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ArticleCell proliferation2020

LncRNA GATA3-AS1 facilitates tumour progression and immune escape in triple-negative breast cancer through destabilization of GATA3 but stabilization of PD-L1.

Ming Zhang, Ning Wang, Peng Song, Yingqiang Fu, Yanlv Ren, Zhigao Li, Jinsong Wang

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Article in Cell proliferation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 102 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

102 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 153 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Immune evasion and resistance in breast cancer.American journal of cancer research · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ming ZhangDepartment of Breast Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.
Ning WangDepartment of Internal Neurology, The First Hospital of Suihua City, Suihua, China.
Peng SongDepartment of Orthopedics, People's Hospital of Zhangqiu, Jinan, China.
Yingqiang FuDepartment of Breast Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.
Yanlv RenDepartment of Breast Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.
Zhigao LiDepartment of Breast Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4169-143X
Jinsong WangDepartment of Breast Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.
Harbin Medical University · CNSuihua University · CNZhangqiu City People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesLong non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been demonstrated as crucial regulators in cancer, but whether they are involved in the immune response of cancer cells remains largely undiscovered. GATA3-AS1 is a novel lncRNA that was upregulated in breast cancer (BC) according to online databases. However, its role in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) was elusive.

methodsGATA3-AS1 expression in BC tissues and adjacent normal tissues was obtained from online databases. Loss-of-function assays were designed and conducted to verify the functional role of GATA3-AS1 in TNBC cells. Bioinformatic analysis and mechanism experiments were applied to explore the downstream molecular mechanism of GATA3-AS1. Similarly, the upstream mechanism which led to the upregulation of GATA3-AS1 in TNBC cells was also investigated.

resultsGATA3-AS1 was markedly overexpressed in TNBC tissues and cells. Knockdown of GATA3-AS1 suppressed TNBC cell growth and enhanced the resistance of TNBC cells to immune response. GATA3-AS1 induced the deubiquitination of PD-L1 through miR-676-3p/COPS5 axis. GATA3-AS1 destabilized GATA3 protein by promoting GATA3 ubiquitination.

conclusionGATA3-AS1 contributed to TNBC progression and immune evasion through stabilizing PD-L1 protein and degrading GATA3 protein, offering a new target for the treatment of TNBC.

Indexed as

B7-H1 AntigenCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationDisease ProgressionFemaleGATA3 Transcription FactorHumansMicroRNAsProteolysisRNA, Long NoncodingTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsTumor EscapeUbiquitinationUp-RegulationB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanGATA3 protein, humanGATA3 Transcription FactorMicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingCOPS5GATA3-AS1immune escapePD-L1triple-negative breast cancer

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PMID32687248
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