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Protein disulfide isomerase A1‑associated pathways in the development of stratified breast cancer therapies

  • Authors:
    • Emyr Yosef Bakker
    • Masayuki Fujii
    • Marija Krstic‑Demonacos
    • Constantinos Demonacos
    • Rashed Alhammad
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  • Published online on: January 10, 2022     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2022.5306
  • Article Number: 16
  • Copyright: © Bakker et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The oxidoreductase protein disulfide isomerase A1 (PDIA1) functions as a cofactor for many transcription factors including estrogen receptor α (ERα), nuclear factor (NF)‑κB, nuclear factor erythroid 2‑like 2 (NRF2) and regulates the protein stability of the tumor suppressor p53. Taking this into account we hypothesized that PDIA1, by differentially modulating the gene expression of a diverse subset of genes in the ERα‑positive vs. the ERα‑negative breast cancer cells, might modify dissimilar pathways in the two types of breast cancer. This hypothesis was investigated using RNA‑seq data from PDIA1‑silenced MCF‑7 (ERα‑positive) and MDA‑MB‑231 (ERα‑negative) breast cancer cells treated with either interferon γ (IFN‑γ) or etoposide (ETO), and the obtained data were further analyzed using a variety of bioinformatic tools alongside clinical relevance assessment via Kaplan‑Meier patient survival curves. The results highlighted the dual role of PDIA1 in suppressing carcinogenesis in the ERα(+) breast cancer patients by negatively regulating the response to reactive oxygen species (ROS) and promoting carcinogenesis by inducing cell cycle progression. In the ERα(‑) breast cancer patients, PDIA1 prevented tumor development by modulating NF‑κΒ and p53 activity and cell migration and induced breast cancer progression through control of cytokine signaling and the immune response. The findings reported in this study shed light on the differential pathways regulating carcinogenesis in ERα(+) and ERα(‑) breast cancer patients and could help identify therapeutic targets selectively effective in ERα(+) vs. ERα(‑) patients.
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Bakker EY, Fujii M, Krstic‑Demonacos M, Demonacos C and Alhammad R: Protein disulfide isomerase A1‑associated pathways in the development of stratified breast cancer therapies. Int J Oncol 60: 16, 2022
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Bakker, E.Y., Fujii, M., Krstic‑Demonacos, M., Demonacos, C., & Alhammad, R. (2022). Protein disulfide isomerase A1‑associated pathways in the development of stratified breast cancer therapies. International Journal of Oncology, 60, 16. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2022.5306
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Bakker, E. Y., Fujii, M., Krstic‑Demonacos, M., Demonacos, C., Alhammad, R."Protein disulfide isomerase A1‑associated pathways in the development of stratified breast cancer therapies". International Journal of Oncology 60.2 (2022): 16.
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Bakker, E. Y., Fujii, M., Krstic‑Demonacos, M., Demonacos, C., Alhammad, R."Protein disulfide isomerase A1‑associated pathways in the development of stratified breast cancer therapies". International Journal of Oncology 60, no. 2 (2022): 16. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2022.5306