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Genes that mediate breast cancer metastasis to the brain

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  • Paula D. Bos

    (Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA)

  • Xiang H.-F. Zhang

    (Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA)

  • Cristina Nadal

    (Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
    Present addresses: Institut de Malalties Hemato-Oncològiques, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain (C.N.); Oncology Programme, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, 08028 Barcelona, Spain (R.R.G.).)

  • Weiping Shu

    (Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA)

  • Roger R. Gomis

    (Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
    Present addresses: Institut de Malalties Hemato-Oncològiques, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain (C.N.); Oncology Programme, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, 08028 Barcelona, Spain (R.R.G.).)

  • Don X. Nguyen

    (Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA)

  • Andy J. Minn

    (and Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA)

  • Marc J. van de Vijver

    (Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • William L. Gerald

    (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA)

  • John A. Foekens

    (Erasmus MC Rotterdam, Josephine Nefkens Institute and Cancer Genomics Centre)

  • Joan Massagué

    (Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20185, USA)

Abstract

Brain metastasis in breast cancer Little is known about the mechanisms by which breast cancer cells metastasize to the brain. Bos et al. now identify three genes that are involved in this process. COX2 and HBEGF have previously been shown to also mediate breast cancer metastasis to the lung, suggesting common biological processes that regulate dissemination to these two organs. In addition, they find that ST6GALNAC5 is specifically involved in brain metastasis, by increasing the adhesion of breast cancer cells to the brain endothelium and migration through the blood–brain barrier.

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  • Paula D. Bos & Xiang H.-F. Zhang & Cristina Nadal & Weiping Shu & Roger R. Gomis & Don X. Nguyen & Andy J. Minn & Marc J. van de Vijver & William L. Gerald & John A. Foekens & Joan Massagué, 2009. "Genes that mediate breast cancer metastasis to the brain," Nature, Nature, vol. 459(7249), pages 1005-1009, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:459:y:2009:i:7249:d:10.1038_nature08021
    DOI: 10.1038/nature08021
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