PROX1

Varadha Balaji Venkadakrishnan1, Adam Presser2, Nathaniel C E Voss1

  • 1Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, United States.

Cancer research
|August 21, 2025
PubMed
まとめ

PROX1は重要な遺伝子を調節することで,攻撃的な神経内分泌前立腺がん (NEPC) を誘発する. 特にそのDNA結合領域におけるPROX1のリン酸化を抑制することは,NEPCの治療戦略として有望である.

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