Coronin 1c and F-actin Promote Metastasis of Breast Cancer

Med Sci Monit. 2018 Aug 28:24:5980-5987. doi: 10.12659/MSM.908929.

Abstract

BACKGROUND We studies the expression of Coronin 1c and F-actin protein in breast cancer and explored their relationship with breast cancer metastasis. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 210 breast cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissues were collected from January 2013 to December 2014. The expressions of Coronin 1c and F-actin were detected by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. We analyzed the relationship between Coronin 1c and F-actin and clinical data of breast cancer. RESULTS The expressions of Coronin 1c and F-actin in breast cancer tissues were positively correlated (r=0.926, P<0.05) and were significantly higher than those in normal tissues (P<0.05). The Coronin 1c and F-actin expressions were not correlated with age, tumor size, ER expression, or PR expression in breast cancer patients (P>0.05), but were significantly correlated with HER-2 expression, histological grade, lymph node metastasis, molecular classification, and TNM (P<0.05). The expression of HER-2 in breast cancer tissues was positively correlated with the expression of Coronin 1c (r=0.706, P<0.05) and F-actin 1c, while F-actin protein in breast cancer tissues with lymph node metastasis was significantly higher than in those without lymph node metastasis (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Coronin 1c protein and F-actin protein are highly expressed in breast cancer and their expression may be related to the metastasis of breast cancer cells.

MeSH terms

  • Actins / biosynthesis*
  • Actins / genetics
  • Actins / metabolism
  • Adult
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Breast Neoplasms / genetics
  • Breast Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Microfilament Proteins / biosynthesis*
  • Microfilament Proteins / genetics
  • Microfilament Proteins / metabolism
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / metabolism

Substances

  • Actins
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Microfilament Proteins
  • coronin proteins
  • ERBB2 protein, human
  • Receptor, ErbB-2