Osteopontin: regulation in tumor metastasis.
Osteopontin is a secreted phosphoprotein that has been implicated as an important mediator of tumor metastasis and has been investigated for use as a biomarker for advanced disease and as a potential therapeutic target in the regulation of cancer metastasis. The OPN DNA sequence is highly conserved and the protein contains several important functional domains including alpha(v)beta integrin and CD44 binding sites. High levels of OPN expression correlate with tumor invasion, progression or metastasis in multiple cancer. Studies demonstrate that osteopontin mediates the molecular mechanisms which determine metastatic spread, such as prevention of apoptosis, extracellular matrix proteolysis and remodeling, cell migration, evasion of host-immune cells and neovascularization. Transcriptional regulation of OPN is complex and involves multiple pathways, including AP-1, Myc, v-Src, Runx/CBF, TGF-B/BMPs/Smad/Hox, and Wnt/ss-catenin/APC/GSK-3ss/Tcf-4. The current state of knowledge of OPN biology suggests that it is an attractive target for therapeutic modulation of metastatic disease.
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- Osteopontin
- Oncology & Carcinogenesis
- Neoplasms
- Neoplasm Metastasis
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- 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
- 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
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Published In
DOI
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Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
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Related Subject Headings
- Osteopontin
- Oncology & Carcinogenesis
- Neoplasms
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Humans
- 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
- 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis