The role of Notch3 in tumorgenesis and progression / 实用肿瘤学杂志

Notch signaling pathway is a highly conserved signaling pathway ,and plays an important role in the individual growth and development process in the vertebrate .Many studies have demonstrated Notch 3 re-ceptor expression is aberrant in a variety of tumors .Recent studies show that aberrant Notch 3 mediated signaling pathway is closely related with the progression of diverse types of tumors .Notch3 plays a vital role in apoptosis , proliferation and differentiation of tumor cells .To promote the studies of Notch 3 as a drug development targets ,the molecular mechanisms of abnormal Notch 3 expression and its role on tumorgenesis ,progression and treatment re-sistance are reviewed in this paper .