Impact of homeobox genes in gastrointestinal cancer
- Authors
- Joo, Moon Kyung; Park, Jong-Jae; Chun, Hoon Jai
- Issue Date
- 7-Oct-2016
- Publisher
- BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
- Keywords
- Homeobox genes; HOX genes; Caudal-related homeobox transcription factor 2; Gastrointestinal cancers; HOXB7
- Citation
- WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, v.22, no.37, pp 8247 - 8256
- Pages
- 10
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
- Volume
- 22
- Number
- 37
- Start Page
- 8247
- End Page
- 8256
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/5981
- DOI
- 10.3748/wjg.v22.i37.8247
- ISSN
- 1007-9327
2219-2840
- Abstract
- Homeobox genes, including HOX and non-HOX genes, have been identified to be expressed aberrantly in solid tumors. In gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, most studies have focused on the function of non-HOX genes including caudal-related homeobox transcription factor 1 (CDX1) and CDX2. CDX2 is a crucial factor in the development of pre-cancerous lesions such as Barrett's esophagus or intestinal metaplasia in the stomach, and its tumor suppressive role has been investigated in colorectal cancers. Recently, several HOX genes were reported to have specific roles in GI cancers; for example, HOXA13 in esophageal squamous cell cancer and HOXB7 in stomach and colorectal cancers. HOXD10 is upregulated in colorectal cancer while it is silenced epigenetically in gastric cancer. Thus, it is essential to examine the differential expression pattern of various homeobox genes in specific tumor types or cell lineages, and understand their underlying mechanisms. In this review, we summarize the available research on homeobox genes and present their potential value for the prediction of prognosis in GI cancers.
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