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ArticleMicrobiologyOpen2026

The Mechanism of Gut Microbiota in Breast Cancer Based on the Bulk Transcriptome, Mendelian Randomization Analysis and Single Cell RNA Sequencing.

Tianyu Luo, Mengyao Xue, Yi Du, Huiying Chen, Ying Sun, Haidong Sun

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Article in MicrobiologyOpen, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Tianyu LuoShenzhen Hospital (Futian) of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Mengyao XueShenzhen Hospital (Futian) of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Yi DuShenzhen Hospital (Futian) of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3256-0733
Huiying ChenShenzhen Hospital (Futian) of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Ying SunShenzhen Hospital (Futian) of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Haidong SunShenzhen Hospital (Futian) of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

Funding

Foundation of Key Clinical Specialty Construction Project in Futian District, Shenzhen CityFutian Healthcare Research Project FTWS075Shenzhen Science and Technology Program JCYJ20240813160621028
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer death in women. Bidirectional regulation between BC and gut microbiota (GM) is established, but GM's mechanistic role in BC pathogenesis remains unclear. Public BC/control samples and GM genome-wide association study data underwent Mendelian randomization to identify GM-BC associations and GMRGs. DEGs between BC and controls were analyzed. Candidate genes were derived from intersecting DEGs and GMRGs. Machine learning identified biomarkers, validated by expression analysis. GSEA, immune infiltration, drug screening with molecular docking, and scRNA-seq were performed. Intersecting 3455 DEGs with GMRGs yielded eight candidates; MCM6 and NR3C1 were validated as biomarkers, enriched in DNA replication pathways. Immune infiltration showed 13 differential immune cells, with macrophages notably influencing biomarkers. Etoposide exhibited strong binding to biomarkers via docking. scRNA-seq identified epithelial cells as key, with stage-dependent biomarker expression. This study redefines BC as a microbiome-regulated network, identifying the MCM6/NR3C1 biomarker pair for early diagnosis and microbiome-targeted interventions.

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Biomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeDrugs, Chinese HerbalFemaleGene Regulatory NetworksHumansMachine LearningMendelian Randomization AnalysisMinichromosome Maintenance Complex Component 6Molecular Docking SimulationNomogramsReceptors, GlucocorticoidSingle-Cell Gene Expression AnalysisTranscriptomeBiomarkers, TumorDrugs, Chinese HerbalMCM6 protein, humanMinichromosome Maintenance Complex Component 6NR3C1 protein, humanReceptors, Glucocorticoidbiomarkersbreast cancergut microbiotaMendelian randomizationsingle cell RNA sequencing

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PMID41960682
PMCPMC13067202

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