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ArticleScientific reports2021

Deregulation of protein phosphatase 2A inhibitor SET is associated with malignant progression in breast cancer.

Katsunori Tozuka, Pattama Wongsirisin, Shigenori E Nagai, Yasuhito Kobayashi, Miki Kanno, Kazuyuki Kubo, Ken Takai, Kenichi Inoue, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Yoshihito Shimizu and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Katsunori Tozuka *Division of Breast Surgery, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan.
Pattama Wongsirisin *Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan.
Shigenori E NagaiDivision of Breast Oncology, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan.
Yasuhito KobayashiSaitama Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Saitama, Japan.
Miki KannoGraduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan.
Kazuyuki KuboDivision of Breast Surgery, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan.
Ken TakaiDivision of Breast Oncology, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan.
Kenichi InoueDivision of Breast Oncology, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan.
Hiroshi MatsumotoDivision of Breast Surgery, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama, Japan.
Yoshihito ShimizuSaitama Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Saitama, Japan.
Masami SuganumaGraduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan. masami0306@mail.saitama-u.ac.jp.
Saitama Cancer Center · JPSaitama Prefecture · JPSaitama University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To understand the mechanism underlying metastasis, identification of a mechanism-based and common biomarker for circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in heterogenous breast cancer is needed. SET, an endogenous inhibitor of protein phosphatase 2A, was overexpressed in all subtypes of invasive breast carcinoma tissues. Treatment with SET-targeted siRNAs reduced the motility of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells in transwell assay. SET knockdown reduced the number of mammospheres by 60-70% in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells, which was associated with the downregulation of OCT4 and SLUG. Hence, we analysed the presence of SET-expressing CTCs (SET-CTCs) in 24 breast cancer patients. CTCs were enriched using a size-based method and then immunocytochemically analysed using an anti-SET antibody. SET-CTCs were detected in 6/6 (100%) patients with recurrent breast cancer with a median value of 12 (12 cells/3 mL blood), and in 13/18 (72.2%) patients with stage I-III breast cancer with a median value of 2.5, while the median value of healthy controls was 0. Importantly, high numbers of SET-CTCs were correlated with lymph node metastasis in patients with stage I-III disease. Our results indicate that SET contributes to breast cancer progression and can act as a potential biomarker of CTCs for the detection of metastasis.

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Biomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleHumansLymphatic MetastasisMCF-7 CellsNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingProtein Phosphatase 2Biomarkers, TumorEnzyme InhibitorsProtein Phosphatase 2

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PMID34244560
PMCPMC8270961
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