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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2024

Ectopic Expression of a Truncated Isoform of Hair Keratin 81 in Breast Cancer Alters Biophysical Characteristics to Promote Metastatic Propensity.

Diane S Kang, Aidan Moriarty, Yiru Jess Wang, Amal Thomas, Jia Hao, Bret A Unger, Remi Klotz, Shamim Ahmmed, Yonatan Amzaleg, Stuart Martin and 5 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Diane S KangDepartment of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Aidan MoriartyDepartment of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Yiru Jess WangDepartment of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Amal ThomasDepartment of Molecular and Computational Biology, USC David and Dana Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
Jia HaoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
Bret A UngerDepartment of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
Remi KlotzDepartment of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Shamim AhmmedDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA.
Yonatan AmzalegDepartment of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Stuart MartinDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Siva VanapalliDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA.
Ke XuDepartment of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
Andrew SmithDepartment of Molecular and Computational Biology, USC David and Dana Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
Keyue ShenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
Min YuDepartment of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3969-8720
University of Southern California · USTexas Tech University · USUniversity of California, Berkeley · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

Developing Individualized Medicine Targeting Metastatic Breast Cancer Stem CellsDP2CA206653 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI YU, MIN · 2015 to 2019
$2.6M
(PQ5) Microenvironmental Regulation of Mitochondrial Heterogeneity in Cancer MetastasisR01CA220012 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI SHEN, KEYUE · 2019 to 2023
$2.2M
Artificial Stromal Cell for Hematopoietic Stem Cell ExpansionR21EB024748 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI SHEN, KEYUE · 2017 to 2019
$637k
NCI NIH HHS DP2 CA206653NCI NIH HHS R01 CA220012NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB024748NIH HHS DP2 CA206653
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Keratins are an integral part of cell structure and function. Here, it is shown that ectopic expression of a truncated isoform of keratin 81 (tKRT81) in breast cancer is upregulated in metastatic lesions compared to primary tumors and patient-derived circulating tumor cells, and is associated with more aggressive subtypes. tKRT81 physically interacts with keratin 18 (KRT18) and leads to changes in the cytosolic keratin intermediate filament network and desmosomal plaque formation. These structural changes are associated with a softer, more elastically deformable cancer cell with enhanced adhesion and clustering ability leading to greater in vivo lung metastatic burden. This work describes a novel biomechanical mechanism by which tKRT81 promotes metastasis, highlighting the importance of the biophysical characteristics of tumor cells.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsKeratins, Hair-SpecificEctopic Gene ExpressionFemaleHumansKeratins, Type IIProtein IsoformsKeratins, Hair-SpecificKeratins, Type IIKRT81 protein, humanProtein Isoformsbiophysical propertiesbreast cancercirculating tumor cellskeratinsmetastasistruncated isoform

Identifiers

PMID37949677
PMCPMC10837353
OpenAlexW4388582560

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