CECR2 drives breast cancer metastasis by promoting NF-κB signaling and macrophage-mediated immune suppression
Zhang M, Liu ZZ, Aoshima K, Cai WL, Sun H, Xu T, Zhang Y, An Y, Chen JF, Chan LH, Aoshima A, Lang SM, Tang Z, Che X, Li Y, Rutter SJ, Bossuyt V, Chen X, Morrow JS, Pusztai L, Rimm DL, Yin M, Yan Q. CECR2 drives breast cancer metastasis by promoting NF-κB signaling and macrophage-mediated immune suppression. Science Translational Medicine 2022, 14: eabf5473. PMID: 35108062, PMCID: PMC9003667, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abf5473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer metastasisReticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog ACancer metastasisImmune suppressionM2 macrophagesWorse metastasis-free survivalMetastatic breast cancerMetastasis-free survivalV-rel avian reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog ACancer-related deathPrimary breast tumorsMultiple mouse modelsNF-κB signalingImmunocompetent settingNuclear factor-κB family membersMetastasis-promoting genesDistant metastasisMetastatic sitesPrimary tumorEffective therapyBreast cancerMetastasis treatmentMouse modelBreast tumorsMetastasisPotent BRD4 inhibitor suppresses cancer cell-macrophage interaction
Yin M, Guo Y, Hu R, Cai WL, Li Y, Pei S, Sun H, Peng C, Li J, Ye R, Yang Q, Wang N, Tao Y, Chen X, Yan Q. Potent BRD4 inhibitor suppresses cancer cell-macrophage interaction. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 1833. PMID: 32286255, PMCID: PMC7156724, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15290-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAnimalsCell CommunicationCell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalDown-RegulationDrug DesignFemaleHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitMacrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorMacrophagesMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeNeoplasmsPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycReceptors, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsTumor growthMajor clinical stagesBET inhibitorsProliferation of tumorsExtraterminal domain (BET) family proteinsTumor cell proliferationClinical stageTumor shrinkageSyngeneic modelPotent BRD4 inhibitorsSmall molecule inhibitorsSolid tumorsBRD4 inhibitionTumor cellsOral bioavailabilityCancer treatmentCell proliferationBRD4 inhibitorsMolecule inhibitorsMultiple mechanismsC-MycTumorsInhibitors