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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2022

TCOF1 upregulation in triple-negative breast cancer promotes stemness and tumour growth and correlates with poor prognosis.

Jianyang Hu, Yuni Lai, Hao Huang, Saravanan Ramakrishnan, Yilin Pan, Victor W S Ma, Wah Cheuk, Grace Y K So, Qingling He, C Geoffrey Lau and 5 more

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jianyang HuTung Biomedical Sciences Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Yuni LaiTung Biomedical Sciences Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Hao HuangTung Biomedical Sciences Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Saravanan RamakrishnanTung Biomedical Sciences Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Yilin PanTung Biomedical Sciences Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Victor W S MaDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Wah CheukDepartment of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Grace Y K SoDepartment of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Qingling HeTung Biomedical Sciences Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
C Geoffrey LauDepartment of Neuroscience, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Liang ZhangTung Biomedical Sciences Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
William C S ChoDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4174-4586
Kui Ming ChanTung Biomedical Sciences Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Xin WangTung Biomedical Sciences Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5122-2418
Y Rebecca ChinTung Biomedical Sciences Centre, Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. rebecca.chin@cityu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8976-3466
City University of Hong Kong · HKQueen Elizabeth Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTriple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer with poor prognosis. By performing multiomic profiling, we recently uncovered super-enhancer heterogeneity between breast cancer subtypes. Our data also revealed TCOF1 as a putative TNBC-specific super-enhancer-regulated gene. TCOF1 plays a critical role in craniofacial development but its function in cancer remains unclear.

methodsOverall survival and multivariant Cox regression analyses were conducted using the METABRIC data set. The effect of TCOF1 knockout on TNBC growth and stemness was evaluated by in vitro and in vivo assays. RNA-seq and rescue experiments were performed to explore the underlying mechanisms.

resultsTCOF1 is frequently upregulated in TNBC and its elevated expression correlates with shorter overall survival. TCOF1 depletion significantly inhibits the growth and stemness of basal-like TNBC, but not of mesenchymal-like cells, highlighting the distinct molecular dependency in different TNBC subgroups. RNA-seq uncovers several stem cell molecules regulated by TCOF1. We further demonstrate that KIT is a downstream effector of TCOF1 in mediating TNBC stemness. TCOF1 expression in TNBC is regulated by the predicted super-enhancer.

conclusionsTCOF1 depletion potently attenuates the growth and stemness of basal-like TNBC. Expression of TCOF1 may serve as a TNBC prognostic marker and a therapeutic target.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticHumansMiceMice, NudeNeoplastic Stem CellsNuclear ProteinsPhosphoproteinsPrognosisSurvival RateTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsUp-RegulationNuclear ProteinsPhosphoproteinsTCOF1 protein, human

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PMID34718356
PMCPMC8727631
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