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ReviewApoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death2023

The unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway: the unsung hero in breast cancer management.

Arunita Patra, Arghya Adhikary, Swatilekha Ghosh

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Review in Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Arunita PatraAmity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Major Arterial Road, Action Area II, Rajarhat, Newtown, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700135, India.
Arghya AdhikaryDepartment of Life Science and Biotechnology, Jadavpur University, 188, Raja Subodh Chandra Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700032, India.
Swatilekha GhoshAmity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Major Arterial Road, Action Area II, Rajarhat, Newtown, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700135, India. sghosh8@kol.amity.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor cells always have the need to produce an increased amount of proteins in the cells. This elevated amount of proteins increases the pressure on the organelles of the cell such as the endoplasmic reticulum and compels it to increase its protein folding efficiency. However, it is by a matter of fact, that the amount of proteins synthesized outweighs the protein folding capacity of the ER which in turn switches on the UPR pathway by activating the three major molecular sensors and other signaling cascades, which helps in cell survival instead of instant death. However, if this pathway is active for a prolonged period of time the tumor cells heads toward apoptosis. Again, interestingly this is not the same as in case of non- tumorogenic cells. This exhibit a straight natural pathway for tumor cells-specific destruction which has a great implication in today's world where hormone therapies and chemo-therapies are non-effective for various types of breast cancer, a major type being Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Thus a detailed elucidation of the molecular involvement of the UPR pathway in breast cancer may open new avenues for management and attract novel chemotherapeutic targets providing better hopes to patients worldwide.

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Breast NeoplasmsApoptosisEndoplasmic Reticulum StressFemaleHumansSignal TransductionUnfolded Protein ResponseApoptosisBreast cancerER StressGRP78UPR sensors

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