Pathogenicity of the MAGE family

The melanoma antigen gene (MAGE) protein family is a group of highly conserved proteins that share a common homology domain. Under normal circumstances, numerous MAGE proteins are only expressed in reproduction-related tissues; however, abnormal expression levels are observed in a variety of tumor t...

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Autores principales: Li, Sanyan, Shi, Xiang, Li, Jingping, Zhou, Xianrong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: D.A. Spandidos 2021
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8561213/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34733362
http://dx.doi.org/10.3892/ol.2021.13105
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Sumario:The melanoma antigen gene (MAGE) protein family is a group of highly conserved proteins that share a common homology domain. Under normal circumstances, numerous MAGE proteins are only expressed in reproduction-related tissues; however, abnormal expression levels are observed in a variety of tumor tissues. The MAGE family consists of type I and II proteins, several of which are cancer-testis antigens that are highly expressed in cancer and serve a critical role in tumorigenesis. Therefore, this review will use the relationship between MAGEs and tumors as a starting point, focusing on the latest developments regarding the function of MAGEs as oncogenes, and preliminarily reveal their possible mechanisms.

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