Anticancer or carcinogenic? The role of estrogen receptor β in breast cancer progression

K Shen, H Yu, B Xie, Q Meng, C Dong, K Shen… - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Estrogen receptor β (ERβ) is closely related to breast cancer (BC) progression. Traditional
concepts regard ERβ as a tumor suppressor. As studies show the carcinogenic effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Estrogen actions in triple-negative breast cancer

O Treeck, S Schüler-Toprak, O Ortmann - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) lacks estrogen receptor (ER) α, but the expression of
estrogen receptors ERβ and G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 (GPER-1) is able to …

MiR-181a-5p facilitates proliferation, invasion, and glycolysis of breast cancer through NDRG2-mediated activation of PTEN/AKT pathway

Z Zhai, T Mu, L Zhao, Y Li, D Zhu, Y Pan - Bioengineered, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) is associated with the occurrence and development
of breast cancer. In this research, we explored the involvement of miR-181a-5p in the …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase 1 in tumour and tumour microenvironments

NT Ha, CH Lee - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase 1 (FDFT1, squalene synthase), a membrane-
associated enzyme, synthesizes squalene via condensation of two molecules of farnesyl …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic mechanisms in DNA double strand break repair: A clinical review

A Fernandez, C O'Leary, KJ O'Byrne… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Upon the induction of DNA damage, the chromatin structure unwinds to allow access to
enzymes to catalyse the repair. The regulation of the winding and unwinding of chromatin …

Role of miR‑181a‑5p in cancer

J Li, J Shen, Y Zhao, F Du, M Li… - International …, 2023 - spandidos-publications.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non‑coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that can post‑transcriptionally
suppress targeted genes. Dysregulated miRNAs are associated with a variety of diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Non-coding RNAs modulating estrogen signaling and response to endocrine therapy in breast cancer

O Treeck, S Haerteis, O Ortmann - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Endocrine therapy is a common treatment for estrogen-responsive breast
cancer, which is used to block the tumor growth-promoting effect of this hormone. The …

[HTML][HTML] The role of estrogen receptor beta in breast cancer

Y Zhou, X Liu - Biomarker research, 2020 - Springer
Breast cancer, a malignant tumor originating from mammary epithelial tissue, is the most
common cancer among women worldwide. Challenges facing the diagnosis and treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into the role of estrogen receptor β in triple-negative breast cancer

A Sellitto, Y D'Agostino, E Alexandrova, J Lamberti… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Estrogen receptors (ERα and ERβ) are ligand-activated transcription factors that play
different roles in gene regulation and show both overlapping and specific tissue distribution …

[HTML][HTML] Piwi-interacting RNAs: a new class of regulator in human breast cancer

L Qian, H Xie, L Zhang, Q Zhao, J Lü, Z Yu - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
P-element-induced wimpy testis (Piwi)-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a class of germline-
enriched small non-coding RNA that associate with Piwi family proteins and mostly induce …