Emerging roles of ATF3 in the suppression of prostate cancer.
Stress response mediator activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) engages in diverse oncogenic pathways including the androgen receptor signaling essential for prostatic proliferation. In line with frequent downregulation of ATF3 expression in human prostate cancers, we have provided the first genetic evidence supporting the role of ATF3 as a tumor suppressor in a subset of prostate cancers with PTEN dysfunction.
GRU Cancer Center.
Ziyan
Z
Wang
GRU Cancer Center; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Medical College of Georgia; Georgia Regents University; Augusta, GA USA.
Chunhong
C
Yan
ATF3; PTEN; akt; prostate cancer