After lung cancer, breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent cause of cancer death among women, worldwide. Although advances in screening approaches and targeted therapeutic agents have decreased BC incidence and mortality, over the past five years, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains the breast cancer subtype that displays the worst prognosis, mainly due to the lack of clinically actionable targets. Genetic and molecular profiling has unveiled the high intrinsic heterogeneity of TNBC, with the basal-like molecular subtypes representing the most diffuse TNBC subtypes, characterized by the expression of basal epithelial markers, such as the transcription factor p63. In this review, we will provide a broad picture on the physiological role of p63, in maintaining the basal epithelial identity, as well as its involvement in breast cancer progression, emphasizing its relevance in tumor cell invasion and stemness.

Gatti, V., Bongiorno-Borbone, L., Fierro, C., Annicchiarico-Petruzzelli, M., Melino, G., Peschiaroli, A. (2019). p63 at the Crossroads between Stemness and Metastasis in Breast Cancer. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 20(11) [10.3390/ijms20112683].

p63 at the Crossroads between Stemness and Metastasis in Breast Cancer

Bongiorno-Borbone, Lucilla;Fierro, Claudia;Melino, Gennaro;
2019-01-01

Abstract

After lung cancer, breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent cause of cancer death among women, worldwide. Although advances in screening approaches and targeted therapeutic agents have decreased BC incidence and mortality, over the past five years, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains the breast cancer subtype that displays the worst prognosis, mainly due to the lack of clinically actionable targets. Genetic and molecular profiling has unveiled the high intrinsic heterogeneity of TNBC, with the basal-like molecular subtypes representing the most diffuse TNBC subtypes, characterized by the expression of basal epithelial markers, such as the transcription factor p63. In this review, we will provide a broad picture on the physiological role of p63, in maintaining the basal epithelial identity, as well as its involvement in breast cancer progression, emphasizing its relevance in tumor cell invasion and stemness.
2019
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore BIO/11 - BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE
English
Gatti, V., Bongiorno-Borbone, L., Fierro, C., Annicchiarico-Petruzzelli, M., Melino, G., Peschiaroli, A. (2019). p63 at the Crossroads between Stemness and Metastasis in Breast Cancer. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 20(11) [10.3390/ijms20112683].
Gatti, V; Bongiorno-Borbone, L; Fierro, C; Annicchiarico-Petruzzelli, M; Melino, G; Peschiaroli, A
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