Epigenetic mechanisms in breast cancer therapy and resistance

L Garcia-Martinez, Y Zhang, Y Nakata, HL Chan… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The majority of breast cancers express the estrogen receptor (ERα) and agents targeting this
pathway represent the main treatment modality. Endocrine therapy has proven successful in …

Overcoming endocrine resistance in breast cancer

AB Hanker, DR Sudhan, CL Arteaga - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer is the most common breast cancer subtype.
Treatment of ER+ breast cancer comprises interventions that suppress estrogen production …

[HTML][HTML] HIFs, angiogenesis, and metabolism: elusive enemies in breast cancer

EC de Heer, M Jalving, AL Harris - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2020 - jci.org
Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) and the HIF-dependent cancer hallmarks angiogenesis and
metabolic rewiring are well-established drivers of breast cancer aggressiveness, therapy …

[HTML][HTML] Breast cancer: a molecularly heterogenous disease needing subtype-specific treatments

U Testa, G Castelli, E Pelosi - Medical Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in women. There were over two-
million new cases in world in 2018. It is the second leading cause of death from cancer in …

Endocrine resistance in breast cancer: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic strategies

O Saatci, KT Huynh-Dam, O Sahin - Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer accounts for approximately 75% of
all breast cancers. Endocrine therapies, including selective ER modulators (SERMs) …

FOXA1 O-GlcNAcylation–mediated transcriptional switch governs metastasis capacity in breast cancer

Y Liu, K Yu, X Kong, K Zhang, L Wang, N Zhang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
FOXA1, a transcription factor involved in epigenetic reprogramming, is crucial for breast
cancer progression. However, the mechanisms by which FOXA1 achieves its oncogenic …

FOXA1 and FOXA2: the regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic implications in cancer

N Liu, A Wang, M Xue, X Zhu, Y Liu, M Chen - Cell Death Discovery, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract FOXA1 (Forkhead Box A1) and FOXA2 (Forkhead Box A2) serve as pioneering
transcription factors that build gene expression capacity and play a central role in biological …

LncRNA DSCAM-AS1 interacts with YBX1 to promote cancer progression by forming a positive feedback loop that activates FOXA1 transcription network

Y Zhang, YX Huang, DL Wang, B Yang, HY Yan… - …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: The forkhead box A1 (FOXA1) is a crucial transcription factor in initiation and
development of breast, lung and prostate cancer. Previous studies about the FOXA1 …

Super-enhancers and the super-enhancer reader BRD4: tumorigenic factors and therapeutic targets

H Qian, M Zhu, X Tan, Y Zhang, X Liu, L Yang - Cell death discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Transcriptional super-enhancers and the BET bromodomain protein BRD4 are emerging as
critical drivers of tumorigenesis and therapeutic targets. Characterized by substantial …

The transcription factor BACH1 at the crossroads of cancer biology: from epithelial–mesenchymal transition to ferroptosis

K Igarashi, H Nishizawa, Y Saiki… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - jbc.org
The progression of cancer involves not only the gradual evolution of cells by mutations in
DNA but also alterations in the gene expression induced by those mutations and input from …