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A gene on the HER2 amplicon, C35, is an oncogene in breast cancer whose actions are prevented by inhibition of Syk

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Date
27/07/2010
Author
Katz, E.
Dubois-Marshall, S.
Sims, A. H.
Faratian, D.
Li, J.
Smith, E. S.
Quinn, J. A.
Edward, M.
Meehan, R. R.
Evans, E. E.
Langdon, S. P.
Harrison, David James
Keywords
Breast cancer
C35
HER2
Epithelial to mesenchymal transition
ITAM
Syk kinase
RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
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BACKGROUND: C35 is a 12 kDa membrane-anchored protein endogenously over-expressed in many invasive breast cancers. C35 (C17orf37) is located on the HER2 amplicon, between HER2 and GRB7. The function of over-expressed C35 in invasive breast cancer is unknown. METHODS: Tissue microarrays containing 122 primary human breast cancer specimens were used to examine the association of C35 with HER2 expression. Cell lines over-expressing C35 were generated and tested for evidence of cell transformation in vitro. RESULTS: In primary breast cancers high levels of C35 mRNA expression were associated with HER2 gene amplification. High levels of C35 protein expression were associated with hallmarks of transformation, such as, colony growth in soft agar, invasion into collagen matrix and formation of large acinar structures in three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures. The transformed phenotype was also associated with characteristics of epithelial to mesenchymal transition, such as adoption of spindle cell morphology and down-regulation of epithelial markers, such as E-cadherin and keratin-8. Furthermore, C35-induced transformation in 3D cell cultures was dependent on Syk kinase, a downstream mediator of signalling from the immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif, which is present in C35. CONCLUSION: C35 functions as an oncogene in breast cancer cell lines. Drug targeting of C35 or Syk kinase might be helpful in treating a subset of patients with HER2-amplified breast cancers. British Journal of Cancer (2010) 103, 401-410. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6605763 www.bjcancer.com Published online 13 July 2010 (C) 2010 Cancer Research UK
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Katz , E , Dubois-Marshall , S , Sims , A H , Faratian , D , Li , J , Smith , E S , Quinn , J A , Edward , M , Meehan , R R , Evans , E E , Langdon , S P & Harrison , D J 2010 , ' A gene on the HER2 amplicon, C35, is an oncogene in breast cancer whose actions are prevented by inhibition of Syk ' , British Journal of Cancer , vol. 103 , no. 3 , pp. 401-410 . https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605763
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British Journal of Cancer
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6605763
ISSN
0007-0920
Type
Journal article
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(c) 2010 Cancer Research UK. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/4069

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