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ArticleCommunications biology2021

Decorin-mediated suppression of tumorigenesis, invasion, and metastasis in inflammatory breast cancer.

Xiaoding Hu, Emilly S Villodre, Richard Larson, Omar M Rahal, Xiaoping Wang, Yun Gong, Juhee Song, Savitri Krishnamurthy, Naoto T Ueno, Debu Tripathy and 2 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46citing papers in PubMed
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaoding HuDepartment of Breast Medical Oncology, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Emilly S VillodreDepartment of Breast Medical Oncology, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3092-7013
Richard LarsonMorgan Welch Inflammatory Breast Cancer Clinic and Research Program, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Omar M RahalMorgan Welch Inflammatory Breast Cancer Clinic and Research Program, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Xiaoping WangDepartment of Breast Medical Oncology, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Yun GongMorgan Welch Inflammatory Breast Cancer Clinic and Research Program, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Juhee SongDepartment of Biostatistics, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Savitri KrishnamurthyMorgan Welch Inflammatory Breast Cancer Clinic and Research Program, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Naoto T UenoDepartment of Breast Medical Oncology, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0166-7275
Debu TripathyDepartment of Breast Medical Oncology, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5711-2404
Wendy A WoodwardMorgan Welch Inflammatory Breast Cancer Clinic and Research Program, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Bisrat G DebebDepartment of Breast Medical Oncology, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. bgdebeb@mdanderson.org.ORCID 0000-0002-8227-2266
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Scott Kopetz · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a clinically distinct and highly aggressive form of breast cancer with rapid onset and a strong propensity to metastasize. The molecular mechanisms underlying the aggressiveness and metastatic propensity of IBC are largely unknown. Herein, we report that decorin (DCN), a small leucine-rich extracellular matrix proteoglycan, is downregulated in tumors from patients with IBC. Overexpression of DCN in IBC cells markedly decreased migration, invasion, and cancer stem cells in vitro and inhibited tumor growth and metastasis in IBC xenograft mouse models. Mechanistically, DCN functioned as a suppressor of invasion and tumor growth in IBC by destabilizing E-cadherin and inhibiting EGFR/ERK signaling. DCN physically binds E-cadherin in IBC cells and accelerates its degradation through an autophagy-linked lysosomal pathway. We established that DCN inhibits tumorigenesis and metastasis in IBC cells by negatively regulating the E-cadherin/EGFR/ERK axis. Our findings offer a potential therapeutic strategy for IBC, and provide a novel mechanism for IBC pathobiology.

Indexed as

AutophagyCadherinsCarcinogenesisCell Line, TumorDecorinErbB ReceptorsHumansInflammatory Breast NeoplasmsNeoplasm MetastasisXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysCadherinsDCN protein, humanDecorinEGFR protein, humanErbB Receptors

Identifiers

PMID33452400
PMCPMC7811004
OpenAlexW3123293518

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