Implications of ubiquitin ligases in castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Implications of ubiquitin ligases in castration-resistant prostate cancer.
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DOI:
10.1097/cco.0000000000000178
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发表时间:
2015-05
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Hussain A
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作者:
Qi J;Fan L;Hussain A
Significant advances have been made in the study of ubiquitination-mediated regulation of androgen receptor (AR). This review will highlight the latest developments in the mechanisms by which E3 ubiquitin ligases control AR activity, with implications in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Several ubiquitin ligases have been identified to interact with and ubiquitinate AR, and consequently regulate positively or negatively e the AR transcriptional program.. Different ubiquitin ligases can use distinct mechanisms to modulate the expression of AR target genes, including local turnover of AR chromatin complex, recruitment of AR co-activators, and global AR stability. The expression or activity of ubiquitin ligases can be altered in prostate cancer and thus contribute to the growth of androgen-insensitive prostate cancer cells by modulating the AR transcriptional activity. Understanding the regulation of AR transcriptional activity by ubiquitin ligases will contribute to the elucidation of mechanisms underlying AR re-activation that is believed to drive the development of CPPC. Ubiquitin ligases could potentially serve as promising targets for developing therapeutics in the treatment of advanced prostate cancers.