Document Type
Article
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Published Version
Publication Date
8-28-2024
Publication Title
Scientific Reports
DOI
10.1038/s41598-024-70752-5
Abstract
During metastasis, cancer cells traverse the vasculature by squeezing through very small gaps in the endothelium. Thus, nuclei in metastatic cancer cells must become more malleable to move through these gaps. Our lab showed invasive breast cancer cells have 50% less emerin protein resulting in smaller, misshapen nuclei, and higher metastasis rates than non-cancerous controls. Thus, emerin deficiency was predicted to cause increased nuclear compliance, cell migration, and metastasis. We tested this hypothesis by downregulating emerin in noninvasive MCF7 cells and found emerin knockdown causes smaller, dysmorphic nuclei, resulting in increased impeded cell migration. Emerin reduction in invasive breast cancer cells showed similar results. Supporting the clinical relevance of emerin reduction in cancer progression, our analysis of 192 breast cancer patient samples showed emerin expression inversely correlates with cancer invasiveness. We conclude emerin loss is an important driver of invasive transformation and has utility as a biomarker for tumor progression.
Recommended Citation
Hansen, Emily; Rolling, Christal; Wang, Matthew; and Holaska, James M, "Emerin Deficiency Drives MCF7 Cells to an Invasive Phenotype" (2024). Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Departmental Research. 223.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/som_facpub/223
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Published Citation
Hansen, E., Rolling, C., Wang, M. et al. Emerin deficiency drives MCF7 cells to an invasive phenotype. Sci Rep 14, 19998 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-70752-5
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