment of BC Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9495-1645
Chunyang GaoDepartment of Pathology, Basic Medical Science College, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Xinxin FengDepartment of Pathology, Basic Medical Science College, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1879-0253
Yongheng YangDepartment of Pathology, Basic Medical Science College, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1110-5137
Ruo ZhangShuwen Biotech Co. Ltd., Deqing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1704-9658
Yan HeDepartment of Pathology, Basic Medical Science College, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8074-0313
Guoqiang ZhangDepartment of BC Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0771-7533
Lei ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Basic Medical Science College, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7917-1149
Harbin Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer is one of the most serious cancers worldwide, and chemotherapy resistance frequently drives cancer progression. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has a high recurrence rate and poor prognosis given its resistance to chemotherapy. In our previous study, we found a remarkable abnormal methylation modification of the PCDHGB7 gene in breast cancer. However, the roles of PCDHGB7 in the progression and treatment of breast cancer are unclear. In this study, we examined the effects of PCDHGB7 on the sensitivity of TNBC cells to carboplatin and investigated the underlying mechanism. By knocking down and overexpressing PCDHGB7 in HS578T and BT549 cells, we confirmed that PCDHGB7 increases TNBC cell chemosensitivity to carboplatin. Mechanistically, we found that PCDHGB7 negatively regulates the expression of HSPA9, uplifting its inhibition on P53 translocation and caspase-3 activation. Thus, we demonstrated that PCDHGB7 increases chemosensitivity of TNBC cells to carboplatin by inhibiting HSPA9 via inducing apoptosis. PCDHGB7 and HSPA9 represent potential therapeutic targets for chemosensitivity in breast cancer.

Indexed as

Drug Resistance, NeoplasmAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisBreast NeoplasmsCadherinsCarboplatinCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansMitochondrial ProteinsTumor Cells, CulturedAntineoplastic AgentsCadherinsCarboplatinHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSPA9 protein, humanMitochondrial Proteins

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PMID31379979
PMCPMC6652090
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