title: Peroxiredoxin 1 - an antioxidant enzyme in cancer.
abstract: Peroxiredoxins (PRDXs), a ubiquitous family of redox-regulating proteins, are reported of potential to eliminate various reactive oxygen species (ROS). As a major member of the antioxidant enzymes, PRDX1 can become easily over-oxidized on its catalytically active cysteine induced by a variety of stimuli in vitro and in vivo. In nucleus, oligomeric PRDX1 directly associates with p53 or transcription factors such as c-Myc, NF-κB and AR, and thus affects their bioactivities upon gene regulation, which in turn induces or suppresses cell death. Additionally, PRDX1 in cytoplasm has anti-apoptotic potential through direct or indirect interactions with several ROS-dependent (redox regulation) effectors, including ASK1, p66Shc, GSTpi/JNK and c-Abl kinase. PRDX1 is proven to be a versatile molecule regulating cell growth, differentiation and apoptosis. Recent studies have found that PRDX1 and/or PRDX1-regulated ROS-dependent signalling pathways play an important role in the progression and metastasis of human tumours, particularly in breast, oesophageal and lung cancers. In this paper, we review the structure, effector functions of PRDX1, its role in cancer and the pivotal role of ROS in anticancer treatment.
authors.affiliation: Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Chenbo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Xiaobo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, China.|Center of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Guoqiu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D054464:Peroxiredoxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D054464:Peroxiredoxins
keywords: cancer; peroxiredoxin 1; reactive oxygen species