| Literature DB >> 21489891 |
Margaret Redpath1, Bin Xu, Leon C van Kempen, Alan Spatz.
Abstract
The FoxP3 (forkhead box P3) gene is an X-linked gene that is submitted to inactivation. It is an essential transcription factor in CD4(+)CD25(+)FoxP3 regulatory T cells, which are therapeutic targets in disseminated cutaneous melanoma. Moreover, FoxP3 is an important tumor suppressor gene in carcinomas and has putative cancer suppressor gene function in cutaneous melanoma as well. Therefore understanding the structure and function of the FoxP3 gene is crucial to gaining insight into the biology of melanoma to better develop immunotherapeutics and future therapeutic strategies.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21489891 PMCID: PMC5528280 DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2011.03.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Oncol ISSN: 1574-7891 Impact factor: 6.603