Pleiotropic roles of AEG-1/MTDH/LYRIC in breast cancer

Liling Wan, Yibin Kang

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Abstract

Since the initial discovery of AEG-1/MTDH/LYRIC, our appreciation for this novel protein's involvement in cancer has increased dramatically over the past few years. AEG-1/MTDH/LYRIC is a key functional target of the 8q22 genomic gain that is frequently observed in poor-prognosis breast cancer, where it plays a dual role in promoting chemoresistance and metastasis. Beyond this, growing evidence from clinical research indicates a strong correlation between AEG-1/MTDH/LYRIC expression and the pathogenesis of a large spectrum of cancer types, and multiple studies employing in vitro cell culture systems and in vivo xenograft models have revealed multifaceted roles of AEG-1/MTDH/LYRIC in cancer biology, including tumor cell proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, and autophagy. With increasing mechanistic understanding of AEG-1/MTDH/LYRIC, discovery of agents that can block AEG-1/MTDH/LYRIC and its regulated pathways will be beneficial to cancer patients with aberrant expression of AEG-1/MTDH/LYRIC.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAdvances in Cancer Research
PublisherAcademic Press Inc.
Pages113-134
Number of pages22
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013

Publication series

NameAdvances in Cancer Research
Volume120
ISSN (Print)0065-230X

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

Keywords

  • AEG-1
  • Breast cancer
  • Chemoresistance
  • Metadherin
  • Metastasis

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