Clinical significance of low expression of CADM3 in breast cancer and preliminary exploration of related mechanisms

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BACKGROUND: Cell adhesion molecule 3 (CADM3), a transmembrane glycoprotein on cell membranes, plays a role in the way of ligand and receptor interaction. However, there are few studies on CADM3 in tumors, and how it works in breast cancer (BC) remains unclear.

METHODS: The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database and clinical samples were used to analyze CADM3 expression and its correlation with clinicopathological factors and prognosis. Its correlation with immune infiltration was analyzed by TCGA. The effects of CADM3 on proliferation and migration were investigated by cell clonal formation, CCK-8, cell scratch and transwell assay. Protein interaction network was prepared and the function prediction of related genes was conducted. The correlation between CADM3 and MAPK pathway was further explored by western blot experiment.

RESULTS: The expression of CADM3 in BC tissues were significantly lower than that in adjacent normal tissues. High level of CADM3 was related to better prognosis of BC patients. CADM3 was an independent prognostic factor for BC. Expression of CADM3 was significantly associated with the status of ER and PR, age and PAM50 subtypes. CADM3 positively related to many immune infiltrating cells. Overexpression of CADM3 can notably reduce cell proliferation and migration. CADM3 was related to MAPK pathway and the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and JNK1 was inhibited in BC cells with high CADM3.

CONCLUSIONS: Our research reveals the clinical significance of CADM3 in BC and indicates the critical roles of CADM3 in immune infiltration and MAPK pathway.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

BMC cancer - 24(2024), 1 vom: 21. März, Seite 367

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ren, Huiyang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhen [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Guolian [VerfasserIn]
Li, Feng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Bo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Breast cancer
CADM3
CADM3 protein, human
Cell Adhesion Molecules
Clinic pathological features
Immunoglobulins
Journal Article
MAPK pathway
Migration
Proliferation

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 25.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12885-024-12114-y

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NLM37004634X