肺癌细胞的干性及耐药性是重要的恶性指标。ATP结合盒蛋白G超家族成员2(ATP-binding cassette superfamily G member 2,ABCG2)是细胞表面的ATP结合盒蛋白家族的成员之一,依赖ATP可将药物排到细胞外。ABCG2定位于人多种肿瘤细胞的膜上,...肺癌细胞的干性及耐药性是重要的恶性指标。ATP结合盒蛋白G超家族成员2(ATP-binding cassette superfamily G member 2,ABCG2)是细胞表面的ATP结合盒蛋白家族的成员之一,依赖ATP可将药物排到细胞外。ABCG2定位于人多种肿瘤细胞的膜上,它的表达与肿瘤化学治疗多药耐药性紧密相关,目前被认为是肺癌干细胞鉴定的辅助群体标志物。此外,ABCG2的一些单核苷酸多态性与肺癌多药耐药性存在显著相关性。该文就最新ABCG2相关研究进展进行总结和归纳,重点介绍ABCG2基因的表达调控、ABCG2与肺癌干性的关系以及ABCG2的单核苷酸多态性与肺癌耐药性的相关性研究,以期为肺癌患者的临床治疗提供新的策略。展开更多
Niemann-pick protein C1(NPC1) is a large integral membrane glycoprotein that resides in late endosomes,whereas niemann-pick protein C2(NPC2) is a small soluble protein found in the lumen of lysosomes.NPC1 protein is b...Niemann-pick protein C1(NPC1) is a large integral membrane glycoprotein that resides in late endosomes,whereas niemann-pick protein C2(NPC2) is a small soluble protein found in the lumen of lysosomes.NPC1 protein is believed to facilitate the transport of lipids,particularly cholesterol,from late endosomes/lysosomes to the Golgi apparatus,endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane.NPC2 primarily plays a role in the egress of cholesterol and glycolipids from lysosomes.Mutations in either NPC1 or NPC2 result in aberrant lipid transport from endocytic compartments,which results in lysosomal storage of a complex mixture of lipids,primarily cholesterol and glycosphingolipids.The NPC proteins regulate sterol homeostasis through production of LDL cholesterol-derived oxysterols.Oxysterols are endogenous ligands for the liver X receptors(LXRs),which can upregulate ATP binding cassette transporter A1(ABCA1) expression.ABCA1 may have antiatherogenic effects through the efflux of it-mediated cholesterol.Meanwhile,NPC1 heterozygote mutation confers substantial resistance to lesional necrosis and lesional macrophage apoptosis.Study of the NPC proteins will help us for further understanding of the mechanisms involved in atherogenesis.展开更多
文摘肺癌细胞的干性及耐药性是重要的恶性指标。ATP结合盒蛋白G超家族成员2(ATP-binding cassette superfamily G member 2,ABCG2)是细胞表面的ATP结合盒蛋白家族的成员之一,依赖ATP可将药物排到细胞外。ABCG2定位于人多种肿瘤细胞的膜上,它的表达与肿瘤化学治疗多药耐药性紧密相关,目前被认为是肺癌干细胞鉴定的辅助群体标志物。此外,ABCG2的一些单核苷酸多态性与肺癌多药耐药性存在显著相关性。该文就最新ABCG2相关研究进展进行总结和归纳,重点介绍ABCG2基因的表达调控、ABCG2与肺癌干性的关系以及ABCG2的单核苷酸多态性与肺癌耐药性的相关性研究,以期为肺癌患者的临床治疗提供新的策略。
文摘Niemann-pick protein C1(NPC1) is a large integral membrane glycoprotein that resides in late endosomes,whereas niemann-pick protein C2(NPC2) is a small soluble protein found in the lumen of lysosomes.NPC1 protein is believed to facilitate the transport of lipids,particularly cholesterol,from late endosomes/lysosomes to the Golgi apparatus,endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane.NPC2 primarily plays a role in the egress of cholesterol and glycolipids from lysosomes.Mutations in either NPC1 or NPC2 result in aberrant lipid transport from endocytic compartments,which results in lysosomal storage of a complex mixture of lipids,primarily cholesterol and glycosphingolipids.The NPC proteins regulate sterol homeostasis through production of LDL cholesterol-derived oxysterols.Oxysterols are endogenous ligands for the liver X receptors(LXRs),which can upregulate ATP binding cassette transporter A1(ABCA1) expression.ABCA1 may have antiatherogenic effects through the efflux of it-mediated cholesterol.Meanwhile,NPC1 heterozygote mutation confers substantial resistance to lesional necrosis and lesional macrophage apoptosis.Study of the NPC proteins will help us for further understanding of the mechanisms involved in atherogenesis.
