PMID- 27121061 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171229 LR - 20220331 IS - 1949-2553 (Electronic) IS - 1949-2553 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 21 DP - 2016 May 24 TI - Differential expression of major histocompatibility complex class I in subtypes of breast cancer is associated with estrogen receptor and interferon signaling. PG - 30119-32 LID - 10.18632/oncotarget.8798 [doi] AB - Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) have a strong prognostic and predictive significance. However, the mechanism of TIL influx in TNBC is unclear. Expression of major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC I) on the tumor cell is essential for the effective killing of tumor by cytotoxic TILs. In our current study, human leukocyte antigen (HLA) expression was inversely correlated with estrogen receptor (ER) expression in normal and cancerous breast tissue and positively correlated with TILs in breast cancer. The ER score was inversely correlated with TILs in breast cancer. HLA-A and CD8B gene expression was negatively correlated with ESR1 and positively correlated with interferon-associated gene expression in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data. Negative correlation between ESR1 and HLA and positive correlation between interferon-associated and HLA gene expression were also confirmed in Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE) data. Taken together, our data suggest that a lower expression of HLA in luminal-type tumors might be associated with low level of TILs in those tumors. Further investigation of the mechanism of higher HLA expression and TIL influx in TNBC may help to boost the host immune response. FAU - Lee, Hee Jin AU - Lee HJ AD - Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Song, In Hye AU - Song IH AD - Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Park, In Ah AU - Park IA AD - Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Heo, Sun-Hee AU - Heo SH AD - Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Kim, Young-Ae AU - Kim YA AD - Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Ahn, Jin-Hee AU - Ahn JH AD - Department of Oncology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Gong, Gyungyub AU - Gong G AD - Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Oncotarget JT - Oncotarget JID - 101532965 RN - 0 (CD8 Antigens) RN - 0 (CD8beta antigen) RN - 0 (ESR1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Estrogen Receptor alpha) RN - 0 (HLA-A Antigens) RN - 0 (HLA-B Antigens) RN - 0 (HLA-C Antigens) RN - 0 (Receptors, Progesterone) RN - 9008-11-1 (Interferons) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (ERBB2 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, ErbB-2) SB - IM MH - Breast/pathology MH - CD8 Antigens/*metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Disease-Free Survival MH - Estrogen Receptor alpha/*metabolism MH - Female MH - HLA-A Antigens/immunology/*metabolism MH - HLA-B Antigens/immunology/*metabolism MH - HLA-C Antigens/immunology/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Interferons/metabolism MH - Lymphatic Metastasis MH - Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating/*immunology MH - Mutation MH - Neoplasm Grading MH - Neoplasm Staging MH - Prognosis MH - Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism MH - Receptors, Progesterone/metabolism MH - Tissue Array Analysis MH - Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms/genetics/*immunology/mortality/pathology PMC - PMC5058668 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Pathology Section OT - breast carcinoma OT - human leukocyte antigen OT - major histocompatibility complex I OT - tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes COIS- All authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2016/04/29 06:00 MHDA- 2017/12/30 06:00 PMCR- 2016/05/24 CRDT- 2016/04/29 06:00 PHST- 2015/12/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/04/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/04/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/04/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/12/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/05/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 8798 [pii] AID - 10.18632/oncotarget.8798 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncotarget. 2016 May 24;7(21):30119-32. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.8798.