The transcriptional modulator BCL6 as a molecular target for breast cancer therapy.
Oncogene
; 34(9): 1073-82, 2015 Feb 26.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24662818
ABSTRACT
Inappropriate expression or activation of transcription factors can drive patterns of gene expression, leading to the malignant behavior of breast cancer cells. We have found that the transcriptional repressor BCL6 is highly expressed in breast cancer cell lines, and its locus is amplified in about half of primary breast cancers. To understand how BCL6 regulates gene expression in breast cancer cells, we used chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by deep sequencing to identify the BCL6 binding sites on a genomic scale. This revealed that BCL6 regulates a unique cohort of genes in breast cancer cell lines compared with B-cell lymphomas. Furthermore, BCL6 expression promotes the survival of breast cancer cells, and targeting BCL6 with a peptidomimetic inhibitor leads to apoptosis of these cells. Finally, combining a BCL6 inhibitor and a signal transducer and activator of transcription3 inhibitor provided enhanced cell killing in triple-negative breast cancer cell lines, suggesting that combination therapy may be particularly useful. Thus, targeting BCL6 alone or in conjunction with other signaling pathways may be a useful therapeutic strategy for treating breast cancer.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Gene Amplification
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DNA-Binding Proteins
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Peptidomimetics
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Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Oncogene
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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NEOPLASIAS
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos