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FABP7 Is a Key Metabolic Regulator in HER2+ Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis

FABP7 Is a Key Metabolic Regulator in HER2+ Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis

Alex Cordero, Deepak Kanojia, Jason Miska, Wojciech K Panek, Annie Xiao, Yu Han, Nicolas Bonamici, Weidong Zhou, Ting Xiao, Meijing Wu, Atique U Ahmed, Maciej S Lesniak

Oncogene. 2019 Sep;38(37):6445-6460.

PMID: 31324889

Abstract:

Overexpression of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) in breast cancer patients is associated with increased incidence of breast cancer brain metastases (BCBM), but the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain unclear. Here, to identify brain-predominant genes critical for the establishment of BCBM, we conducted an in silico screening analysis and identified that increased levels of fatty acid-binding protein 7 (FABP7) correlate with a lower survival and higher incidence of brain metastases in breast cancer patients. We validated these findings using HER2+ BCBM cells compared with parental breast cancer cells. Importantly, through knockdown and overexpression assays, we characterized the role of FABP7 in the BCBM process in vitro and in vivo. Our results uncover a key role of FABP7 in metabolic reprogramming of HER2 + breast cancer cells, supporting a glycolytic phenotype and storage of lipid droplets that enable their adaptation and survival in the brain microenvironment. In addition, FABP7 is shown to be required for upregulation of key metastatic genes and pathways, such as integrins-Src and VEGFA, and for the growth of HER2+ breast cancer cells in the brain microenvironment in vivo. Together, our results support FABP7 as a potential target for the treatment of HER2+ BCBM.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
IAR4247106	FABP7 human			Price

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