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SREBP‑1 is an independent prognostic marker and promotes invasion and migration in breast cancer

  • Authors:
    • Jisheng Bao
    • Liping Zhu
    • Qi Zhu
    • Jianhua Su
    • Menglan Liu
    • Wei Huang
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  • Published online on: August 10, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4988
  • Pages: 2409-2416
  • Copyright: © Bao et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Re-programming of lipogenic signaling has been previously demonstrated to result in significant alterations in tumor cell pathology. Sterol regulatory element‑binding protein 1 (SREBP‑1) is a known transcription factor of lipogenic genes. Despite the fact that its functions in proliferation and apoptosis have been elucidated in recent studies, its role in tumor cell migration and invasion, particularly in breast cancer, remains unclear. In present study, the messenger RNA and protein expression levels of SREBP‑1 in cancer tissues were observed to be overexpressed compared with those in matched para‑cancerous tissues (P<0.01). SREBP‑1 level was highly positively correlated with tumor differentiation (P<0.001), tumor‑node‑metastasis stage (P=0.044) and lymph node metastasis (P<0.001). High expression of SREBP‑1 predicted poor prognosis in patients with breast cancer. Additionally, multivariate analysis revealed that SREBP‑1 was an independent factor of 5‑year overall and disease‑specific survival in breast cancer patients (P<0.01). In vitro studies revealed that the suppression of SREBP‑1 expression in both MDA‑MB‑231 and MCF7 cells significantly inhibited cell migration and invasion (P<0.01). The present data indicate that SREBP‑1 plays a critical role in breast cancer migration and invasion, and may serve as a prognostic marker of this malignancy.
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Bao J, Zhu L, Zhu Q, Su J, Liu M and Huang W: SREBP‑1 is an independent prognostic marker and promotes invasion and migration in breast cancer. Oncol Lett 12: 2409-2416, 2016
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Bao, J., Zhu, L., Zhu, Q., Su, J., Liu, M., & Huang, W. (2016). SREBP‑1 is an independent prognostic marker and promotes invasion and migration in breast cancer. Oncology Letters, 12, 2409-2416. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4988
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Bao, J., Zhu, L., Zhu, Q., Su, J., Liu, M., Huang, W."SREBP‑1 is an independent prognostic marker and promotes invasion and migration in breast cancer". Oncology Letters 12.4 (2016): 2409-2416.
Chicago
Bao, J., Zhu, L., Zhu, Q., Su, J., Liu, M., Huang, W."SREBP‑1 is an independent prognostic marker and promotes invasion and migration in breast cancer". Oncology Letters 12, no. 4 (2016): 2409-2416. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4988