کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2100826 1546205 2015 15 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Pathobiological implications of mucin glycans in cancer: Sweet poison and novel targets
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
پیامدهای پاتوبیولوژیک گلیکان های موسیین در سرطان: سم شیرین و اهداف جدید
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی تحقیقات سرطان
چکیده انگلیسی


• Mucins are high molecular weight proteins that are aberrantly glycosylated in cancer.
• Deregulated expression of mucin glycans alters biological properties of mucins.
• Mucin glycans are involved in cancer growth and metastasis.
• Glycans on mucins are clinically important as diagnostic markers.
• Further research is needed to target specific glycans on mucins.

Mucins are large glycoproteins expressed on the epithelia that provide a protective barrier against harsh insults from toxins and pathogenic microbes. These glycoproteins are classified primarily as being secreted and membrane-bound; both forms are involved in pathophysiological functions including inflammation and cancer. The high molecular weight of mucins is attributed to their large polypeptide backbone that is extensively covered by glycan moieties that modulate the function of mucins and, hence, play an important role in physiological functions. Deregulation of glycosylation machinery during malignant transformation results in altered mucin glycosylation. This review describes the functional implications and pathobiological significance of altered mucin glycosylation in cancer. Further, this review delineates various factors such as glycosyltransferases and tumor microenvironment that contribute to dysregulation of mucin glycosylation during cancer. Finally, this review discusses the scope of mucin glycan epitopes as potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets.

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ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer - Volume 1856, Issue 2, December 2015, Pages 211–225
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