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- Title
Role of FOXO Transcription Factors in Cancer Metabolism and Angiogenesis.
- Authors
Farhan, Mohd; Silva, Marta; Xingan, Xing; Huang, Yu; Zheng, Wenhua
- Abstract
Forkhead box O transcription factors (FOXOs) regulate several signaling pathways and play crucial roles in health and disease. FOXOs are key regulators of the expression of genes involved in multiple cellular processes and their deregulation has been implicated in cancer. FOXOs are generally considered tumor suppressors and evidence also suggests that they may have a role in the regulation of cancer metabolism and angiogenesis. In order to continue growing and proliferating, tumor cells have to reprogram their metabolism and induce angiogenesis. Angiogenesis refers to the process of new blood capillary formation from pre-existing vessels, which is an essential driving force in cancer progression and metastasis through supplying tumor cells with oxygen and nutrients. This review summarizes the roles of FOXOs in the regulation of cancer metabolism and angiogenesis. A deeper knowledge of the involvement of FOXOs in these two key processes involved in cancer dissemination may help to develop novel therapeutic approaches for cancer treatment.
- Subjects
FORKHEAD transcription factors; NEOVASCULARIZATION; TRANSCRIPTION factors; METABOLISM; METABOLIC regulation; METASTASIS
- Publication
Cells (2073-4409), 2020, Vol 9, Issue 7, p1586
- ISSN
2073-4409
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/cells9071586