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Nectin-3 and Nectin-4: potential prognostic biomarkers for therapeutic targeting of cancer

Article scientifique 2023 Anglais

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Nectin-3 and nectin-4 belong to the immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily, and are Ca2+ -independent homophilic cell adhesion molecules. Nectin-3 is ubiquitous in adult tissues, and it enhances normal levels of synaptic formation. In contrast, nectin-4 is weakly-to-moderately expressed in normal human tissues. In recent years, studies have shown that nectin-3 is highly expressed in the nervous system. Moreover, it is associated with poor prognostic factors in distant metastases and malignant tumors with high vascular invasion such as pancreatic, lung and breast cancers. In particular, nectin-4 is overexpressed in various malignant tumors, and it is associated with proliferation, angiogenesis, metastasis, drug resistance, tumor relapse, DNA repair, cancer stemness, and poor prognosis. Unlike nectin-3, nectin-4 has become a potential prognostic biomarker and specific therapeutic target for cancer as there is no consensus on the significance of abnormal expression of nectin-3 in various cancers.

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Yang, A., Ge, Y., Yang, P., Xin, Y., Zhang, C., Xu, F., Yang, J. (2023). Nectin-3 and Nectin-4: potential prognostic biomarkers for therapeutic targeting of cancer. https://doi.org/10.4314/tjpr.v22i10.27

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Aihong Yang Yan Ge Panpan Yang Yuqi Xin Chenlu Zhang Feixue Xu Jiao Yang

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