Targeting transcription factor STAT3 for cancer prevention and therapy.

Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription (STATs) comprise an important class of transcription factors that have been implicated in a wide variety of essential cellular functions related to proliferation, survival, and angiogenesis. Among various STAT members, STAT3 is frequently overexpres...

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Main Authors: Chai, E., Shanmugam, M., Arfuso, Frank, Dharmarajan, Arunasalam, Wang, C., Kumar, A., Samy, R., Lim, L., Wang, L., Goh, B., Ahn, K., Hui, K., Sethi, G.
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Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6438
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author Chai, E.
Shanmugam, M.
Arfuso, Frank
Dharmarajan, Arunasalam
Wang, C.
Kumar, A.
Samy, R.
Lim, L.
Wang, L.
Goh, B.
Ahn, K.
Hui, K.
Sethi, G.
author_facet Chai, E.
Shanmugam, M.
Arfuso, Frank
Dharmarajan, Arunasalam
Wang, C.
Kumar, A.
Samy, R.
Lim, L.
Wang, L.
Goh, B.
Ahn, K.
Hui, K.
Sethi, G.
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description Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription (STATs) comprise an important class of transcription factors that have been implicated in a wide variety of essential cellular functions related to proliferation, survival, and angiogenesis. Among various STAT members, STAT3 is frequently overexpressed in tumor cells as well as tissue samples, and regulates the expression of numerous oncogenic genes controlling the growth and metastasis of tumor cells. The current review briefly discusses the importance of STAT3 as a potential target for cancer therapy and also provides novel insights into various classes of existing pharmacological inhibitors of this transcription factor that can be potentially developed as anti-cancer drugs.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-64382017-09-13T14:41:02Z Targeting transcription factor STAT3 for cancer prevention and therapy. Chai, E. Shanmugam, M. Arfuso, Frank Dharmarajan, Arunasalam Wang, C. Kumar, A. Samy, R. Lim, L. Wang, L. Goh, B. Ahn, K. Hui, K. Sethi, G. Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription (STATs) comprise an important class of transcription factors that have been implicated in a wide variety of essential cellular functions related to proliferation, survival, and angiogenesis. Among various STAT members, STAT3 is frequently overexpressed in tumor cells as well as tissue samples, and regulates the expression of numerous oncogenic genes controlling the growth and metastasis of tumor cells. The current review briefly discusses the importance of STAT3 as a potential target for cancer therapy and also provides novel insights into various classes of existing pharmacological inhibitors of this transcription factor that can be potentially developed as anti-cancer drugs. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6438 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2015.10.004 restricted
spellingShingle Chai, E.
Shanmugam, M.
Arfuso, Frank
Dharmarajan, Arunasalam
Wang, C.
Kumar, A.
Samy, R.
Lim, L.
Wang, L.
Goh, B.
Ahn, K.
Hui, K.
Sethi, G.
Targeting transcription factor STAT3 for cancer prevention and therapy.
title Targeting transcription factor STAT3 for cancer prevention and therapy.
title_full Targeting transcription factor STAT3 for cancer prevention and therapy.
title_fullStr Targeting transcription factor STAT3 for cancer prevention and therapy.
title_full_unstemmed Targeting transcription factor STAT3 for cancer prevention and therapy.
title_short Targeting transcription factor STAT3 for cancer prevention and therapy.
title_sort targeting transcription factor stat3 for cancer prevention and therapy.
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6438