Mint3 in bone marrow-derived cells promotes lung metastasis in breast cancer model mice.

Abstract

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women in the world. Although breast cancer is well treatable at the early stage, patients with distant metastases show a poor prognosis. Data from recent studies using transplantation models indicate that Mint3/APBA3 might promote breast cancer malignancy. However, whether Mint3 indeed contributes to tumor development, progression, or metastasis in vivo remains unclear. To address this, here we examined whether Mint3 depletion affects tumor malignancy in MMTV-PyMT breast cancer model mice. In MMTV-PyMT mice, Mint3 depletion did not affect tumor onset and tumor growth, but attenuated lung metastases. Experimental lung metastasis of breast cancer Met-1 cells derived from MMTV-PyMT mice also decreased in Mint3-depleted mice, indicating that host Mint3 expression affected lung metastasis of MMTV-PyMT-derived breast cancer cells. Further bone marrow transplant experiments revealed that Mint3 in bone marrow-derived cells promoted lung metastasis in MMTV-PyMT mice. Thus, targeting Mint3 in bone marrow-derived cells might be a good strategy for preventing metastasis and improving the prognosis of breast cancer patients.

• Authors: Toshiro Hara, Yoshinori Murakami, Motoharu Seiki, Takeharu Sakamoto
• Journal: Biochemical and biophysical research communications (Biochem Biophys Res Commun) Vol. 490 Issue 3 Pg. 688-692 (08 26 2017) ISSN: 1090-2104 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 28634075 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
• Apba3 protein, mouse

Topics

• Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing (analysis, genetics, metabolism)
• Animals
• Bone Marrow Cells (metabolism, pathology)
• Breast (metabolism, pathology)
• Breast Neoplasms (genetics, metabolism, pathology)
• Cell Line, Tumor
• Disease Progression
• Female
• Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
• Lung (metabolism, pathology)
• Lung Neoplasms (genetics, metabolism, pathology, secondary)
• Mammary Neoplasms, Animal (genetics, metabolism, pathology)
• Mice
• Mice, Knockout