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Identification of transmembrane proteins as potential prognostic markers and therapeutic targets in breast cancer by a screen for signal sequence encoding transcripts
Author(s) -
Esseghir S,
ReisFilho JS,
Kennedy A,
James M,
O'Hare MJ,
Jeffery R,
Poulsom R,
Isacke CM
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.964
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1096-9896
pISSN - 0022-3417
DOI - 10.1002/path.2071
Subject(s) - breast cancer , biology , transmembrane protein , cancer research , tissue microarray , receptor , dna microarray , cancer , gene , gene expression , microbiology and biotechnology , computational biology , genetics
This study demonstrates, through a combination of stringent screening methods and thorough validation, that it is possible to identify transmembrane proteins preferentially expressed in primary breast tumour cells. mRNA was extracted from tumour cells isolated from invasive breast cancers and it was then subtracted against normal breast tissue mRNA prior to the generation of a signal sequence‐trap library. Screening of the library identified 31 positive clones encoding 12 cell‐surface and 12 secreted proteins. The expression of a subset of transmembrane genes was then interrogated using a high‐throughput method (tissue microarray) coupled with cutting‐edge in situ techniques in a large cohort of patients who had undergone uniform adjuvant chemotherapy. Expression of CD98 heavy chain ( CD98HC ) and low‐level expression of the insulin‐like growth factor 2 receptor/mannose‐6‐phosphate receptor ( IGF2R / M6PR ) correlated with poor patient prognosis in the whole cohort. Expression of bradykinin receptor B1 ( BDKRB1 ) and testis enhanced gene transcript ( TEGT ) correlated with good prognosis in woman with oestrogen receptor (ER)‐negative breast tumours. These results indicate that this combined approach of isolating primary tumour cells, generating a library to specifically isolate signal‐sequence‐containing transcripts, and in situ hybridization on tissue microarrays successfully identified novel prognostic markers (BDKRB1, CD98hc, and TEGT) and potential transmembrane therapeutic targets (CD98hc) in breast cancer. Copyright © 2006 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.