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Analysis of the Transcriptome: Regulation of Cancer Stemness in Breast Ductal Carcinoma In Situ by Vitamin D Compounds
Shan N, Minden A, Furmanski P, Bak M, Cai L, Wernyj R, Sargsyan D, Cheng D, Wu R, Kuo H, Li S, Fang M, Maehr H, Kong A, Suh N. Analysis of the Transcriptome: Regulation of Cancer Stemness in Breast Ductal Carcinoma In Situ by Vitamin D Compounds. Cancer Prevention Research 2020, 13: 673-686. PMID: 32467291, PMCID: PMC7415686, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-19-0566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDatasets as TopicDisease ProgressionDNA MethylationDown-RegulationEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplastic Stem CellsRNA-SeqSignal TransductionUp-RegulationVitamin DConceptsCancer stem-like cellsStem-like cellsInvasive ductal carcinomaVitamin D compoundsNext-generation RNA sequencingCancer stem cell-like populationsGlobal transcriptomic analysisStem cell-like populationIngenuity Pathway AnalysisDuctal carcinomaCell-like populationD compoundsTranscriptomic analysisVitamin DGene methylation statusRNA sequencingEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionGlobal profilingPathway genesBreast cancer stem-like cellsCanonical pathwaysNegative regulatorUpstream regulatorPathway analysisNew breast cancer diagnoses
2018
Tocopherols inhibit estrogen-induced cancer stemness and OCT4 signaling in breast cancer
Bak M, Furmanski P, Shan N, Lee H, Bao C, Lin Y, Shih W, Yang C, Suh N. Tocopherols inhibit estrogen-induced cancer stemness and OCT4 signaling in breast cancer. Carcinogenesis 2018, 39: 1045-1055. PMID: 29846560, PMCID: PMC6067126, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgy071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer stem cellsBreast cancer developmentCancer stem cellsBreast cancerCancer stemnessTrefoil factorEffect of tocopherolCancer developmentSize of tumorspheresBreast cancer stemnessCell invasionStem cell-like propertiesPutative breast cancer stem cellsCell-like propertiesStem cellsStem cell markersAldehyde dehydrogenase activityMammary progenitor cellsEstrogen effectsProgesterone receptorTranscription factor 4Sex-determining region Y-boxInvasion markersRegion Y-boxTissue inhibitor