title: Microtubule-associated protein Mdp3 promotes breast cancer growth and metastasis.
abstract: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women worldwide with a high mortality rate, and the identification of new biomarkers and targets for this disease is greatly needed. Here we present evidence that microtubule-associated protein (MAP) 7 domain-containing protein 3 (Mdp3) is highly expressed in clinical samples and cell lines of breast cancer. The expression of Mdp3 correlates with clinicopathological parameters indicating breast cancer malignancy. In addition, Mdp3 promotes breast cancer cell proliferation and motility in vitro and stimulates breast cancer growth and metastasis in mice. Mechanistic studies reveal that γ-tubulin interacts with and recruits Mdp3 to the centrosome and that the centrosomal localization of Mdp3 is required for its activity to promote breast cancer cell proliferation and motility. These findings suggest a critical role for Mdp3 in the growth and metastasis of breast cancer and may have important implications for the management of this disease.
authors.affiliation: 1. State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
authors.lastname: Tala
authors.affiliation: 1. State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
authors.forename: Songbo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: 2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: 1. State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoou
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: 1. State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ran
authors.affiliation: 1. State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
authors.forename: Linlin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: 1. State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
authors.forename: Dengwen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: 1. State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: 2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.affiliation: 1. State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China. ; 2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D002465:Cell Movement; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000556:secondary*; D061986:MCF-7 Cells; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation
chemical_list: C574933:MAP7D3 protein, human; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins
keywords: breast cancer; cell motility; cell proliferation; growth; metastasis.