Both of these subtypes are estrogen receptor (ER) positive,
with luminal A carrying the most favorable prognosis.
«This opens up the possibility that cancer subtype - specific signaling is driven by STAT3 and that STAT3 inhibitors may be more effective in patients diagnosed with basal - like cancers than in
those with luminal cancers,» Horvath said.
Not exact matches
The team also looked at the levels of the TAZ gene in tumors from women
with either
luminal or basal tumors.
The results suggest a clinical study should be conducted of a STAT3 - inhibiting drug in patients
with basal - like and
luminal cancers, Horvath said.
The team therefore analyzed the case history of 890 breast cancer patients and found that low Numb - 1 and -2 levels correlated
with an increased risk of aggressive, metastatic disease, particularly for the
luminal subtype of breast cancers, which tend to retain a normal, functional copy of the p53 gene.
Recent studies have implicated
luminal progenitor cells in the development of breast cancers
with a mutated BRCA1 gene.
The researcher highlights that «the subtype Epi -
Luminal B behaves particularly aggressive form, and is associated
with reduced survival of patients.
Intriguingly,
luminal breast cancer cells, which are associated
with a much better clinical prognosis, carry this gene in a state in which it seems to be permanently shut down.
Patients
with basal breast cancer generally have a poorer prognosis than those
with the less aggressive
luminal - type breast cancer.
In contrast, in five
luminal breast cell lines, MELK knockdown
with equivalent efficiency did not result in obvious inhibition on cell growth (Figure 5E, Figure 5 — figure supplement 1A, B).
Loss of RUNX1, a key regulator of estrogen receptor - positive
luminal breast cells, impairs mammary epithelial differentiation and contributes to
luminal breast cancer via genetic interactions
with a loss of p53 or RB1.
Given MELK is a cell cycle regulated genes, it would be important for the authors to test whether MELK expression levels in
luminal and basal cell lines (Figure 4B) is correlated
with their doubling time.
Consistent
with this observation of MELK overexpression in BBC, we found that MELK expression in breast tumors has a significant inverse correlation
with the expression of
luminal markers, including estrogen and progesterone receptors (ER, PR)(Figure 2F, Figure 2 — figure supplement 1F).
GALT interacts strictly
with gastrointestinal functions in a dynamic manner; for instance, by increasing intestinal permeability in replay to particular stimulations, or orientating the immune response towards
luminal content, allowing either tolerance or elimination / degradation of
luminal antigens, or sometimes provoking damage to the intestinal mucosa, such as in coeliac disease or food allergy.
The adjuvant action of cholera toxin is associated
with an increased intestinal permeability for
luminal antigens
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luminal, in - between place in which she fails to let go and struggles in vain to help her family cope
with the loss.