Role of Erbin in ErbB2-dependent breast tumor growth
Role of Erbin in ErbB2-dependent breast tumor growth
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Erbin 在 ErbB2 依赖性乳腺肿瘤生长中的作用
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1407139111
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发表时间:
2014-10-21
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Mei, Lin
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作者:
Tao, Yanmei;Shen, Chengyong;Mei, Lin
Significance ErbB2 (v-erb-b2 avian erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog 2) is overexpressed in around 25% of breast cancers. The present study reveals that Erbin, an ErbB2-interacting protein that was thought to act as an antitumor factor, facilitates ErbB2-dependent proliferation of breast cancer cells and tumorigenesis in MMTV-neu transgenic mice. Disruption of the interaction decreases ErbB2-dependent proliferation, and deletion of the PDZ domain in Erbin hinders ErbB2-dependent tumor development in MMTV-neu mice. Erbin forms a complex with ErbB2, promotes its interaction with the chaperon protein HSP90, and thus prevents its degradation. ErbB2 and Erbin expression correlates in human breast tumor tissues. Thus, this study identifies the interaction of Erbin and ErbB2 as a novel drug target linking another clinical molecular target, HSP90, in ErbB2-positive breast cancer. ErbB2 (v-erb-b2 avian erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog 2), a receptor tyrosine kinase of the ErbB family, is overexpressed in around 25% of breast cancers. In addition to forming a heterodimer with other ErbB receptors in response to ligand stimulation, ErbB2 can be activated in a ligand-independent manner. We report here that Erbin, an ErbB2-interacting protein that was thought to act as an antitumor factor, is specifically expressed in mammary luminal epithelial cells and facilitates ErbB2-dependent proliferation of breast cancer cells and tumorigenesis in MMTV-neu transgenic mice. Disruption of their interaction decreases ErbB2-dependent proliferation, and deletion of the PDZ domain in Erbin hinders ErbB2-dependent tumor development in MMTV-neu mice. Mechanistically, Erbin forms a complex with ErbB2, promotes its interaction with the chaperon protein HSP90, and thus prevents its degradation. Finally, ErbB2 and Erbin expression correlates in human breast tumor tissues. Together, these observations establish Erbin as an ErbB2 regulator for breast tumor formation and progression.