| Literature DB >> 29725522 |
Dongyu Li1, Chenghao Hu2, Huibin Li3.
Abstract
Survivin, also known as baculoviral inhibitor of apoptosis repeat-containing 5, is a novel member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein family. Survivin is highly expressed in tumors and embryonic tissues and is associated with tumor cell differentiation, proliferation, invasion and metastasis; however, survivin is expressed at low levels in normal terminally differentiated adult tissues. Meanwhile, the expression level of survivin is also a negative prognostic factor for patients with cancer. These unique characteristics of survivin make it an exciting potential therapeutic target for cancer treatment. This review will discuss the biological characteristics of survivin and its potential use as a treatment target to reduce cancer cell proliferation.Entities:
Keywords: cancer; programmed cell death; survivin; target therapy
Year: 2018 PMID: 29725522 PMCID: PMC5920485 DOI: 10.3892/br.2018.1077
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biomed Rep ISSN: 2049-9434