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ArticleOncology letters2020

BCL11A confers cell invasion and migration in androgen receptor-positive triple-negative breast cancer.

Xin Wang, Yumei Xu, Kun Xu, Yajuan Chen, Xiudi Xiao, Xiaoxiang Guan

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Article in Oncology letters, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Xin WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, P.R. China.
Yumei XuDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Zhongshan People's Hospital, Zhongshan, Guangdong 528403, P.R. China.
Kun XuDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China.
Yajuan ChenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, P.R. China.
Xiudi XiaoDepartment of Breast Surgery, Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212002, P.R. China.
Xiaoxiang GuanDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, P.R. China.
Nanjing Medical University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University · CNNanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command · CNNanjing University · CNZhongshan People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is associated with poor clinical prognosis due to a lack of effective therapeutic options. The expression of B-cell lymphoma/leukemia 11A (BCL11A) has been indicated to correlate with TNBC carcinogenesis, though the precise mechanisms of BCL11A-induced tumorigenesis in TNBC remain unclear. Using data retrieved from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, the present study demonstrated that BCL11A expression was upregulated in TNBC, compared with other types of breast cancer. Furthermore, in a tissue microarray of 140 patients with breast cancer, an elevated BCL11A level was correlated with unfavorable overall survival (OS), and exogenous BCL11A-knockdown was subsequently verified to inhibit tumor growth and metastasis in TNBC. Notably, the same tissue microarray revealed that a favorable patient outcome was associated with high expression levels of BCL11A and androgen receptor (AR). Moreover, BCL11A-knockdown significantly inhibited the expression level of AR and further had an influence on proliferation, migration and invasion in TNBC cell lines. Collectively, the results of the current study indicate the function of BCL11A in TNBC progression, and provide new insights into the unique mechanism of BCL11A in AR regulation, emphasizing the significance of more research on BCL11A and AR regulation in TNBC molecular treatment.

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ARBCL11Acell Invasioncell migrationTNBC

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