{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Miao Z"],"funding":["Key Technology Research and Development Program of China","Natural Science Foundation of China"],"pagination":["169"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9077843"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["41(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Basal-like breast cancer (BLBC) is the most aggressive subtype of breast cancer because of its aggressive biological characteristics and no effective targeted agents. However, the mechanism underlying its aggressive behavior remain poorly understood. β1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V (B3GNT5) overexpression occurs specifically in BLBC. Here, we studied the possible molecular mechanisms of B3GBT5 promoting the aggressiveness of BLBC.<h4>Methods</h4>The potential effects of B3GNT5 on breast cancer cells were tested by colony formation, mammosphere formation, cell proliferation assay, flow cytometry and Western blotting. The glycosylation patterns of B3GNT5 and associated functions were determined by Western blotting, quantitative real-time PCR and flow cytometry. The "],"journal":["Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR"],"pubmed_title":["Elevated transcription and glycosylation of B3GNT5 promotes breast cancer aggressiveness."],"pmcid":["PMC9077843"],"funding_grant_id":["82103350","2016YFC1303200","82173112"],"pubmed_authors":["Li X","Ma C","Li J","Liao R","Bai L","Chen X","Dai Z","Miao Z","Deng X","Dong C","Cao Q"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Elevated transcription and glycosylation of B3GNT5 promotes breast cancer aggressiveness.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Basal-like breast cancer (BLBC) is the most aggressive subtype of breast cancer because of its aggressive biological characteristics and no effective targeted agents. However, the mechanism underlying its aggressive behavior remain poorly understood. β1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V (B3GNT5) overexpression occurs specifically in BLBC. Here, we studied the possible molecular mechanisms of B3GBT5 promoting the aggressiveness of BLBC.<h4>Methods</h4>The potential effects of B3GNT5 on breast cancer cells were tested by colony formation, mammosphere formation, cell proliferation assay, flow cytometry and Western blotting. The glycosylation patterns of B3GNT5 and associated functions were determined by Western blotting, quantitative real-time PCR and flow cytometry. The ","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 May","modification":"2026-07-14T17:07:15.464Z","creation":"2025-02-19T03:58:32.614Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9077843","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35526049"],"doi":["10.1186/s13046-022-02375-5"]}}