PRACTICAL ONCOLOGY JOURNAL ›› 2017, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (2): 165-169.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2017.02.014

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Research progress of CBX protein and tumor

ZENG Kai,LIU Ming   

  1. Department of General Surgery,The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University,Harbin 150001,China
  • Received:2016-11-21 Online:2017-04-20 Published:2017-05-04

Abstract: CBX protein(chromoboxin protein homolog)is an important member of PcG(polycombe group proteins)family protein,and PcG protein is an epigenetic regulatory complex that exists in the form of polymeric transcriptional inhibitory complexes PRCs.PcG protein can modify the target gene to transcript chromatin and plays an important role in stem cell differentiation and tumorigenesis and metastasis.The CBX protein family is an important member of the classic PRC1.Recent studies have focused on the different functions of CBX in stem cells,further demonstrating the composition and function of CBX.From more evidence,CBX plays an important role in tumorigenesis and development.This review summarizes the current advances in the study of CBX family members in tumors.

Key words: Polycomb group protein, Chromobox protein homolog, Tumors, Mechanism

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