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Human WDR5 promotes breast cancer growth and metastasis via KMT2-independent translation regulation
Cai WL, Chen JF, Chen H, Wingrove E, Kurley SJ, Chan LH, Zhang M, Arnal-Estape A, Zhao M, Balabaki A, Li W, Yu X, Krop ED, Dou Y, Liu Y, Jin J, Westbrook TF, Nguyen DX, Yan Q. Human WDR5 promotes breast cancer growth and metastasis via KMT2-independent translation regulation. ELife 2022, 11: e78163. PMID: 36043466, PMCID: PMC9584608, DOI: 10.7554/elife.78163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer cellsMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerRibosomal gene expressionCancer cellsKnockdown of WDR5Vivo genetic screenReversible epigenetic mechanismsGenetic screenTranslation regulationTriple-negative breast cancerEpigenetic regulatorsEpigenetic mechanismsBreast cancer growthCancer-related deathTranslation efficiencyWDR5Novel therapeutic strategiesTranslation rateGene expressionCell growthAdvanced diseaseEffective therapyMetastatic capabilityPotent suppressionControl of Alveolar Differentiation by the Lineage Transcription Factors GATA6 and HOPX Inhibits Lung Adenocarcinoma Metastasis
Cheung WK, Zhao M, Liu Z, Stevens LE, Cao PD, Fang JE, Westbrook TF, Nguyen DX. Control of Alveolar Differentiation by the Lineage Transcription Factors GATA6 and HOPX Inhibits Lung Adenocarcinoma Metastasis. Cancer Cell 2013, 23: 725-738. PMID: 23707782, PMCID: PMC3697763, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2013.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factor GATA6Normal cell differentiationAlveolar differentiationTumor cell survivalTranscriptional programsLung adenocarcinoma progressionMolecular programsEpithelial specificationTarget genesAirway epithelial differentiationCell differentiationMetastatic competenceCell survivalLung adenocarcinoma metastasisInhibition of metastasisGATA6Adenocarcinoma progressionEpithelial differentiationDifferentiationGenesHOPXADC subtypesAdenocarcinoma metastasisLung cancerADC cells
2020
Specific chromatin landscapes and transcription factors couple breast cancer subtype with metastatic relapse to lung or brain
Cai WL, Greer CB, Chen JF, Arnal-Estapé A, Cao J, Yan Q, Nguyen DX. Specific chromatin landscapes and transcription factors couple breast cancer subtype with metastatic relapse to lung or brain. BMC Medical Genomics 2020, 13: 33. PMID: 32143622, PMCID: PMC7060551, DOI: 10.1186/s12920-020-0695-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen chromatin signaturesTranscription factorsChromatin landscapeChromosome conformation captureOpen chromatin landscapeSpecific chromatin landscapesHomophilic cell adhesionTransposase-accessible chromatinEnhancer-promoter interactionsSpecific transcription factorsActive chromatin sitesATAC-seq dataMetastatic cellsGene expression dataChromatin signaturesConformation captureChromatin sitesActive chromatinATAC-seqEpigenomic propertiesChIP-seqChromatin immunoprecipitationEndothelial cell migrationEpigenomic analysisTranscriptomic differences
2017
Extracellular Matrix Receptor Expression in Subtypes of Lung Adenocarcinoma Potentiates Outgrowth of Micrometastases
Stevens LE, Cheung WKC, Adua SJ, Arnal-Estapé A, Zhao M, Liu Z, Brewer K, Herbst RS, Nguyen DX. Extracellular Matrix Receptor Expression in Subtypes of Lung Adenocarcinoma Potentiates Outgrowth of Micrometastases. Cancer Research 2017, 77: 1905-1917. PMID: 28196904, PMCID: PMC5468792, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-16-1978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastatic nicheRisk of relapseDistant metastasisPoor prognosisLUAD subtypesLung tumorsLung adenocarcinomaLUAD cellsMetastatic outgrowthMetastatic nicheCancer ResCancer cellsECM-mediated signalingExtracellular matrix moleculesCell survivalMolecular signaturesDifferential expressionHMMRMatrix moleculesImportant mechanismCellsRelapseAdenocarcinomaPrognosisMetastasis