Bladder cancer(BLCA)is a highly invasive malignancy with limited targeted therapies.Lu et al reveal the oncogenic role of HOXC6 in BLCA by showing its elevated mRNA and protein levels in cancerous tissues.Silencing HO...Bladder cancer(BLCA)is a highly invasive malignancy with limited targeted therapies.Lu et al reveal the oncogenic role of HOXC6 in BLCA by showing its elevated mRNA and protein levels in cancerous tissues.Silencing HOXC6 sig-nificantly inhibits BLCA cell proliferation,migration and invasion,induces apo-ptosis and arrests the cell cycle at G0/G1.In addition,HOXC6 also regulates pa-thways related to chemical carcinogenesis and reactive oxygen species,with a strong association with the target gene TIMELESS,supported by binding signals in its promoter region.Here,we discuss the role of HOXC6 as a potential bio-marker and therapeutic target,contributing to a deeper understanding of the HOXC6-TIMELESS axis and its implications for advancing BLCA research and therapy.展开更多
基金Supported by National Key R&D Program of China,No.2023YFC2507904Hubei Strategic Science and Technology Talent Plan,No.2024DJA037+1 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.32270768,No.82273970 and No.82370715Innovation Group Project of Hubei Province No.2023AFA026.
文摘Bladder cancer(BLCA)is a highly invasive malignancy with limited targeted therapies.Lu et al reveal the oncogenic role of HOXC6 in BLCA by showing its elevated mRNA and protein levels in cancerous tissues.Silencing HOXC6 sig-nificantly inhibits BLCA cell proliferation,migration and invasion,induces apo-ptosis and arrests the cell cycle at G0/G1.In addition,HOXC6 also regulates pa-thways related to chemical carcinogenesis and reactive oxygen species,with a strong association with the target gene TIMELESS,supported by binding signals in its promoter region.Here,we discuss the role of HOXC6 as a potential bio-marker and therapeutic target,contributing to a deeper understanding of the HOXC6-TIMELESS axis and its implications for advancing BLCA research and therapy.
