The BAX/BAK-like protein BOK is a prognostic marker in colorectal cancer.
Cell Death Dis
; 9(2): 125, 2018 01 26.
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ABSTRACT
The intrinsic or mitochondrial apoptosis pathway is controlled by the interaction of antiapoptotic and pro-apoptotic members of the BCL-2 protein family. Activation of this death pathway plays a crucial role in cancer progression and chemotherapy responses. The BCL-2-related ovarian killer (BOK) possesses three BCL-2 homology domains and has been proposed to act in a similar pro-apoptotic pathway as the pro-apoptotic proteins BAX and BAK. In this study, we showed that stage II and III colorectal cancer patients possessed decreased levels of BOK protein in their tumours compared to matched normal tissue. BOK protein levels in tumours were also prognostic of clinical outcome but increased BOK protein levels surprisingly associated with earlier disease recurrence and reduced overall survival. We found no significant association of BOK protein tumour levels with ER stress markers GRP78 or GRP94 or with cleaved caspase-3. In contrast, BOK protein levels correlated with Calreticulin. These data indicate BOK as a prognostic marker in colorectal cancer and suggest that different activities of BOK may contribute to cancer progression and prognosis.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Problema de salud:
6_colon_rectum_cancers
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6_ovary_cancer
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Colorrectales
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Biomarcadores de Tumor
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Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-bcl-2
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cell Death Dis
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Irlanda