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Ying-Ying Lee1, Myth T S Mok1, Alfred Sze-Lok Cheng1.
Abstract
Error-prone integration of the hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) into the hepatocellular genome generates a multitude of mutants exerting diverse effects on the development and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A recent study by Lai and colleagues revealed the disparate regulatory activity of clinically-predominant HBx mutants towards hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), a central regulator of tumor angiogenesis, proliferation, metastasis and differentiation. These findings have shed insight into specific viral contribution of hypoxic response during hepatocarcinogenesis.Entities:
Keywords: Hepatitis B virus X protein mutant (HBx mutant); hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α)
Year: 2014 PMID: 24812603 PMCID: PMC3999418 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2304-3881.2014.02.07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr ISSN: 2304-3881 Impact factor: 7.293