摘要
乙型肝炎病毒(Hepatitis B virus,HBV)感染是诱发原发性肝癌的主要原因之一.HBV存在4个相互重叠的开放读码框:S,C,P和X区.其中X基因表达的蛋白HBx被认为是诱导肝癌发生的一种多功能致癌蛋白,它可以作用于众多信号通路及细胞因子从而诱发肝癌.本文根据最新的研究,选择其中p53和NF-κB两条信号通路及HBx与表观遗传修饰的相关性进行了探讨,目的在于部分揭示HBV感染诱发肝癌的发病机理.
Hepatitis B virus(HBV)caused chronic liver infections is one of the major inducing factors of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).The full length viral genome has four overlapping reading frames that consist of S,C,P and X.The X protein of hepatitis B virus(HBx),encoded by the X gene,is a multifunctional protein.It influences a variety of signal transduction pathways and modulates several cytokines,leading to hepatocellular carcinoma.Basing upon the latest studies,this review focuses on the HBx mediated modulation of p53 and NF-κB signal pathway.Additionally,the association between the HBx and the epigenetic modification is discussed,in order to better understand how HBx promotes the development of hepatocellular carcinoma.
出处
《武汉大学学报(理学版)》
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2012年第1期61-67,共7页
Journal of Wuhan University:Natural Science Edition
基金
国家自然科学基金(30870131)
国家"十一五"传染病重大专项基金(2008ZX10002-011
2008ZX10004-004)资助项目