Leptin Signaling Affects Survival and Chemoresistance of Estrogen Receptor Negative Breast Cancer

Estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer (BCER-) is mainly treated with chemotherapeutics. Leptin signaling can influence BCER- progression, but its effects on patient survival and chemoresistance are not well understood. We hypothesize that leptin signaling decreases the survival of BCER- patients by, in part, inducing the expression of chemoresistance-related genes. The correlation of expression of leptin receptor (OBR), leptin-targeted genes (CDK8, NANOG, and RBP-Jk), and breast cancer (BC) patient survival was determined from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) mRNA data. Leptin-induced expression of proliferation and chemoresistance-related molecules was investigated in triple-negative BC (TNBC) cells that respond differently to chemotherapeutics. Leptin-induced gene expression in TNBC was analyzed by RNA-Seq. The specificity of leptin effects was assessed using OBR inhibitors (shRNA and peptides). The results show that OBR and leptin-targeted gene expression are associated with lower survival of BCER- patients. Importantly, the co-expression of these genes was also associated with chemotherapy failure. Leptin signaling increased the expression of tumorigenesis and chemoresistance-related genes (ABCB1, WNT4, ADHFE1, TBC1D3, LL22NC03, RDH5, and ITGB3) and impaired chemotherapeutic effects in TNBC cells. OBR inhibition re-sensitized TNBC to chemotherapeutics. In conclusion, the co-expression of OBR and leptin-targeted genes may be used as a predictor of survival and drug resistance of BCER- patients. Targeting OBR signaling could improve chemotherapeutic efficacy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

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International journal of molecular sciences - 21(2020), 11 vom: 27. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lipsey, Crystal C [VerfasserIn]
Harbuzariu, Adriana [VerfasserIn]
Robey, Robert W [VerfasserIn]
Huff, Lyn M [VerfasserIn]
Gottesman, Michael M [VerfasserIn]
Gonzalez-Perez, Ruben R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CDK8 protein, human
Chemoresistance
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 8
EC 2.7.11.22
Estrogen receptor negative breast cancer survival
Immunoglobulin J Recombination Signal Sequence-Binding Protein
Journal Article
Leptin
Leptin antagonist
NANOG protein, human
Nanog Homeobox Protein
Obesity-related cancer
Receptors, Estrogen
Receptors, Leptin

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Date Completed 16.02.2021

Date Revised 03.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms21113794

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310516846