Cancer-selective apoptosis by tumor suppressor Par-4

Nikhil Hebbar; Tripti Shrestha-Bhattarai; Vivek M. Rangnekar

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-6458-6_7

Cancer-selective apoptosis by tumor suppressor Par-4

Nikhil Hebbar, Tripti Shrestha-Bhattarai, Vivek M. Rangnekar

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Abstract

Tumor suppressor genes play an important role in preventing neoplastic transformation and maintaining normal tissue homeostasis. Par-4 is one such tumor suppressor which is unique in its ability to selectively induce apoptosis in cancer cells while leaving the normal cells unaffected. The cancer cell specific activity of Par-4 is elicited through intracellular as well as extracellular mechanisms. Intracellularly Par-4 acts through the inhibition of pro-survival pathways and activation of Fas mediated apoptosis whereas extracellular (secreted Par-4) acts by binding to cell surface GRP78 leading to activation of the extrinsic apoptotic pathway. Many studies have highlighted the importance of Par-4 not only in preventing cancer development/recurrence but also as a promising anticancer therapeutic agent.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Anticancer Genes
Pages	155-166
Number of pages	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6458-6_7
State	Published - 2014

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Name	Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Volume	818
ISSN (Print)	0065-2598
ISSN (Electronic)	2214-8019

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Funding Information:
This study was supported by KLCR grant and NIH/NCI grant CA060872 (to VMR). The authors thank the past and present members of the Rangnekar Laboratory and collaborators who contributed to the work described in this review article.

Keywords

Apoptosis
Extracellular systemic effects
Par-4/PAWR
Prostate cancer
Tumor suppressor protein

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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