Author/Authors :
Evdokimova، نويسنده , , Valentina and Tognon، نويسنده , , Cristina and Ng، نويسنده , , Tony and Ruzanov، نويسنده , , Peter and Melnyk، نويسنده , , Natalya and Fink، نويسنده , , Dieter and Sorokin، نويسنده , , Alexey and Ovchinnikov، نويسنده , , Lev P. and Davicioni، نويسنده , , Elai and Triche، نويسنده , , Timothy J. and Sorensen، نويسنده , , Poul H.B، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Summary
sed expression of the transcription/translation regulatory protein Y-box binding protein-1 (YB-1) is associated with cancer aggressiveness, particularly in breast carcinoma. Here we establish that YB-1 levels are elevated in invasive breast cancer cells and correlate with reduced expression of E-cadherin and poor patient survival. Enforced expression of YB-1 in noninvasive breast epithelial cells induced an epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) accompanied by enhanced metastatic potential and reduced proliferation rates. YB-1 directly activates cap-independent translation of messenger RNAs encoding Snail1 and other transcription factors implicated in downregulation of epithelial and growth-related genes and activation of mesenchymal genes. Hence, translational regulation by YB-1 is a restriction point enabling coordinated expression of a network of EMT-inducing transcription factors, likely acting together to promote metastatic spread.
