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Department of Immunology, Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, 471 Apotex Centre 750 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0T5
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Department of Immunology, Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, 471 Apotex Centre 750 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0T5
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Department of Immunology, Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, 471 Apotex Centre 750 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0T5
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Department of Immunology, Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, 471 Apotex Centre 750 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0T5
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Department of Immunology, Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, 471 Apotex Centre 750 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0T5
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Introduction Estrogen signaling through estrogen receptor α (ERα) is pivotal to the survival and maintenance of ERα + breast cancer tumors. Furthermore, the estrogen–ERα signaling axis has been shown to be indispensable to mammary gland development
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Cancer Biology and Therapeutics Laboratory, UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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( Carlson et al. 2014 ). Tamoxifen is a selective oestrogen receptor modulator, acting as an oestrogen receptor alpha (ERα) antagonist in the breast and as an agonist in the endometrium, increasing the risk of developing endometrial cancer ( Cohen 2004
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, Ellis 2004 ). ERα is phosphorylated on multiple amino acid residues ( Lannigan 2003 ). In general, phosphorylation of serine residues in the activation function 1 (AF-1) domain of ERα appears to influence the recruitment of coactivators, resulting in
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Introduction Estrogen receptor α (ERα) is a major growth regulator for many breast cancers and has provided an exploitable target for therapy ( Ali & Coombes 2002 ). Estrogen binding to ERα promotes conformational changes in the
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Introduction It is now clear that oestrogens play a central role in promoting breast cancer development and progression ( Ali & Coombes 2002 ). In this respect, oestrogen action is mediated through the oestrogen receptors ERα and ERβ
The Ohio State University, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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The Ohio State University, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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-dependent breast cancer, the activation of ERα ultimately leads to proliferation ( Dixon 2014 ). ER-positive breast cancers are treated with endocrine therapies that disrupt the activity of ERα ( Heldring et al . 2007 ). Unfortunately, patients develop resistance
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Introduction The role of estrogen receptor α (ERα ( ESR1 )) as a biological marker and target in breast cancer therapy is clear. ERα antagonists, such as tamoxifen, or estrogen ablation using aromatase inhibitors are efficient therapeutic approaches
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Departments of Oncology, Medicine, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, 3970 Reservoir Road NW, Research Building, Room 520A, Washington, District of Columbia 20057, USA
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Introduction Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease consisting of four clinically relevant categories based on the expression patterns of estrogen receptor α (ERα; ESR1 ) and V-Erb-B2 avian erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog 2 ( HER2
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and its actives metabolite 4-OH tamoxifen, belong to the selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) family and block estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1, ERα) in breast tissue, consequently inhibiting cell growth. Although it has emerged as an efficacious
Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Manitoba Breast Tumour Bank, Tumour Tissue Repository and Deeley Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine
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Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Manitoba Breast Tumour Bank, Tumour Tissue Repository and Deeley Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine
Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Manitoba Breast Tumour Bank, Tumour Tissue Repository and Deeley Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine
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Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Manitoba Breast Tumour Bank, Tumour Tissue Repository and Deeley Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine
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Introduction Oestrogen receptor (ERα) status of breast tumours is an imperfect marker of endocrine therapy response ( Osborne 1998 a , b ), and there is a need for more precise biomarkers of treatment response. ERα is regulated by post