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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages 469-+Publisher
E-CENTURY PUBLISHING CORP
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Breast cancer; CCNB2; prognosis; progression; LVI
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- Taif University
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Data to Early Diagnosis and Precision Medicine strand of the government's Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is a crucial step in breast cancer (BC) metastasis, and CCNB2 plays an important regulatory role in LVI. Knockdown of CCNB2 inhibits BC cell migration and proliferation, blocks the cell cycle, and reduces apoptotic cell count. High CCNB2 protein expression is associated with other aggressive behavior features and shorter survival. Therefore, CCNB2 may be a promising therapeutic target to inhibit LVI and reduce metastatic events.
Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is a key step in breast cancer (BC) metastasis. Targeting the molecular drivers of LVI can improve BC patients' management. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of LVI are complex and interconnected with various carcinogenesis pathways. This study aimed to identify the key regulatory gene associated with LVI and to investigate its mechanisms of action and prognostic significance. Artificial neural network (ANN) was applied to two large transcriptomic datasets of BC with well-characterised LVI status. Cyclin B2 (CCNB2) was identified in the top genes associated with LVI positivity. In vitro functional assays were carried out to assess the role of CCNB2 in tumour cell behaviour and their interactions with endothelial cells using a panel of BC cell lines. Large annotated BC cohorts were used to assess the clinical and prognostic role of CCNB2 at the transcriptomic and protein levels. Knockdown (KD) of CCNB2 mRNA reduced BC cell migration, inhibited proliferation, blocked the G2/M transition during the cell cycle and increased the number of apoptotic cells. Importantly, KD of CCNB2 reduced BC cell lines adherence and transmigration across endothelial cell lines. High CCNB2 protein expression was independently associated with LVI positivity in addition to other features of aggressive behaviour, including larger tumour size, higher histological grade, hormonal receptor-negativity, and HER2-positivity, and with shorter survival. We conclude that CCNB2 plays a crucial role in LVI development in BC, implying that CCNB2 could confer a promising therapeutic target to inhibit LVI and reduce metastatic events.
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