Homeobox Gene Deregulation: Impact on the Hallmarks of Cancer.
Cancer Hallm
Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, U.S.A.
Published: September 2013
Homeobox genes comprise a super-family of evolutionarily conserved genes that play essential roles in controlling body plan specification and cell fate determination. Substantial evidence indicates that leukemogenesis is driven by abnormal expression of homeobox genes that control hematopoiesis. In solid tumors, aberrant expression of homeobox genes has been increasingly found to modulate diverse processes such as cell proliferation, cell death, metastasis, angiogenesis and DNA repair. This review discusses how homeobox genes are deregulated in solid tumors and the functional significance of this deregulation in the hallmarks of cancer.
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