BACH1, the master regulator gene: A novel candidate target for cancer therapy.
BACH1 (BTB and CNC homology 1, basic leucine zipper transcription factor 1) is a transcriptional factor and a member of cap 'n' collar (CNC) and basic region leucine zipper factor family. In contrast to other bZIP family members, BACH1 appeared as a comparatively specific transcription factor. It acts as transcription regulator and is recognized as a recently hypoxia regulator and functions as an inducible repressor for the HO-1 gene in many human cell types in response to stress oxidative. In regard to studies lately, although, BACH1 has been related to the regulation of oxidative stress and heme oxidation, it has never been linked to invasion and metastasis. Recent studies have showed that BACH1 is involved in bone metastasis of breast cancer by up-regulating vital metastatic genes like CXCR4 and MMP1. This newly discovered aspect of BACH1 gene provides new insight into cancer progression study and stands on its master regulator role in metastasis process, raising the possibility of considering it as a potential target for cancer therapy.
Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Sadaf
S
Davudian
Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Behzad
B
Mansoori
Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Neda
N
Shajari
Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Ali
A
Mohammadi
Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Electronic address: behzad_im@yahoo.com.
Behzad
B
Baradaran
D000818:Animals; D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D002465:Cell Movement; D051856:Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1 / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D058990:Molecular Targeted Therapy; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D051257:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-maf / Q000378:metabolism
C102108:BACH1 protein, human; D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D051856:Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group Proteins; C495607:MAF protein, human; D051257:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-maf; C496541:HMOX1 protein, human; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1
BACH1; HO-1; Invasion; Metastases; Regulator; Transcription factor