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Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase UBASH3B is Overexpressed in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer and Promotes Invasion and Metastasis

ABSTRACT: Efforts to improve the clinical outcome of highly aggressive triplenegative breast cancer (TNBC) have been hindered by the lack of effective targeted therapies. Hence, it is important to identify the specific gene targets/pathways driving the invasive phenotype to develop more effective therapeutics. Here we show that UBASH3B (ubiquitin associated and SH3 domain containing B), a protein tyrosine phosphatase, is overexpressed in TNBC, where it supports malignant growth, invasion and metastasis in large through modulating EGFR. We also show that UBASH3B is a functional target of anti-invasive miR-200a that is downregulated in TNBC. Importantly, the oncogenic potential of UBASH3B is dependent on its tyrosine phosphatase activity, which targets CBL ubiquitin ligase for dephosphorylation and inactivation, leading to EGFR upregulation. Thus, UBASH3B may function as a crucial node in bridging multiple invasion-promoting pathways, thus providing a potential new therapeutic target for TNBC. Breast cancer tissues and breast cancer cell lines

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Peiyong Guan

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-36693 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase UBASH3B is Overexpressed in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer and Promotes Invasion and Metastasis

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