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ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2022

The Breast Cancer Protooncogenes HER2, BRCA1 and BRCA2 and Their Regulation by the iNOS/NOS2 Axis.

Katie Lin, Stavroula Baritaki, Silvia Vivarelli, Luca Falzone, Aurora Scalisi, Massimo Libra, Benjamin Bonavida

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Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 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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19citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Katie LinJonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Stavroula BaritakiLaboratory of Experimental Oncology, Division of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Silvia VivarelliDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95030 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9363-6523
Luca FalzoneEpidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione G. Pascale", 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7349-6826
Aurora ScalisiItalian League against Cancer, 95030 Catania, Italy.
Massimo LibraDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95030 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7232-7737
Benjamin BonavidaJonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
University of California, Los Angeles · USIstituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale" · ITUniversity of Catania · ITUniversity of Crete · GRUniversity of Messina · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS; NOS2) and derived NO in various cancers was reported to exert pro- and anti-tumorigenic effects depending on the levels of expression and the tumor types. In humans, the breast cancer level of iNOS was reported to be overexpressed, to exhibit pro-tumorigenic activities, and to be of prognostic significance. Likewise, the expression of the oncogenes HER2, BRCA1, and BRCA2 has been associated with malignancy. The interrelationship between the expression of these protooncogenes and oncogenes and the expression of iNOS is not clear. We have hypothesized that there exist cross-talk signaling pathways between the breast cancer protooncogenes, the iNOS axis, and iNOS-mediated NO mutations of these protooncogenes into oncogenes. We review the molecular regulation of the expression of the protooncogenes in breast cancer and their interrelationships with iNOS expression and activities. In addition, we discuss the roles of iNOS, HER2, BRCA1/2, and NO metabolism in the pathophysiology of cancer stem cells. Bioinformatic analyses have been performed and have found suggested molecular alterations responsible for breast cancer aggressiveness. These include the association of BRCA1/2 mutations and HER2 amplifications with the dysregulation of the NOS pathway. We propose that future studies should be undertaken to investigate the regulatory mechanisms underlying the expression of iNOS and various breast cancer oncogenes, with the aim of identifying new therapeutic targets for the treatment of breast cancers that are refractory to current treatments.

Indexed as

BRCA1BRCA2breast cancerHER2iNOS/NOS2nitric oxideTNBC

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PMID35740092
PMCPMC9227079
OpenAlexW4283075669

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