Abstract
Aberrant ErbB2 receptor tyrosine kinase activation in breast cancer is strongly linked to an invasive disease. The molecular basis of ErbB2-driven invasion is largely unknown. We show that cysteine cathepsins B and L are elevated in ErbB2 positive primary human breast cancer and function as effectors of ErbB2-induced invasion in vitro. We identify Cdc42-binding protein kinase beta, extracellular regulated kinase 2, p21-activated protein kinase 4, and protein kinase C alpha as essential mediators of ErbB2-induced cysteine cathepsin expression and breast cancer cell invasiveness. The identified signaling network activates the transcription of cathepsin B gene (CTSB) via myeloid zinc finger-1 transcription factor that binds to an ErbB2-responsive enhancer element in the first intron of CTSB. This work provides a model system for ErbB2-induced breast cancer cell invasiveness, reveals a signaling network that is crucial for invasion in vitro, and defines a specific role and targets for the identified serine-threonine kinases.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 764-776 |
| Journal | Molecular Cell |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Funding
This work was supported by the Danish Cancer Society, the Danish Medical Research Council, APO-SYS (EU Seventh Framework), the Danish National Research Foundation, Meyer Foundation, M.L. Jørgensen and Gunnar Hansens Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Danish Cancer Research Foundation, Alfred Benzon Foundation, Vilhelm Pedersen Foundation, and A Race Against Breast Cancer Foundation.
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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