Department of Digestive Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
J Cell Mol Med. 2024 Apr;28(8):e18241. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.18241.
Netrins, a family of secreted and membrane-associated proteins, can regulate axonal guidance, morphogenesis, angiogenesis, cell migration, cell survival, and tumorigenesis. Four secreted netrins (netrin 1, 3, 4 and 5) and two glycosylphosphatidylinositols-anchored membrane proteins, netrin-G1 and G2, have been identified in mammals. Netrins and their receptors can serve as a biomarker and molecular therapeutic target for pathological differentiation, diagnosis and prognosis of malignant cancers. We review here the potential roles of the netrins family and their receptors in cancer.
神经导向因子是一组分泌型和膜结合型蛋白,能够调节轴突导向、形态发生、血管生成、细胞迁移、细胞存活和肿瘤发生。在哺乳动物中已鉴定出 4 种分泌型神经导向因子(神经导向因子 1、3、4 和 5)和 2 种糖基磷脂酰肌醇锚定膜蛋白,即神经导向因子 G1 和 G2。神经导向因子及其受体可作为恶性肿瘤病理分化、诊断和预后的生物标志物和分子治疗靶点。本文综述了神经导向因子家族及其受体在癌症中的潜在作用。