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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-2
pubmed:abstractText
Cancer stem cell studies may improve understanding of tumor pathophysiology and identify more effective strategies for cancer treatment. In a variety of organisms, Piwil2 has been implicated in multiple roles including stem cell self-renewal, RNA silencing, and translational control. In this study, we documented specific expression of the stem cell protein Piwil2 in breast cancer with predominant expression in breast cancer stem cells. In patients who were evaluated, we determined that 90% of invasive carcinomas and 81% of carcinomas in situ exhibited highest expression of Piwil2. In breast cancer cells, Piwil2 silencing suppressed the expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, a pivotal regulator of Bcl-X(L) and cyclin D1, whose downregulation paralleled a reduction in cell proliferation and survival. Our findings define Piwil2 and its effector signaling pathways as key factors in the proliferation and survival of breast cancer stem cells.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1538-7445
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2010 AACR.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4569-79
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Pathways of proliferation and antiapoptosis driven in breast cancer stem cells by stem cell protein piwil2.
pubmed:affiliation
North East England Stem Cell Institute, Institute of Human Genetics, and Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't