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Oncogenic signaling in amphiregulin and EGFR-expressing PTEN-null human breast cancer.

Abstract
A subset of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is characterized by overexpression of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and loss of PTEN, and patients with these determinants have a poor prognosis. We used cell line models of EGFR-positive/PTEN null TNBC to elucidate the signaling networks that drive the malignant features of these cells and cause resistance to EGFR inhibitors. In these cells, amphiregulin (AREG)-mediated activation of EGFR results in up-regulation of fibronectin (FN1), which is known to be a mediator of invasive capacity via interaction with integrin β1. EGFR activity in this PTEN null background also results in Wnt/beta-catenin signaling and activation of NF-κB. In addition, AKT is constitutively phosphorylated in these cells and is resistant to gefitinib. Expression profiling demonstrated that AREG-activated EGFR regulates gene expression differently than EGF-activated EGFR, and functional analysis via genome-scale shRNA screening identified a set of genes, including PLK1 and BIRC5, that are essential for survival of SUM-149 cells, but are uncoupled from EGFR signaling. Thus, our results demonstrate that in cells with constitutive EGFR activation and PTEN loss, critical survival genes are uncoupled from regulation by EGFR, which likely mediates resistance to EGFR inhibitors.
AuthorsChristiana S Kappler, Stephen T Guest, Jonathan C Irish, Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer, Zachary Kratche, Robert C Wilson, Stephen P Ethier
JournalMolecular oncology (Mol Oncol) Vol. 9 Issue 2 Pg. 527-43 (Feb 2015) ISSN: 1878-0261 [Electronic] United States
PMID25454348 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
CopyrightCopyright © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • AREG protein, human
  • Amphiregulin
  • EGF Family of Proteins
  • EGFR protein, human
  • ErbB Receptors
  • PTEN Phosphohydrolase
  • PTEN protein, human
Topics
  • Amphiregulin
  • Breast Neoplasms (genetics, metabolism, pathology)
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • EGF Family of Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
  • ErbB Receptors (genetics, metabolism)
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Humans
  • PTEN Phosphohydrolase
  • Wnt Signaling Pathway

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