Expression of tripartite motif-containing protein 28 in primary breast carcinoma predicts metastasis and is involved in the stemness, chemoresistance, and tumor growth

The prediction of who develops metastasis has been the most difficult aspect in the management of breast cancer patients. The lymph node metastasis has been the most useful predictor of prognosis and patient management. However, a good proportion of patients with lymph node positivity remain disease...

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Main Authors: Surekha Damineni, Sai A Balaji, Abhijith Shettar, Swetha Nayanala, Neeraj Kumar, Banavathy S Kruthika, Kalyanasundaram Subramanian, M Vijayakumar, Geetashree Mukherjee, Vaijayanti Gupta, Paturu Kondaiah
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317695919
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author Surekha Damineni
Sai A Balaji
Abhijith Shettar
Swetha Nayanala
Neeraj Kumar
Banavathy S Kruthika
Kalyanasundaram Subramanian
M Vijayakumar
Geetashree Mukherjee
Vaijayanti Gupta
Paturu Kondaiah
author_facet Surekha Damineni
Sai A Balaji
Abhijith Shettar
Swetha Nayanala
Neeraj Kumar
Banavathy S Kruthika
Kalyanasundaram Subramanian
M Vijayakumar
Geetashree Mukherjee
Vaijayanti Gupta
Paturu Kondaiah
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description The prediction of who develops metastasis has been the most difficult aspect in the management of breast cancer patients. The lymph node metastasis has been the most useful predictor of prognosis and patient management. However, a good proportion of patients with lymph node positivity remain disease free for 5 years or more, while about a third of those who were lymph node negative develop distant metastasis within the same period. This warrants a robust biomarker(s), preferably gene expression based. In order to elucidate gene-based biomarkers for prognosis of breast cancers, gene expression profiling of primary tumors and follow-up for over 5 years has been performed. The analysis revealed a network of genes centered around the tripartite motif-containing protein 28 as an important indicator of disease progression. Short hairpin RNA–mediated knockdown of tripartite motif-containing protein 28 in breast cancer cells revealed a decreased expression of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition markers and increased expression of epithelial markers, decreased migration and invasion, and increased chemosensitivity to doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil, and methotrexate. Furthermore, knockdown of tripartite motif-containing protein 28 resulted in the decrease of stemness as revealed by sphere formation assay as well as decreased expression of CD44 and Bmi1. Moreover, tripartite motif-containing protein 28 knockdown significantly reduced the tumor size and lung metastasis in orthotopic tumor xenograft assay in immunocompromised mice. The tumor size was further reduced when these mice were treated with doxorubicin. These data provide evidence for tripartite motif-containing protein 28 as a biomarker and a potential therapeutic target for breast cancer.
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spelling doaj-art-b881b856fd734c96ac7308b7264b9d2a2025-08-20T02:51:24ZengSAGE PublishingTumor Biology1423-03802017-04-013910.1177/1010428317695919Expression of tripartite motif-containing protein 28 in primary breast carcinoma predicts metastasis and is involved in the stemness, chemoresistance, and tumor growthSurekha Damineni0Sai A Balaji1Abhijith Shettar2Swetha Nayanala3Neeraj Kumar4Banavathy S Kruthika5Kalyanasundaram Subramanian6M Vijayakumar7Geetashree Mukherjee8Vaijayanti Gupta9Paturu Kondaiah10Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, IndiaStrand Life Sciences, Bangalore, IndiaIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore, IndiaStrand Life Sciences, Bangalore, IndiaIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore, IndiaIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore, IndiaStrand Life Sciences, Bangalore, IndiaKidwai Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, IndiaKidwai Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, IndiaStrand Life Sciences, Bangalore, IndiaIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore, IndiaThe prediction of who develops metastasis has been the most difficult aspect in the management of breast cancer patients. The lymph node metastasis has been the most useful predictor of prognosis and patient management. However, a good proportion of patients with lymph node positivity remain disease free for 5 years or more, while about a third of those who were lymph node negative develop distant metastasis within the same period. This warrants a robust biomarker(s), preferably gene expression based. In order to elucidate gene-based biomarkers for prognosis of breast cancers, gene expression profiling of primary tumors and follow-up for over 5 years has been performed. The analysis revealed a network of genes centered around the tripartite motif-containing protein 28 as an important indicator of disease progression. Short hairpin RNA–mediated knockdown of tripartite motif-containing protein 28 in breast cancer cells revealed a decreased expression of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition markers and increased expression of epithelial markers, decreased migration and invasion, and increased chemosensitivity to doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil, and methotrexate. Furthermore, knockdown of tripartite motif-containing protein 28 resulted in the decrease of stemness as revealed by sphere formation assay as well as decreased expression of CD44 and Bmi1. Moreover, tripartite motif-containing protein 28 knockdown significantly reduced the tumor size and lung metastasis in orthotopic tumor xenograft assay in immunocompromised mice. The tumor size was further reduced when these mice were treated with doxorubicin. These data provide evidence for tripartite motif-containing protein 28 as a biomarker and a potential therapeutic target for breast cancer.https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317695919
spellingShingle Surekha Damineni
Sai A Balaji
Abhijith Shettar
Swetha Nayanala
Neeraj Kumar
Banavathy S Kruthika
Kalyanasundaram Subramanian
M Vijayakumar
Geetashree Mukherjee
Vaijayanti Gupta
Paturu Kondaiah
Expression of tripartite motif-containing protein 28 in primary breast carcinoma predicts metastasis and is involved in the stemness, chemoresistance, and tumor growth
Tumor Biology
title Expression of tripartite motif-containing protein 28 in primary breast carcinoma predicts metastasis and is involved in the stemness, chemoresistance, and tumor growth
title_full Expression of tripartite motif-containing protein 28 in primary breast carcinoma predicts metastasis and is involved in the stemness, chemoresistance, and tumor growth
title_fullStr Expression of tripartite motif-containing protein 28 in primary breast carcinoma predicts metastasis and is involved in the stemness, chemoresistance, and tumor growth
title_full_unstemmed Expression of tripartite motif-containing protein 28 in primary breast carcinoma predicts metastasis and is involved in the stemness, chemoresistance, and tumor growth
title_short Expression of tripartite motif-containing protein 28 in primary breast carcinoma predicts metastasis and is involved in the stemness, chemoresistance, and tumor growth
title_sort expression of tripartite motif containing protein 28 in primary breast carcinoma predicts metastasis and is involved in the stemness chemoresistance and tumor growth
url https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428317695919
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