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Deciphering the Cancer Cell Resistome: Gene and microRNA Expression Signatures reveal Unique Molecular Targets for Therapeutic Intervention in Etoposide Resistant Breast Cancer

ABSTRACT: The second leading cause of cancer death for women in the U.S. is breast cancer. Moreover, a significant number of patients with breast tumors acquire resistance to drugs during therapy. To develop targeted therapeutic strategies to combat drug resistance it is essential to understand the basic molecular mechanisms through which cancer cells control sensitivity to chemotherapeutics. To identify new candidate genes and facilitate the discovery of novel drug resistance pathways, we have generated a resistance profile or ?resistome? of etoposide resistant MCF7 breast cancer cells. Differential expression of over 5000 genes (fold change > 2, P value < 0.05) indicate that several drug resistance mechanisms may be operating in these cells, including up-regulation of ABC transporter genes, down-regulation of the drug target and down-regulation of apoptotic genes. Several transcription factors such as RUNX2, SOX9, ETS1 and SMAD3 were up-regulated in the drug resistant cells. Targeted RUNX2 knockdown in the resistant cells using siRNA increased sensitivity to etoposide and also upregulated expression of pro-apoptotic genes indicating that RUNX2 could be a molecular target against etoposide resistance. Differential miRNA (microRNA) expression was observed among the drug resistant and sensitive cells suggesting that miRNA may also play a role in regulation of drug resistance. Hsa-miR-218, which targets ABCC6, was down-regulated in the drug resistant cell line. Transfection of a miR-218 mimic could down-regulate the expression of the efflux pump ABCC6 by 65% in drug resistant cells suggesting that regulation of miRNA may play an important role in etoposide resistance. This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE28415 | GEO | 2011/04/08

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA139173

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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