Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-11-2021
Publication Title
Nature Communications
Abstract
Resistance to Herceptin represents a significant challenge for successful treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer. Here, we show that in Herceptin-sensitive cells, FOXO3a regulates specific miRNAs to control IGF2 and IRS1 expression, retaining basic IGF2/IGF-1R/IRS1 signaling. The basic activity maintains expression of PPP3CB, a subunit of the serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2B, to restrict FOXO3a phosphorylation (p-FOXO3a), inducing IGF2- and IRS1-targeting miRNAs. However, in Herceptin-resistant cells, p-FOXO3a levels are elevated due to transcriptional suppression of PPP3CB, disrupting the negative feedback inhibition loop formed by FOXO3a and the miRNAs, thereby upregulating IGF2 and IRS1. Moreover, we detect significantly increased IGF2 in blood and IRS1 in the tumors of breast cancer patients with poor response to Herceptin-containing regimens. Collectively, we demonstrate that the IGF2/IGF-1R/IRS1 signaling is aberrantly activated in Herceptin-resistant breast cancer via disruption of the FOXO3a-miRNA negative feedback inhibition. Such insights provide avenues to identify predictive biomarkers and effective strategies overcoming Herceptin resistance.
First Page
1
Last Page
16
PubMed ID
33976188
Volume
12
Issue
1
Publisher
Nature Research
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Luo, Liyun; Zhang, Zhijie; Qiu, Ni; Ling, Li; Jia, Xiaoting; Song, Ying; Li, Hongsheng; Li, Jiansheng; Lyu, Hui; Liu, Hao; He, Zhimin; Liu, Bolin; and Zheng, Guopei, "Disruption of FOXO3a-miRNA Feedback Inhibition of IGF2/IGF-1R/IRS1 Signaling Confers Herceptin Resistance in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer" (2021). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 50.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/50
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