Abstract
Intratumoral hypoxia followed by stabilization/activation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) and its downstream transcriptional factors, is one of the most important mechanisms inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which has been widely accepted as a crucial step to generate early stage of tumor metastasis. Accumulating evidence suggests that epigenetic mechanisms play important roles in hypoxia-induced EMT and metastasis. These epigenetic regulations are mediated by various players including chromatin modifiers, transcriptional co-regulators, microRNAs, etc. In this review, we discuss how his tone-modifying enzymes and transcriptional co-regulators regulate EMT under hypoxic conditions. Developed or potential anticancer agents targeting epigenetic molecules regulating hypoxia-induced EMT are also discussed.
Keywords: Epigenetic regulation, hypoxia, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, HIF-1α, chromatin modifier, co-regulator, target.
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title:Epigenetic Regulation of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition by Hypoxia in Cancer: Targets and Therapy
Volume: 21 Issue: 10
Author(s): Jian -Qiu Wang and Kou -Juey Wu
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Keywords: Epigenetic regulation, hypoxia, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, HIF-1α, chromatin modifier, co-regulator, target.
Abstract: Intratumoral hypoxia followed by stabilization/activation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) and its downstream transcriptional factors, is one of the most important mechanisms inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which has been widely accepted as a crucial step to generate early stage of tumor metastasis. Accumulating evidence suggests that epigenetic mechanisms play important roles in hypoxia-induced EMT and metastasis. These epigenetic regulations are mediated by various players including chromatin modifiers, transcriptional co-regulators, microRNAs, etc. In this review, we discuss how his tone-modifying enzymes and transcriptional co-regulators regulate EMT under hypoxic conditions. Developed or potential anticancer agents targeting epigenetic molecules regulating hypoxia-induced EMT are also discussed.
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Wang -Qiu Jian and Wu -Juey Kou, Epigenetic Regulation of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition by Hypoxia in Cancer: Targets and Therapy, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2015; 21 (10) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612821666141211145610
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612821666141211145610 |
Print ISSN 1381-6128 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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