Title : Loss of B-cell translocation gene 2 expression in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer predicts tamoxifen resistance.

Pub. Date : 2014 Jun

PMID : 24698107






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1 Loss of B-cell translocation gene 2 expression in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer predicts tamoxifen resistance. Tamoxifen BTG anti-proliferation factor 2 Homo sapiens
2 BTG2 inhibits the expression of HER ligands and promotes AKT activation, which plays an essential role in the tamoxifen resistance of estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer. Tamoxifen BTG anti-proliferation factor 2 Homo sapiens
3 Tamoxifen suppressed the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-Akt signaling in BTG2 expressing ER-positive breast cancer cells with a correlated increase in sensitivity, whereas BTG2 knockdown abrogated this sensitivity. Tamoxifen BTG anti-proliferation factor 2 Homo sapiens
4 These studies demonstrate that BTG2 is a significant factor in tamoxifen response, acting through modification of AKT activation in ER-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer. Tamoxifen BTG anti-proliferation factor 2 Homo sapiens