TargetRx Atlas

MRNA basic information

  • mRNA ID:ENST00000244745
  • Gene Name:SOX4
  • mRNA database:Ensembl
  • mRNA expression :down-regulated
  • mRNA Method:qRT-PCR
  • mRNA Pathway:PI3K/Akt
  • Evidence:predicted
  • (mRNA-drug)

Drug basic information

  • Drug ID:NA
  • Drug Name:NA
  • Drug Method:NA

Disease basic infommation

  • Disease:breast cancer
  • Tissue:HCC38, HCC1143, and MDAMB468 cells

Other information

  • Title:Amplification of SOX4 promotes PI3K/Akt signaling in human breast cancer.
  • Journal:breast cancerRes Treat
  • Published:2017
  • PubMed ID:28176176
  • Abstract:Purpose:The PI3K/Akt signaling axis contributes to the dysregulation of many dominant features in breast cancer including cell proliferation, survival, metabolism, motility, and genomic instability. While multiple studies have demonstrated that basal-like or triple-negative breast tumors have uniformly high PI3K/Akt activity, genomic alterations that mediate dysregulation of this pathway in this subset of highly aggressive breast tumors remain to be determined. Methods:In this study, we present an integrated genomic analysis based on the use of a PI3K gene expression signature as a framework to analyze orthogonal genomic data from human breast tumors, including RNA expression, DNA copy number alterations, and protein expression. In combination with data from a genome-wide RNA-mediated interference screen in human breast cancer cell lines, we identified essential genetic drivers of PI3K/Akt signaling. Results:Our in silico analyses identified SOX4 amplification as a novel modulator of PI3K/Akt signaling in breast cancers and in vitro studies confirmed its role in regulating Akt phosphorylation. Conclusions:Taken together, these data establish a role for SOX4-mediated PI3K/Akt signaling in breast cancer and suggest that SOX4 may represent a novel therapeutic target and/or biomarker for current PI3K family therapies.