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Controversial roles of hepatocyte nuclear receptor 4 α on tumorigenesis (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Zhu Wang
    • Ying Zhang
    • Jianwen Zhang
    • Qiong Deng
    • Hui Liang
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  • Published online on: March 4, 2021     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12617
  • Article Number: 356
  • Copyright: © Wang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Hepatocyte nuclear receptor 4 α (HNF4α) is known to be a master transcription regulator of gene expression in multiple biological processes, particularly in liver development and liver function. To date, the function of HNF4α in human cancers has been widely investigated; however, the critical roles of HNF4α in tumorigenesis remain unclear. Numerous controversies exist, even in studies from different research groups but on the same type of cancer. In the present review, the critical roles of HNF4α in tumorigenesis will be summarized and discussed. Furthermore, HNF4α expression profile and alterations will be examined by pan‑cancer analysis through bioinformatics, in order to provide a better understanding of the functional roles of this gene in human cancers.
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Wang Z, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Deng Q and Liang H: Controversial roles of hepatocyte nuclear receptor 4 α on tumorigenesis (Review). Oncol Lett 21: 356, 2021.
APA
Wang, Z., Zhang, Y., Zhang, J., Deng, Q., & Liang, H. (2021). Controversial roles of hepatocyte nuclear receptor 4 α on tumorigenesis (Review). Oncology Letters, 21, 356. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12617
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Wang, Z., Zhang, Y., Zhang, J., Deng, Q., Liang, H."Controversial roles of hepatocyte nuclear receptor 4 α on tumorigenesis (Review)". Oncology Letters 21.5 (2021): 356.
Chicago
Wang, Z., Zhang, Y., Zhang, J., Deng, Q., Liang, H."Controversial roles of hepatocyte nuclear receptor 4 α on tumorigenesis (Review)". Oncology Letters 21, no. 5 (2021): 356. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.12617