Abstract:
:Advances in genotyping technology have provided us with a large number of genetic loci associated with cancer susceptibility; however, our ability to understand the functional effects of the genetic variants of these loci remains limited. In the previous issue, Smits and colleagues demonstrate the use of congenic rat strains to discover that the Mcs5a breast cancer susceptibility locus is most likely acting through the immune system, via novel transcriptional regulatory mechanisms. This challenges our conventional thinking of cancer susceptibility and gene regulation pathways, and illustrates the potential for rodent models to help us functionally characterize polymorphisms of cancer-associated loci.
journal_name
Breast Cancer Resjournal_title
Breast cancer research : BCRauthors
Blackburn ACdoi
10.1186/bcr2939subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-10-12 00:00:00pages
112issue
5eissn
1465-5411issn
1465-542Xpii
bcr2939journal_volume
13pub_type
评论,社论abstract:BACKGROUND:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression and influence cancer. Primary transcripts of miRNAs (pri-miRNAs) are poorly annotated and little is known about the role of germline variation in miRNA genes and breast cancer (BC). We sought to identify germline miRNA variants associated with BC risk and tumor sub...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13058-018-0964-4
更新日期:2018-06-05 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Vitamin D has been suggested to prevent and improve the prognosis of several cancers, including breast cancer. We have previously shown a U-shaped association between pre-diagnostic serum levels of vitamin D and risk of breast cancer-related death, with poor survival in patients with the lowest and the highe...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13058-019-1169-1
更新日期:2019-07-29 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-activated signalling has a critical role in the evolution of aggressive tumourigenesis and is therefore a prime target for anticancer therapy. Previously we have shown that the beta galactoside binding protein (betaGBP) cytokine, an antiproliferative molecule, induces funct...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/bcr2217
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:It has been suggested that individuals with reduced DNA repair capacities might have increased susceptibility to environmentally induced cancer. In this study, we evaluated if polymorphisms in DNA repair genes XRCC1 (Arg280His, Arg399Gln) and XPD (Lys751Gln) modify individual breast cancer risk, with empha...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/bcr1333
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Despite the progress achieved in breast cancer screening and therapeutic innovations, the basal-like subtype of breast cancer (BLBC) still represents a particular clinical challenge. In order to make an impact on survival in this type of aggressive breast cancer, new targeted therapeutic agents are urgently needed. Ab...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/bcr3401
更新日期:2013-03-28 00:00:00
abstract::Certain laminins of vascular basement membranes have been identified in human breast tumors and brain gliomas that share the same beta1 chain. These laminins are new carcinoma angiogenic markers and might represent potential targets for antiangiogenic therapy. ...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章
doi:10.1186/bcr1270
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is a tumor suppressor, the function of which is compromised in many types of human cancer, including breast cancer. The tumor suppressive effects of TGF-beta are caused by potent inhibition of cell proliferation due to cell cycle arrest in the G1 phase. Such antiproliferative...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/bcr42
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Although aberrant tyrosine kinase signalling characterises particular breast cancer subtypes, a global analysis of tyrosine phosphorylation in mouse models of breast cancer has not been undertaken to date. This may identify conserved oncogenic pathways and potential therapeutic targets. METHODS:We applied...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13058-014-0437-3
更新日期:2014-09-09 00:00:00
abstract::Turnover of several regulatory proteins results from targeted destruction via ubiquitination and subsequent degradation through the proteosome. The timely and irreversible degradation of critical regulators is essential for normal cellular function. The precise biochemical mechanisms that are involved in protein turno...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/bcr542
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Tamoxifen, a selective estrogen receptor (ER) modulator, may affect cancer cell survival through mechanisms other than ER antagonism. In the present study, we tested the efficacy of tamoxifen in a panel of ER-negative breast cancer cell lines and examined the drug mechanism. METHODS:In total, five ER-nega...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13058-014-0431-9
更新日期:2014-09-17 00:00:00
abstract::Two articles previously published in Breast Cancer Research illustrate the high rates of breast cancer in Marin County, a wealthy, urban county immediately northwest of the city of San Francisco. I herein comment on these articles, and on the political/psychological/scientific dilemma presented by regions with high ca...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/bcr633
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Mammographic density has been established as a strong risk factor for breast cancer, primarily using digitized film mammograms. Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) is replacing film mammography, has different properties than film, and provides both raw and processed clinical display representation images...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/bcr3372
更新日期:2013-01-04 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Natural herbal compounds with novel actions different from existing breast cancer (BCa) treatment modalities are attractive for improving therapeutic efficacy and safety. We have recently shown that penta-1,2,3,4,6-O-galloyl-β-D-glucose (PGG) induced S-phase arrest in prostate cancer (PCa) cells through in...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/bcr2634
更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Despite advances in early detection and adjuvant targeted therapies, breast cancer is still the second most common cause of cancer mortality among women. Tumor recurrence is one of the major contributors to breast cancer mortality. However, the mechanisms underlying this process are not completely understo...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13058-015-0649-1
更新日期:2015-11-18 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Breast cancer is a worldwide health problem and the leading cause of cancer death among females. We previously identified Jumonji domain containing 2A (JMJD2A) as a critical mediator of breast cancer proliferation, migration and invasion. We now report that JMJD2A could promote breast cancer progression th...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/bcr3667
更新日期:2014-05-30 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Individuals carrying pathogenic mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have a high lifetime risk of breast cancer. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are involved in DNA double-strand break repair, DNA alterations that can be caused by exposure to reactive oxygen species, a main source of which are mitochondria. Mitochondria...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13058-015-0567-2
更新日期:2015-04-25 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The HER (human EGFR related) family of receptor tyrosine kinases (HER1/EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor)/c-erbB1, HER2/c-erbB2, HER3/c-erbB3 and HER4/c-erbB4) shares a high degree of structural and functional homology. It constitutes a complex network, coupling various extracellular ligands to intrac...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/bcr1843
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Aberrant expression of the embryonic stem cell marker Sox2 has been reported in breast cancer (BC). We previously identified two phenotypically distinct BC cell subsets separated based on their differential response to a Sox2 transcription activity reporter, namely the reporter-unresponsive (RU) and the mo...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13058-014-0470-2
更新日期:2014-11-08 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Most BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers have inherited a single (heterozygous) mutation. Transheterozygotes (TH) who have inherited deleterious mutations in both BRCA1 and BRCA2 are rare, and the consequences of transheterozygosity are poorly understood. METHODS:From 32,295 female BRCA1/2 mutation carriers, w...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1186/s13058-016-0768-3
更新日期:2016-11-11 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The therascreen PIK3CA mutation assay and the alpha-specific PI3K inhibitor alpelisib are FDA-approved for identifying and treating patients with advanced PIK3CA-mutated (PIK3CAmut) breast cancer (BC). However, it is currently unknown to what extend this assay detects most PIK3CA mutations in BC. This informati...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13058-020-01284-9
更新日期:2020-05-13 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Recent studies have demonstrated that members of the GATA-binding protein (GATA) family (GATA4 and GATA5) might have pivotal roles in the transcriptional upregulation of mucin genes (MUC2, MUC3 and MUC4) in gastrointestinal epithelium. The zinc-finger GATA3 transcription factor has been reported to be invo...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/bcr1617
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The key to optimising our approach in early breast cancer is to individualise care. Each patient has a tumour with innate features that dictate their chance of relapse and their responsiveness to treatment. Often patients with similar clinical and pathological tumours will have markedly different outcomes and response...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/bcr2238
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although the stroma in which carcinomas arise has been previously regarded as a bystander to the clonal expansion and acquisition of malignant characteristics of tumor cells, it is now generally acknowledged that stromal changes are required for the establishment of cancer. In the present article, we discuss three rec...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/bcr972
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The adaptor protein NHERF1/EBP50 (Na/H exchanger regulatory factor 1/ezrin-radixin-moesin-binding phosphoprotein 50) emerged recently as an important player in breast cancer progression. Consisting of two tandem PDZ domains linked to a carboxyl-terminal ezrin-binding region, NHERF1 assembles macromolecular complexes a...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 评论,社论
doi:10.1186/bcr1992
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Full-term pregnancy (FTP) at an early age confers long-term protection against breast cancer. Previously, we reported that a FTP imprints a specific gene expression profile in the breast of postmenopausal women. Herein, we evaluated gene expression changes induced by parity in the breast of premenopausal wom...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13058-019-1128-x
更新日期:2019-03-28 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Metastasis of breast cancer is the main cause of death in patients. Previous genome-wide studies have identified gene-expression patterns correlated with cancer patient outcome. However, these were derived mostly from whole tissue without respect to cell heterogeneity. In reality, only a small subpopulatio...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/bcr3344
更新日期:2012-10-31 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The underlying biological mechanisms through which epidemiologically defined breast cancer risk factors contribute to disease risk remain poorly understood. Identification of the molecular changes associated with cancer risk factors in normal tissues may aid in determining the earliest events of carcinogenes...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13058-017-0873-y
更新日期:2017-07-10 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Women with breast cancer who have multiple affected relatives are more likely to have inherited genetic risk factors for the disease. All the currently known genetic risk factors for breast cancer account for less than half of the average familial risk. Furthermore, the genetic factor(s) underlying an increa...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/s13058-017-0825-6
更新日期:2017-03-16 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The tumour-suppressive effects of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) are well documented; however, the mechanistic basis of these effects is not fully understood. Previously, we showed that a non-canonical member of the Wingless-related protein family, Wnt5a, is required for TGF-beta-mediated effec...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1186/bcr2244
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The potential for a reduction in dietary fat or for an increase in dietary fiber to reduce breast cancer risk has been debated for some years. It is argued here that available research data, even though extensive, leave open hypotheses ranging from little or no potential to major public health potential for breast can...
journal_title:Breast cancer research : BCR
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1186/bcr68
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00