靶标:
SNAI1
产品别名:
SLUGH2; SNA; SNAH; SNAIL; SNAIL1; dJ710H13.1; SNAI1; snail family transcriptional repressor 1; snail family transcriptional repressor 1; zinc finger protein SNAI1; protein sna; protein snail homolog 1; snail 1 homolog; snail 1 zinc finger protein; snail family zinc finger 1; snail homolog 1; Snail同源物1(SNAI1); Snail蛋白; 锌指转录因子SNAIL;
背景信息:
Snail 是一种锌指转录因子,可抑制上皮细胞钙粘蛋白 (E-cadherin) 转录。E-cadherin 下调与胚胎发育过程中上皮-间质细胞转换有关,该过程也可被浸润性癌细胞所利用 (1-3)。实际上,E-cadherin 表达缺失与某些肿瘤的浸润性质有关,而在上皮肿瘤细胞系中,Snail 和 E-cadherin 的 mRNA水平有很大程度的负相关 (4,5)。此外,Snail 可阻断细胞周期,对细胞死亡产生抗性 (6)。GSK-3 与 PAK1 磷酸化 Snail 可调节 Snail 的稳定性、细胞定位以及功能 (7-10)。