The expression of O-linked glycosyltransferase GALNT7 in breast cancer is dependent on estrogen-, progesterone-, and HER2-receptor status, with prognostic implications

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GALNT7 is a glycosyltransferase enzyme transferring N-acetylgalactosamine to initiate O-linked glycosylation in the Golgi apparatus. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women globally. Estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2; ERBB2) are important biomarkers in the prognosis and molecular subtyping of breast cancer. Here, we showed that ER-positive, PR-positive or HER2-positive breast tumors have higher expression of GALNT7 compared to ER-negative, PR-negative or HER2-negative breast tumors, respectively. We found that CpG-aggregated methylation of GALNT7 gene is decreased, and in parallel, its transcript levels are increased in breast cancer compared to healthy breast tissue. We observed that the difference in the expression of GALNT7 between negative and positive status of the receptors is the highest for HER2, followed by ER and PR, pointing that HER2 might be relatively more influential than ER and PR on the expression of GALNT7 in breast cancer. We reported that basal-like breast tumors have decreased expression of GALNT7 compared to non-basal-like tumors, and that high GALNT7 expression is associated with favorable relapse-free and distant metastasis-free survival in HER2 status-dependent manner in breast cancer patients. Moreover, we showed that GALNT7 expression in breast cancer is cell type- (epithelial vs stromal cells), tumor grade- and ethnicity-dependent. Combined, we propose that GALNT7 might contribute to different clinical outcomes depending on the receptor status in breast cancer, and that a better understanding of GALNT7 and its function in the context of breast cancer is needed.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:40

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Glycoconjugate journal - 40(2023), 6 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 631-644

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Berkel, Caglar [VerfasserIn]
Cacan, Ercan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

4G7DS2Q64Y
Biomarkers, Tumor
Breast cancer
EC 2.4.-
EC 2.4.1.41
EC 2.7.10.1
ERBB2
ERBB2 protein, human
Estrogen receptor
Estrogens
GALNT7
GALNT7 protein, human
Glycosyltransferases
HER2
Journal Article
Progesterone
Progesterone receptor
Receptor, ErbB-2
Receptor status
Receptors, Estrogen
Receptors, Progesterone
Triple-negative breast cancer

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Date Completed 17.01.2024

Date Revised 17.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10719-023-10137-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364395966