Roles of STAT3 in radiation response, tumor progression and tissue repair / 中华放射医学与防护杂志

ABSTRACT

Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) is a family of cytoplasmic transcription factors including seven proteins of STAT-1, -2, -3, -4, -5A, -5B and -6. The genes encoding the STAT family are located on are located on chromosome 2 (STAT1 and STAT4), chromosome 12 (STAT2 and STAT6) and chromosome 17 (STAT3, STAT5A and STAT5B). Among these seven proteins, STAT3 and STAT5 have the strongest correlation with tumor progression, and ionizing radiation can affect STAT3 level. Continuous activation of STAT3 can regulate a variety of functions, including cell proliferation, cell cycle progression, apoptosis, angiogenesis and immune escape. STAT3 is highly complex in its biological function and activator action. Therefore, it is of great significance to further study the biological function and signaling pathway of STAT3.