Nuclear factor of activated T cells in cancer development and treatment

作者：Shou, Jiawei; Jing, Jing; Xie, Jiansheng; You, Liangkun; Jing, Zhao; Yao, Junlin; Han, Weidong^*; Pan, Hongming

来源：Cancer Letters, 2015, 361(1): 174-184.

DOI：10.1016/j.canlet.2015.03.005

• NFAT
• Calcineurin
• Tumor microenvironment
• Metastasis
• Drug resistance

Since nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) was first identified as a transcription factor in T cells, various NFAT isoforms have been discovered and investigated. Accumulating studies have suggested that NFATs are involved in many aspects of cancer, including carcinogenesis, cancer cell proliferation, metastasis, drug resistance and tumor microenvironment. Different NFAT isoforms have distinct functions in different cancers. The exact function of NFAT in cancer or the tumor microenvironment is context dependent. In this review, we summarize our current knowledge of NFAT regulation and function in cancer development and treatment. NFATs have emerged as a potential target for cancer prevention and therapy.

• 出版日期2015-6-1
• 单位浙江大学