Heat shock proteins in cancer: signaling pathways, tumor markers and molecular targets in liver malignancy.

Abstract:

:Heat shock proteins (HSPs) consist of a large group of proteins with negligible expressions under physiological conditions. Their expressions are highly induced under stress conditions and they are ubiquitously expressed in various tissues and organs. HSPs possess chaperone functions, thus facilitating the correct folding of proteins or peptides. In hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), high expressions of HSPs are demonstrated in liver cancer tissues and are correlated clinically with the severity of tumors and poor outcomes of HCC patients. This property enables them to be used as diagnostic markers for the onset of HCC. Since their expressions are highly expressed in liver cancer conditions, inhibitors or antisense oligonucleotides of HSPs are postulated to serve as potential therapeutics in treating this liver malignancy. In this review, we will first introduce the HSP family and discuss the major signaling pathways involved for the activities of HSPs. In addition, the clinical applications of HSPs in liver cancer in the aspects of diagnosis and therapy will be summarized and discussed.

journal_name

Protein Pept Lett

authors

Lu WJ,Lee NP,Fatima S,Luk JM

doi

10.2174/092986609788167752

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-01-01 00:00:00

pages

508-16

issue

5

eissn

0929-8665

issn

1875-5305

journal_volume

16

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