Exosome-Transmitted tRF-16-K8J7K1B Promotes Tamoxifen Resistance by Reducing Drug-Induced Cell Apoptosis in Breast Cancer

Tamoxifen resistance remains a challenge in hormone receptor-positive (HR+) breast cancer. Recent evidence suggests that transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA)-derived fragments play pivotal roles in the occurrence and development of various tumors. However, the relationship between tRNA-derived fragments and tamoxifen resistance remains unclear. In this study, we found that the expression of tRF-16-K8J7K1B was upregulated in tamoxifen-resistant cells in comparison with tamoxifen-sensitive cells. Higher levels of tRF-16-K8J7K1B were associated with shorter disease-free survival in HR+ breast cancer. Overexpression of tRF-16-K8J7K1B promotes tamoxifen resistance. Moreover, extracellular tRF-16-K8J7K1B could be packaged into exosomes and could disseminate tamoxifen resistance to recipient cells. Mechanistically, exosomal tRF-16-K8J7K1B downregulates the expression of apoptosis-related proteins, such as caspase 3 and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase, by targeting tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand in receptor cells, thereby reducing drug-induced cell apoptosis. Therapeutically, the inhibition of exosomal tRF-16-K8J7K1B increases the sensitivity of breast cancer cells to tamoxifen in vivo. These data demonstrate that exosomal tRF-16-K8J7K1B may be a novel therapeutic target to overcome tamoxifen resistance in HR+ breast cancer..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Cancers - 15(2023), 3, p 899

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chunxiao Sun [VerfasserIn]
Xiang Huang [VerfasserIn]
Jun Li [VerfasserIn]
Ziyi Fu [VerfasserIn]
Yijia Hua [VerfasserIn]
Tianyu Zeng [VerfasserIn]
Yaozhou He [VerfasserIn]
Ningjun Duan [VerfasserIn]
Fan Yang [VerfasserIn]
Yan Liang [VerfasserIn]
Hao Wu [VerfasserIn]
Wei Li [VerfasserIn]
Yuchen Zhang [VerfasserIn]
Yongmei Yin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Breast cancer
Exosomes
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
TRNA-derived fragments
Tamoxifen resistance

doi:

10.3390/cancers15030899

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DOAJ08067318X