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ArticleScientific reports2025

BNIP3 is a key driver of breast cancer progression and a novel glycolysis-regulating biomarker.

Lichen Cao, Minjing Yu, Guipu Zhang, Lingyu Xu, Jie Shi, Haiyan Gao

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors.

Lichen CaoChangzhou Cancer Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213032, China.
Minjing YuChangzhou Cancer Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213032, China.
Guipu ZhangChangzhou Cancer Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213032, China.
Lingyu XuChangzhou Cancer Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213032, China.
Jie ShiChangzhou Cancer Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213032, China.
Haiyan GaoChangzhou Cancer Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213032, China. ghy13800317@163.com.

Funding

Changzhou Medical Center of the Nanjing Medical University Scientific Research Program CZKYCMCB202335
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer (BC) represents a leading cause of cancer-related mortality among women, with glycolysis and immunomodulation playing pivotal roles in its progression. This study, by integrating bioinformatics analyses and in vitro and in vivo experiments, elucidates the mechanism of action of the mitochondrial protein BNIP3 in BC. The results demonstrate that BNIP3 is aberrantly overexpressed in BC tissues and cell lines, and is significantly associated with poor prognosis. Silencing BNIP3 can suppress glycolysis in vitro and in vivo (by reducing lactate production and glucose uptake) and inhibit tumor growth. Immune infiltration analysis reveals that high BNIP3 expression induces an immunosuppressive microenvironment, characterized by a reduction in CD8

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsGlycolysisMembrane ProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsAnimalsCell Line, TumorDisease ProgressionFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMicePrognosisTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, TumorBNIP3 protein, humanMembrane ProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsBNIP3Breast cancerGlycolysisImmunosuppressivePrognostic biomarker

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PMID41372305
PMCPMC12695943

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