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ArticleBioscience reports2021

Network-based approach to identify prognosis-related genes in tamoxifen-treated patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.

Yanyan Wang, Xiaonan Gong, Yujie Zhang

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Article in Bioscience reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Yanyan WangDepartment of Breast Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 310009, China.
Xiaonan GongDepartment of Breast Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 310009, China.
Yujie ZhangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 310009, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8164-6425
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tamoxifen is an estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist that is most commonly used for the treatment of ER-positive breast cancer. However, tamoxifen resistance remains a major cause of cancer recurrence and progression. Here, we aimed to identify hub genes implicated in the progression and prognosis of ER-positive breast cancer following tamoxifen treatment. Microarray data (GSE9893) for 155 tamoxifen-treated primary ER-positive breast cancer samples were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. In total, 1706 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), including 859 up-regulated and 847 down-regulated genes, were identified between relapse and relapse-free samples. Weighted correlation network analysis clustered genes into 13 modules, among which the tan and blue modules were the most significantly related to prognosis. From these two modules, we further identified and validated two prognosis-related hub genes (G-rich RNA sequence binding factor 1 (GRSF1) and microtubule-associated protein τ (MAPT)) via survival analysis based on several publicly available datasets. High expression of GRSF1 predicted poor prognosis, whereas MAPT indicated favorable outcomes in ER-positive breast cancer. Using breast cancer cell lines and tissue samples, we confirmed that GRSF1 was significantly up-regulated and MAPT was down-regulated in the tamoxifen-resistant group compared with the tamoxifen-sensitive group. The prognostic value of GRSF1 and MAPT was also verified in 48 tamoxifen-treated ER-positive breast cancer patients in our hospital. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) suggested that GRSF1 was potentially involved in RNA degradation and cell cycle pathways, while MAPT was strongly linked to immune-related signaling pathways. Taken together, our findings established novel prognostic biomarkers to predict tamoxifen sensitivity, which may facilitate individualized management of breast cancer.

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Gene Regulatory NetworksBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorDatabases, GeneticDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEstrogen AntagonistsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansPoly(A)-Binding ProteinsReceptors, EstrogenSignal TransductionTamoxifentau ProteinsBiomarkers, TumorEstrogen AntagonistsGRSF1 protein, humanMAPT protein, humanPoly(A)-Binding ProteinsReceptors, EstrogenTamoxifentau Proteinsbiomarkerestrogen receptor-positive breast cancertamoxifenweighted gene co-expression network analysis

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PMID34406386
PMCPMC8485391
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