Mitochondrial transcription factor A contributes to cisplatin resistance in patients with estrogen receptor‑positive breast cancer

  • Authors:
    • Wei Gao
    • Mei‑Hong Wu
    • Ning Wang
    • Ming‑Zheng Ying
    • Ying‑Yi Zhang
    • Jing Hua
    • Liu Chuan
    • Ya‑Jie Wang
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  • Published online on: October 25, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.5881
  • Pages: 5304-5310
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Abstract

Previous studies have reported that triple-negative breast cancer is more sensitive to cytotoxic treatment, compared with estrogen receptor (ER)‑positive cancer. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain to be fully elucidated. In the present study, we employed reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction, western blot and in vivo assays to investigate the underlying mechanisms. The sensitivities of cells to cisplatin were examined in ER-positive and ER‑negative breast cancer cells, and it was found that the ER‑negative cells were more sensitive to cisplatin, compared with the ER‑positive cells. In addition, it was found that mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM), which functions in mitochondrial DNA replication and repair, was expressed at a high level in ER‑positive cell lines and patient tissues, compared with ER‑negative cell lines and tissues. It was also found that the sensitivity to cisplatin was decreased when TFAM was knocked down in the breast cancer cells, and these effects were reversed when TFAM was reintroduced to the cells. Similar results were observed in xenograft tumors. The results of the present study provided evidence that resistance to cisplatin chemotherapy in ER‑positive breast cancer may be through TFAM and indicated that TFAM may be a target for chemoresistance in patients with breast cancer. These findings offer potential guidance for chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer.
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December-2016
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Gao W, Wu MH, Wang N, Ying MZ, Zhang YY, Hua J, Chuan L and Wang YJ: Mitochondrial transcription factor A contributes to cisplatin resistance in patients with estrogen receptor‑positive breast cancer. Mol Med Rep 14: 5304-5310, 2016.
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Gao, W., Wu, M., Wang, N., Ying, M., Zhang, Y., Hua, J. ... Wang, Y. (2016). Mitochondrial transcription factor A contributes to cisplatin resistance in patients with estrogen receptor‑positive breast cancer. Molecular Medicine Reports, 14, 5304-5310. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.5881
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Gao, W., Wu, M., Wang, N., Ying, M., Zhang, Y., Hua, J., Chuan, L., Wang, Y."Mitochondrial transcription factor A contributes to cisplatin resistance in patients with estrogen receptor‑positive breast cancer". Molecular Medicine Reports 14.6 (2016): 5304-5310.
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Gao, W., Wu, M., Wang, N., Ying, M., Zhang, Y., Hua, J., Chuan, L., Wang, Y."Mitochondrial transcription factor A contributes to cisplatin resistance in patients with estrogen receptor‑positive breast cancer". Molecular Medicine Reports 14, no. 6 (2016): 5304-5310. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.5881