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Chromobox proteins in cancer: Multifaceted functions and strategies for modulation (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Jian Wang
    • Bo Yang
    • Xiuhang Zhang
    • Shuhan Liu
    • Xiaoqiang Pan
    • Changkai Ma
    • Shiqiang Ma
    • Dehai Yu
    • Wei Wu
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  • Published online on: January 31, 2023     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2023.5484
  • Article Number: 36
  • Copyright: © Wang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Chromobox (CBX) proteins are important epigenetic regulatory proteins and are widely involved in biological processes, such as embryonic development, the maintenance of stem cell characteristics and the regulation of cell proliferation and apoptosis. Disorder and dysfunction of CBXs in cancer usually lead to the blockade or ectoptic activation of developmental pathways, promoting the occurrence, development and progression of cancer. In the present review, the characteristics and functions of CBXs were first introduced. Subsequently, the expression of CBXs in cancers and the relationship between CBXs and clinical characteristics (mainly cancer grade, stage, metastasis and relapse) and prognosis were discussed. Finally, it was described how CBXs regulate cell proliferation and self‑renewal, apoptosis and the acquisition of malignant phenotypes, such as invasion, migration and chemoresistance, through mechanisms involving epigenetic modification, nuclear translocation, noncoding RNA interactions, transcriptional regulation, posttranslational modifications, protein‑protein interactions, signal transduction and metabolic reprogramming. The study also focused on cancer therapies targeting CBXs. The present review provides new insight and a comprehensive basis for follow‑up research on CBXs and cancer.
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Wang J, Yang B, Zhang X, Liu S, Pan X, Ma C, Ma S, Yu D and Wu W: Chromobox proteins in cancer: Multifaceted functions and strategies for modulation (Review). Int J Oncol 62: 36, 2023.
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Wang, J., Yang, B., Zhang, X., Liu, S., Pan, X., Ma, C. ... Wu, W. (2023). Chromobox proteins in cancer: Multifaceted functions and strategies for modulation (Review). International Journal of Oncology, 62, 36. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2023.5484
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Wang, J., Yang, B., Zhang, X., Liu, S., Pan, X., Ma, C., Ma, S., Yu, D., Wu, W."Chromobox proteins in cancer: Multifaceted functions and strategies for modulation (Review)". International Journal of Oncology 62.3 (2023): 36.
Chicago
Wang, J., Yang, B., Zhang, X., Liu, S., Pan, X., Ma, C., Ma, S., Yu, D., Wu, W."Chromobox proteins in cancer: Multifaceted functions and strategies for modulation (Review)". International Journal of Oncology 62, no. 3 (2023): 36. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2023.5484