| Literature DB >> 26622779 |
Houbao Qi1, Shuqing Liu2, Chunmei Guo1, Jiasheng Wang1, Frederick T Greenaway3, Ming-Zhong Sun1.
Abstract
Annexin A6 (AnxA6) is a member of a conserved superfamily of Ca2+-dependent membrane-binding annexin proteins. It participates in membrane and cytoskeleton organization, cholesterol homeostasis, membrane trafficking, cell adhesion and signal transduction. The expression levels of AnxA6 are closely associated with melanoma, cervical cancer, epithelial carcinoma, breast cancer, gastric cancer, prostate cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, large-cell lymphoma and myeloma. AnxA6 exhibits dual functions in cancer, acting either as a tumor suppressor or promoter, depending on the type of cancer and the degree of malignancy. In several types of cancer, AnxA6 acts via Ras, Ras/MAPK and/or FAK/PI3K signaling pathways by mainly mediating PKCα, p120GAP, Bcr-Abl and YY1. In the present review, the roles of AnxA6 in different types of cancer are summarized.Entities:
Keywords: annexin A6; biomarker; cancer; malignancy; tumor promoter; tumor suppressor
Year: 2015 PMID: 26622779 PMCID: PMC4579822 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2015.3498
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oncol Lett ISSN: 1792-1074 Impact factor: 2.967