Autophagy regulates cancer stem cell properties in triple negative breast cancer via miR-181a-mediated regulation of ATG5/ATG2B.
- Authors
- Park, Jong Hoon; Park, Jee Won; Kim, Yesol; Jun, Jaehee; Ahn, Yejin
- Issue Date
- Jun-2022
- Publisher
- AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH
- Citation
- CANCER RESEARCH, v.82, no.12_supp
- Journal Title
- CANCER RESEARCH
- Volume
- 82
- Number
- 12_supp
- URI
- https://scholarworks.sookmyung.ac.kr/handle/2020.sw.sookmyung/152637
- DOI
- 10.1158/1538-7445.AM2022-5826
- ISSN
- 0008-5472
1538-7445
- Abstract
- Autophagy has a dual role in the maintenance of cancer stem cells (CSCs), but the precise relationship between autophagy and cancer stemness requires further investigation. In this study, it was found that luminal and triple-negative breast cancer require distinct therapeutic approaches because of their different expressions of autophagy flux. We identified that autophagy flux was inhibited in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) CSCs. Moreover, miRNA-181a (miR-181a) is upregulated both in TNBC CSCs and patients. ATG5 and ATG2B participate in the early formation of autophagosomes and were revealed as targets of miR-181a. Inhibition of miR-181a expression led to attenuation of TNBC cancer stemness and an increase in autophagy flux. Furthermore, treatment with curcumin led to attenuation of cancer stemness in TNBC CSCs; the expression of ATG5 and ATG2B was enhanced and there was an increase of autophagy flux. These results indicated that ATG5 and ATG2B are involved in the suppression of cancer stemness in TNBC. In summary, autophagy inhibits cancer stemness through the miR-181a-regulated mechanism in TNBC. Promoting tumor-suppressive autophagy using curcumin may be a potential method for the treatment of TNBC.
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