ARID1 proteins: from transcriptional and post-translational regulation to carcinogenesis and potential therapeutics
Olena Odnokoz1,2, Cindy Wavelet-Vermuse1,2, Shelby L Hophan1,2
1Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology & Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Abstract:
The ARID1 proteins are mutually exclusive subunits of the BRG1/BRM-associated factor (BAF) complexes that play an important role in chromatin remodeling and regulate many fundamental cell functions. The role of ARID1s is well defined as a tumor-suppressive. The cancer cells evolve different mechanisms to downregulate ARID1s and inactivate their functions. ARID1s are frequently mutated in human cancer. The recent findings of ARID1A/B downregulation at transcriptional and translational levels along with their low levels in human cancers indicate the significance of regulatory mechanisms of ARID1s in cancers. In this review, we present the current knowledge on the regulation and alterations of ARID1 protein expression in human cancers and indicate the importance of regulators of ARID1s as a prognostic marker and in potential therapeutic strategies.
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