Nature Communications (May 2021)

INPP4B promotes PI3Kα-dependent late endosome formation and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in breast cancer

  • Samuel J. Rodgers,
  • Lisa M. Ooms,
  • Viola M. J. Oorschot,
  • Ralf B. Schittenhelm,
  • Elizabeth V. Nguyen,
  • Sabryn A. Hamila,
  • Natalie Rynkiewicz,
  • Rajendra Gurung,
  • Matthew J. Eramo,
  • Absorn Sriratana,
  • Clare G. Fedele,
  • Franco Caramia,
  • Sherene Loi,
  • Genevieve Kerr,
  • Helen E. Abud,
  • Georg Ramm,
  • Antonella Papa,
  • Andrew M. Ellisdon,
  • Roger J. Daly,
  • Catriona A. McLean,
  • Christina A. Mitchell

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23241-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 19

Abstract

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The PI(3,4)P2 4-phosphatase, INPP4B, functions as a tumour suppressor in triple negative breast cancer. Here, the authors show that INPP4B enhances proliferation and growth of PIK3CA-mutant ER+ breast cancers by promoting PI3Kα-dependent late endosome formation and trafficking that leads to the activation of Wnt/β-catenin signalling.