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ArticleOncogene2021

RNA binding protein RBMS3 is a common EMT effector that modulates triple-negative breast cancer progression via stabilizing PRRX1 mRNA.

C James Block, Allison V Mitchell, Ling Wu, James Glassbrook, Douglas Craig, Wei Chen, Gregory Dyson, Donald DeGracia, Lisa Polin, Manohar Ratnam and 2 more

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Article in Oncogene, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Role of the RBMS Family in Different Cancers and Research Progress.International journal of medical sciences · 2026
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  20. Expression of RBMS3 in Breast Cancer Progression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

C James BlockBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4100 John R, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Allison V MitchellBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4100 John R, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Ling WuBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4100 John R, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
James GlassbrookBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4100 John R, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Douglas CraigBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4100 John R, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Wei ChenBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4100 John R, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Gregory DysonBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4100 John R, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Donald DeGraciaDepartment of Physiology, Wayne State University school of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Lisa PolinBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4100 John R, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Manohar RatnamBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4100 John R, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Heather GibsonBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4100 John R, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Guojun WuBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4100 John R, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA. wugu@karmanos.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1219-7149
Wayne State University · USBaylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

Tumor Biology and Microenvironment (Program 1)P30CA022453 · NCI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Julie Lynn Boerner · 1985 to 2026
$68.4M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE BIOLOGY OF CANCERT32CA009531 · NCI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Larry H Matherly · 1985 to 2026
$5.3M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA022453NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009531
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been recognized as a driving force for tumor progression in breast cancer. Recently, our group identified the RNA Binding Motif Single Stranded Interacting Protein 3 (RBMS3) to be significantly associated with an EMT transcriptional program in breast cancer. Additional expression profiling demonstrated that RBMS3 was consistently upregulated by multiple EMT transcription factors and correlated with mesenchymal gene expression in breast cancer cell lines. Functionally, RBMS3 was sufficient to induce EMT in two immortalized mammary epithelial cell lines. In triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) models, RBMS3 was necessary for maintaining the mesenchymal phenotype and invasion and migration in vitro. Loss of RBMS3 significantly impaired both tumor progression and spontaneous metastasis in vivo. Using a genome-wide approach to interrogate mRNA stability, we found that ectopic expression of RBMS3 upregulates many genes that are resistant to degradation following transcriptional blockade by actinomycin D (ACTD). Specifically, RBMS3 was shown to interact with the mRNA of EMT transcription factor PRRX1 and promote PRRX1 mRNA stability. PRRX1 is required for RBMS3-mediated EMT and is partially sufficient to rescue the effect of RBMS3 knockdown in TNBC cell lines. Together, this study identifies RBMS3 as a novel and common effector of EMT, which could be a promising therapeutic target for TNBC treatment.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell Line, TumorEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMCF-7 CellsMiceNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm TransplantationRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA StabilityTrans-ActivatorsTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsHomeodomain ProteinsPRRX1 protein, humanRBMS3 protein, humanRNA-Binding ProteinsTrans-Activators

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PMID34608266
PMCPMC9421946
OpenAlexW3204029651

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