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ArticleNature communications2020

NOTCH1 activation compensates BRCA1 deficiency and promotes triple-negative breast cancer formation.

Kai Miao, Josh Haipeng Lei, Monica Vishnu Valecha, Aiping Zhang, Jun Xu, Lijian Wang, Xueying Lyu, Si Chen, Zhengqiang Miao, Xin Zhang and 12 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers.

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76citing papers in PubMed
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

76 citing papers in PubMed, 118 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kai MiaoCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4832-3354
Josh Haipeng LeiCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
Monica Vishnu ValechaCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
Aiping ZhangCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
Jun XuCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
Lijian WangCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
Xueying LyuCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
Si ChenCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
Zhengqiang MiaoCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
Xin ZhangCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
Sek Man SuCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
Fangyuan ShaoCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
Barani Kumar RajendranCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
Jiaolin BaoCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
Jianming ZengCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4835-6009
Heng SunCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
Ping ChenCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
Kaeling TanCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
Qiang ChenCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.
Koon Ho WongCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9264-5118
Xiaoling XuCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0852-0225
Chu-Xia DengCancer Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, China. cxdeng@umac.mo.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8033-3902
University of Macau · MO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BRCA1 mutation carriers have a higher risk of developing triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), which is a refractory disease due to its non-responsiveness to current clinical targeted therapies. Using the Sleeping Beauty transposon system in Brca1-deficient mice, we identified 169 putative cancer drivers, among which Notch1 is a top candidate for accelerating TNBC by promoting the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and regulating the cell cycle. Activation of NOTCH1 suppresses mitotic catastrophe caused by BRCA1 deficiency by restoring S/G2 and G2/M cell cycle checkpoints, which may through activation of ATR-CHK1 signalling pathway. Consistently, analysis of human breast cancer tissue demonstrates NOTCH1 is highly expressed in TNBCs, and the activated form of NOTCH1 correlates positively with increased phosphorylation of ATR. Additionally, we demonstrate that inhibition of the NOTCH1-ATR-CHK1 cascade together with cisplatin synergistically kills TNBC by targeting the cell cycle checkpoint, DNA damage and EMT, providing a potent clinical option for this fatal disease.

Indexed as

AllelesAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsBRCA1 ProteinCarcinogenesisCell DeathCell Line, TumorCheckpoint Kinase 1Disease ProgressionDNA Transposable ElementsEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMice, KnockoutMitosisAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsATR protein, humanBRCA1 ProteinBRCA1 protein, humanCheckpoint Kinase 1DNA Transposable ElementsNOTCH1 protein, humanReceptor, Notch1

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PMID32591500
PMCPMC7320176
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