Y-box binding protein 1 is up-regulated in proliferative breast cancer and its inhibition deregulates the cell cycle

  • Authors:
    • Ying-Nan Yu
    • George Wai-Cheong Yip
    • Puay-Hoon Tan
    • Aye Aye Thike
    • Ken Matsumoto
    • Masafumi Tsujimoto
    • Boon-Huat Bay
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  • Published online on: August 1, 2010     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo_00000697
  • Pages: 483-492
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Abstract

The Y-box-binding protein 1 (YB-1), a member of the cold-shock domain RNA-and DNA-binding protein family, has pleiotropic functions such as regulation of the cell cycle. The aim of this study was to evaluate if YB-1 is a proliferative marker in breast cancer and elucidate potential downstream targets involved in YB-1-mediated cell cycle regulation using RNA interference technology. YB-1 protein expression was evaluated in tissue microarrays of 131 breast invasive ductal carcinomas by immunohistochemistry, while the YB-1 gene expression profile was evaluated in the T-47D, MDA-MB-231, ZR-75-1 and MCF7 breast cancer cell lines. Silencing of the YB-1 gene in T-47D breast cancer cells was performed using siRNA and the effects of down-regulation of YB-1 on cell growth and regulation of the cell cycle were ascertained. A focused panel of 84 genes involved in cell cycle progression was also examined. In tissue microarrays, YB-1 expression was shown to be associated with proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) immunostaining. siRNA-mediated silencing of the YB-1 gene inhibited cell proliferation and induced G1 phase cell cycle arrest in T-47D breast cancer cells. Knockdown of the YB-1 gene induced up-regulation of two genes which contribute to G1-arrest (RAD9A and CDKN3 genes) and down-regulation of ten genes associated with positive regulation of the cell cycle (SKP2, SUMO1, ANAPC4, CCNB1, CKS2, MNAT1, CDC20, RBBP8, KPNA2 and CCNC genes). The data obtained from the tissue microarrays and cell lines provide evidence that YB-1 is a reliable marker of cell proliferation and possibly a potential molecular target in breast cancer therapy.

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Yu Y, Yip GW, Tan P, Thike AA, Matsumoto K, Tsujimoto M and Bay B: Y-box binding protein 1 is up-regulated in proliferative breast cancer and its inhibition deregulates the cell cycle. Int J Oncol 37: 483-492, 2010
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Yu, Y., Yip, G.W., Tan, P., Thike, A.A., Matsumoto, K., Tsujimoto, M., & Bay, B. (2010). Y-box binding protein 1 is up-regulated in proliferative breast cancer and its inhibition deregulates the cell cycle. International Journal of Oncology, 37, 483-492. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo_00000697
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Yu, Y., Yip, G. W., Tan, P., Thike, A. A., Matsumoto, K., Tsujimoto, M., Bay, B."Y-box binding protein 1 is up-regulated in proliferative breast cancer and its inhibition deregulates the cell cycle". International Journal of Oncology 37.2 (2010): 483-492.
Chicago
Yu, Y., Yip, G. W., Tan, P., Thike, A. A., Matsumoto, K., Tsujimoto, M., Bay, B."Y-box binding protein 1 is up-regulated in proliferative breast cancer and its inhibition deregulates the cell cycle". International Journal of Oncology 37, no. 2 (2010): 483-492. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo_00000697