A late endosome signaling hub that couples PI3Kα and WNT/β-catenin signaling in breast cancer

Samuel J. Rodgers, Sabryn A. Hamila, Christina A. Mitchell, Lisa M. Ooms

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Abstract

AKT is the central phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling effector, however, PIK3CA (p110α subunit of PI3Kα)-mutant estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers exhibit minimal AKT activation and the downstream signaling is poorly characterized. We discovered that a subset of PIK3CA-mutant ER+ breast cancers exhibit increased inositol polyphosphate 4-phosphatase type II (INPP4B) expression, which promotes late endosome formation and glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3β) trafficking, leading to enhanced Wingless–related integration site (WNT)/catenin beta 1 (β-catenin) activation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1954470
Number of pages3
JournalMolecular and Cellular Oncology
Volume8
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Keywords

  • cell proliferation
  • INPP4B
  • late endosome
  • PIK3CA
  • WNT/β-catenin

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