Role of fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs) in cancer development and progression
| Autor: | Iain H. McKillop, Cara A. Girardi, Kyle J. Thompson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine
Gene isoform Carcinogenesis Cell Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins Fatty acid-binding protein 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Insulin resistance Neoplasms medicine Humans Protein Isoforms Fatty acid metabolism Cell Biology Lipid Metabolism medicine.disease Cell biology Gene Expression Regulation Neoplastic 030104 developmental biology medicine.anatomical_structure Liver chemistry Tumor progression 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Disease Progression lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) Insulin Resistance Intracellular Function (biology) |
| Zdroj: | Cellular Signalling. 62:109336 |
| ISSN: | 0898-6568 |
| Popis: | Fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs) are small, water soluble proteins that bind long chain fatty acids and other biologically active ligands to facilitate intracellular localization. Twelve FABP family members have been identified to date, with 10 isoforms expressed in humans. Functionally, FABPs are important in fatty acid metabolism and transport, with distinct family members having the capacity to influence gene transcription. Expression of FABPs is usually cell/tissue specific to one predominant FABP family member. Dysregulation of FABP expression can occur through genetic mutation and/or environmental-lifestyle influences. In addition to intracellular function, exogenous, circulating FABP expression can occur and is associated with specific disease states such as insulin resistance. A role for FABPs is increasingly being reported in tumor biology with elevated exogenous FABP expression being associated with tumor progression and invasiveness. However, a less clear role has been appreciated for dysregulated FABP expression during cell transformation and early expansion. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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