The roles of TNFAIP2 in cancers and infectious diseases.
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SUBMITTER: Jia L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6201362 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
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The roles of TNFAIP2 in cancers and infectious diseases.
Jia Lin L Shi Yundong Y Wen Yi Y Li Wei W Feng Jing J Chen Ceshi C
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine 20180825 11
TNFα-induced protein 2 (TNFAIP2) is a primary response gene of TNFα. TNFAIP2 is highly expressed in immune cells and the urinary bladder. The expression of TNFAIP2 is regulated by multiple transcription factors and signalling pathways, including NF-κB, KLF5 and retinoic acid. Physiologically, TNFAIP2 appears to be a multiple functional mediator not only for inflammation, angiogenesis and tunneling nanotube (TNT) formation but also as a regulator of cell proliferation and migration. The expressio ...[more]
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