Figure S6 from Hypoxia Selectively Enhances Integrin α5β1 Receptor Expression in Breast Cancer to Promote Metastasis
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posted on 2023-04-03, 16:23 authored by Julia A. Ju, Inês Godet, I Chae Ye, Jungmin Byun, Hasini Jayatilaka, Sun Joo Lee, Lisha Xiang, Debangshu Samanta, Meng Horng Lee, Pei-Hsun Wu, Denis Wirtz, Gregg L. Semenza, Daniele M. GilkesSurvival analysis based on ITGB1 expression.
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Metastasis is the leading cause of breast cancer mortality. Previous studies have implicated hypoxia-induced changes in the composition and stiffness of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in the metastatic process. Therefore, the contribution of potential ECM-binding receptors in this process was explored. Using a bioinformatics approach, the expression of all integrin receptor subunits, in two independent breast cancer patient datasets, were analyzed to determine whether integrin status correlates with a validated hypoxia-inducible gene signature. Subsequently, a large panel of breast cancer cell lines was used to validate that hypoxia induces the expression of integrins that bind to collagen (ITGA1, ITGA11, ITGB1) and fibronectin (ITGA5, ITGB1). Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF-1 and HIF-2) are directly required for ITGA5 induction under hypoxic conditions, which leads to enhanced migration and invasion of single cells within a multicellular 3D tumor spheroid but did not affect migration in a 2D microenvironment. ITGB1 expression requires HIF-1α, but not HIF-2α, for hypoxic induction in breast cancer cells. ITGA5 (α5 subunit) is required for metastasis to lymph nodes and lungs in breast cancer models, and high ITGA5 expression in clinical biopsies is associated with an increased risk of mortality.Implications: These results reveal that targeting ITGA5 using inhibitors that are currently under consideration in clinical trials may be beneficial for patients with hypoxic tumors. Mol Cancer Res; 15(6); 723–34. ©2017 AACR.Usage metrics
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