The Kruppel-like zinc finger protein ZNF217 is a candidate oncogene in breast cancer. In this study, we showed that high levels of expression of ZNF217 mRNA are associated with poor prognosis and the development of metastases in breast cancer. Overexpression of ZNF217 in breast cancer cells stimulated migration and invasion in vitro and promoted the development of spontaneous lung or node metastases in mice in vivo. ZNF217 also promoted epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in human mammary epithelial cells, and the TGF-beta-activated Smad signaling pathway was identified as a major driver of ZNF217-induced EMT. In addition, a TGF-beta autocrine loop sustained activation of the TGF-beta pathway in ZNF217-overexpressing mammary epithelial cells, most likely because of ZNF217-mediated direct upregulation of TGFB2 or TGFB3. Inhibition of the TGF-beta pathway led to the reversal of ZNF217-mediated EMT. Together, our findings indicate that ZNF217 mRNA expression may represent a novel prognostic biomarker in breast cancer. Therapeutic targeting of ZNF217 of the TGF-beta signaling pathway may benefit the subset of patients whose tumors express high levels of ZNF217. Cancer Res; 72(14); 3593-606. (C)2012 AACR.
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Hungarian Acad Sci, Joint Res Lab, H-1083 Budapest, Hungary
Semmelweis Univ, Dept Pediat 1, H-1083 Budapest, HungaryHungarian Acad Sci, Joint Res Lab, H-1083 Budapest, Hungary
Gyoerffy, Balazs
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Lanczky, Andras
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Lanczky, Andras
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Harrell FE., 2001, Regression Modeling Strategies: with Applications to Linear Models, Logistic Regression, and Survival Analysis, V608, DOI DOI 10.2147/
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Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Div Matrix Biol, Boston, MA 02215 USA
Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biol Chem & Mol Pharmacol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Harvard Mit Div Hlth Sci & Technol, Boston, MA USAHarvard Univ, Sch Med, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Div Matrix Biol, Boston, MA 02215 USA
Kalluri, Raghu
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Weinberg, Robert A.
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MIT, Whitehead Inst Biomed Res, Ludwig Ctr Mol Oncol, Cambridge, MA USA
MIT, Dept Biol, Cambridge, MA USAHarvard Univ, Sch Med, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Div Matrix Biol, Boston, MA 02215 USA
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Hungarian Acad Sci, Joint Res Lab, H-1083 Budapest, Hungary
Semmelweis Univ, Dept Pediat 1, H-1083 Budapest, HungaryHungarian Acad Sci, Joint Res Lab, H-1083 Budapest, Hungary
Gyoerffy, Balazs
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Lanczky, Andras
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Hungarian Acad Sci, Joint Res Lab, H-1083 Budapest, Hungary
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Lanczky, Andras
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Eklund, Aron C.
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Denkert, Carsten
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Harrell FE., 2001, Regression Modeling Strategies: with Applications to Linear Models, Logistic Regression, and Survival Analysis, V608, DOI DOI 10.2147/
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Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Div Matrix Biol, Boston, MA 02215 USA
Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biol Chem & Mol Pharmacol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Harvard Mit Div Hlth Sci & Technol, Boston, MA USAHarvard Univ, Sch Med, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Div Matrix Biol, Boston, MA 02215 USA
Kalluri, Raghu
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Weinberg, Robert A.
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