Abstract | INTRODUCTION: Breast cancers develop different patterns of sialylation to modulate their tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) environment. We studied the relationship between α-2,6 sialyltransferases and the TIL in different breast cancer molecular subgroups. MATERIALS AND METHODS: RESULTS: CTL/NK populations were significantly more frequent in TN than LUM (P <0.001). TN showed a lower level of ST6Gal-I expression than LUM or HER2 (both P > 0.001). ST6GalNac-I expression was lower in LUM than in TN or HER2 (P = 0.002 and P = 0.02, respectively). In HER2, a significant association was found between a low level of ST6Gal-I expression and a high TIL level. In TN, a significant association was observed between a high level of ST6Gal-II expression and a high TIL level. CONCLUSION: An increase in infiltrating lymphocytes could be influenced by low expression of ST6Gal-I in HER2 and by high expression of ST6Gal-II in TN breast cancers. Thus, targeting these sialylation pathways could modulate the levels of TIL.
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Authors | Christian Garbar, Corinne Mascaux, Yacine Merrouche, Armand Bensussan |
Journal | Cancer management and research
(Cancer Manag Res)
Vol. 10
Pg. 1051-1059
( 2018)
ISSN: 1179-1322 [Print] New Zealand |
PMID | 29765252
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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