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ArticleBiomedicines2021

GBP5 Repression Suppresses the Metastatic Potential and PD-L1 Expression in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.

Shun-Wen Cheng, Po-Chih Chen, Min-Hsuan Lin, Tzong-Rong Ger, Hui-Wen Chiu, Yuan-Feng Lin

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Article in Biomedicines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Shun-Wen ChengDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan City 32023, Taiwan.
Po-Chih ChenNeurology Department, Shuang-Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-5472-431X
Min-Hsuan LinGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
Tzong-Rong GerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan City 32023, Taiwan.
Hui-Wen ChiuGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-5027-390X
Yuan-Feng LinGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-4456-0766
Chung Yuan Christian University · TWTaipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital · TWTaipei Medical University · TWWan Fang Hospital · TW

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 108-2320-B-038-017-MY3Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 109-2314-B-038-078-MY3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive breast cancer subtype because of its high metastatic potential. Immune evasion due to aberrant expression of programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) has also been reported recently in metastatic TNBC. However, the mechanism underlying metastatic progression and PD-L1 upregulation in TNBC is still largely unknown. Here, we found that guanylate binding protein 5 (GBP5) is expressed in higher levels in TNBC tissues than in non-TNBC and normal mammary tissues and serves as a poorer prognostic marker in breast cancer patients. Transwell cultivation indicated that GBP5 expression is causally related to cellular migration ability in the detected TNBC cell lines. Moreover, the computational simulation of the gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) program against the GBP5 signature generated from its coexpression with other somatic genes in TNBC revealed that GBP5 upregulation may be associated with the activation of interferon gamma (IFN-γ)-responsive and NF-κB-related signaling cascades. In addition, we found that the coexpression of GBP5 with PD-L1 was significantly positive correlation in TNBC tissues. Robustly, our data showed that GBP5 knockdown in TNBC cells harboring a higher GBP5 level dramatically suppresses the number of migrated cells, the activity of IFN-γ/STAT1 and TNF-α/NF-κB signaling axes, and the expression of PD-L1. Importantly, the signature combining a higher GBP5 and PD-L1 level predicted the shortest time interval of brain metastasis in breast cancer patients. These findings not only uncover the oncogenic function of GBP5 but also provide a new strategy to combat metastatic/immunosuppressive TNBC by targeting GBP5 activity.

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GBP5IFN-γmetastasisNF-κBPD-L1triple-negative breast cancer

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PMID33916322
PMCPMC8066311
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