| Literature DB >> 33673719 |
Flaviana Marzano1, Mariano Francesco Caratozzolo1, Graziano Pesole1,2, Elisabetta Sbisà3, Apollonia Tullo1.
Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents one of the most widespread forms of cancer in the population and, as all malignant tumors, often develops resistance to chemotherapies with consequent tumor growth and spreading leading to the patient's premature death. For this reason, a great challenge is to identify new therapeutic targets, able to restore the drugs sensitivity of cancer cells. In this review, we discuss the role of TRIpartite Motifs (TRIM) proteins in cancers and in CRC chemoresistance, focusing on the tumor-suppressor role of TRIM8 protein in the reactivation of the CRC cells sensitivity to drugs currently used in the clinical practice. Since the restoration of TRIM8 protein levels in CRC cells recovers chemotherapy response, it may represent a new promising therapeutic target in the treatment of CRC.Entities:
Keywords: CRC; TRIM8; chemoresistance; miR-17-5p
Year: 2021 PMID: 33673719 PMCID: PMC7997459 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9030241
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biomedicines ISSN: 2227-9059