CASP8AP2基因表达调控、功能与临床价值研究进展

Research Progress on Expression Regulation,Function and Clinical Significance of CASPSAP2 Gene——Review

我们系统总结了有关CASP8AP2基因的表达调控、生物学功能及其临床预后价值的研究报告。现有研究显示,CASP8AP2基因的表达受到同源盒蛋白和DNA甲基化的调控,miRNA-210能够使其表达沉默。CASP8AP2的生物学功能包括:参与FAS和TNFα介导的细胞凋亡、TNFα介导的NF-κB活化、糖皮质激素和盐皮质激素受体介导的基因转录调控、组成Cajal体和组蛋白位点体、复制依赖性组蛋白的转录和前体mRNA的3'端加工成熟、调控细胞周期S期进展,还能作为转录因子c-Myb、p73的辅助激活因子参与调控多种基因的转录。同时,CASP8AP2基因低表达与儿童ALL的复发相关;在儿童T-ALL和T淋巴母细胞淋巴瘤中,CASP8AP2基因的缺失较为常见,与患儿的较差预后相关。另外,在CASP8AP2基因序列中的3个单核苷酸多态性位点可能与弥漫性大B细胞淋巴瘤和白血病的发生有关。结论:CASP8AP2是一个多功能蛋白,具有调控细胞增殖、凋亡、基因表达等多种生物学功能,在儿童血液系统恶性肿瘤中,CASP8AP2基因还是一个有价值的预后标志物,部分单核苷酸多态性可能与白血病、淋巴瘤的发病相关。

We systematically reviewed the results of the studies on expression regulation, biological functions, and clinical prognostic significance of CASP8AP2 gene. At present, the studies showed that the expression of CASP8AP2 gene was regulated by Homeobox proteins and DNA methylation, and could be silenced by miRNA-210. This protein was involved in apoptosis mediated by FAS and TNFa, NF-KB activation mediated by TNFa, regulation of gene expression induced by glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptor, comprising Cajal body and histone locus body, transcription of replication-dependent histone, 3＇ end processing of histone, regulation of S phase progression, in addition to functioning as coactivator of transcription factors c-Myb and p73 to activating many genes＇ expression. On the other hand, low expression of CASP8AP2 gene was associated with relapse in childhood ALL. The deletion of this gene was related to the poor prognosis of children with T-ALL and T lymphoblastic lymphoma. Furthermore, 3 SNPs in this gene were possibly correlated with genesis of diffuse large B cell lymphoma and childhood leukemia. In conclusions, CASP8AP2 was a multifunctional protein. It could function to regulate cell proliferation, apoptosis, and gene expression. In childhood hematological malignancies, CASP8AP2 was a promising molecular marker with prognostic significance. Some SNPs were possibly correlated with leukemo- and lymphomogenesis.