Abstract
Antiestrogen therapy induces the unfolded protein response (UPR) in estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer. X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1), which exists in the transcriptionally inactive unspliced form [XBP1(U)] and the spliced active form [XBP1(S)], is a key UPR component mediating antiestrogen resistance. We now show a direct link between the XBP1 and NF-κB survival pathways in driving the cell fate decisions in response to antiestrogens in ER+ breast cancer cells, both in vitro and in a xenograft mouse model. Using novel spliced and nonspliceable forms of XBP1, we show that XBP1(U) functions beyond being a dominant negative of XBP1(S). Both isoforms regulate NF-κB activity via ERα XBP1(S) is more potent because it also directly regulates p65/RelA expression. These findings provide new insights into the fundamental signaling activities of spliced and unspliced XBP1 in breast cancer, establish NF-κB to be a mediator of these activities, and identify XBP1 and its splicing to be novel therapeutic targets.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 379-390 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Molecular and cellular biology |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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