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SUBMITTER: Hsu EC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5006214 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hsu En-Chi EC Kulp Samuel K SK Huang Han-Li HL Tu Huang-Ju HJ Chao Min-Wu MW Tseng Yu-Chou YC Yang Ming-Chen MC Salunke Santosh B SB Sullivan Nicholas J NJ Chen Wen-Chung WC Zhang Jianying J Teng Che-Ming CM Fu Wen-Mei WM Sun Duxin D Wicha Max S MS Shapiro Charles L CL Chen Ching-Shih CS
Carcinogenesis 20160219 4
Substantial evidence has clearly demonstrated the role of the IL-6-NF-κB signaling loop in promoting aggressive phenotypes in breast cancer. However, the exact mechanism by which this inflammatory loop is regulated remains to be defined. Here, we report that integrin-linked kinase (ILK) acts as a molecular switch for this feedback loop. Specifically, we show that IL-6 induces ILK expression via E2F1 upregulation, which, in turn, activates NF-κB signaling to facilitate IL-6 production. shRNA-medi ...[more]