Transcription factor AP-2 and its effect on cancer / 国际肿瘤学杂志

ABSTRACT

AP-2,a nuclear transcription factor family,always binds to a typical DNA sequence in the dimer way,thus AP-2 can regulates the expression of many other genes and participate in the growth and devel-opment, apoptosis and many other physiological processes. Under pathological conditions, AP-2 also plays an im-portant role in tumor genesis and development by influencing cell proliferation, differentiation, cell cycle regula-tion and apoptosis. Recent years,many researchers want to find new therapeutic strategies that target AP-2 in a series of human cancers.