摘要
人丙酮酸激酶(PK)有M1、M2、R和L等4种同工酶。其中M2型主要在早期胚胎组织中表达,胎儿出生后逐渐被其他3种同工酶取代,但在成体干细胞中人丙酮酸激酶也有表达。几乎所有的肿瘤细胞都存在M2型表达,并同各种内源性、外源性癌蛋白及增殖调节因子相互作用以增强肿瘤细胞的增殖,因此被称为肿瘤特异性丙酮酸激酶。
Human pyruvate kinase (hPK) has four isozymes-M1 ,M2, R and L,among which M2 gene is mainly expressed in early embryonic tissues and its expression is progressively replaced by the other three isozymes after birth. But expression of hPKM2 gene remains in adult stem cells. In addition, it is specifically present in most tumor cells, hPKM2 seems to interact with different kinds of endogenous, exogenous oncoproteins and factors that regulate cell growth to enhance proliferation of tumor cells. Thus, hPKM2 has been named as tumor specific PK.
出处
《国际肿瘤学杂志》
CAS
2009年第5期348-351,共4页
Journal of International Oncology