The roles of TNFAIP2 in cancers and infectious diseases

J Cell Mol Med. 2018 Nov;22(11):5188-5195. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.13822. Epub 2018 Aug 25.

Abstract

TNFα-induced protein 2 (TNFAIP2) is a primary response gene of TNFα. TNFAIP2 is highly expressed in immune cells and the urinary bladder. The expression of TNFAIP2 is regulated by multiple transcription factors and signalling pathways, including NF-κB, KLF5 and retinoic acid. Physiologically, TNFAIP2 appears to be a multiple functional mediator not only for inflammation, angiogenesis and tunneling nanotube (TNT) formation but also as a regulator of cell proliferation and migration. The expression of TNFAIP2 is frequently abnormal in human cancers and in infectious diseases. Due to its significant functions in cell proliferation, angiogenesis, migration and invasion, TNFAIP2 could be a potential diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic target for cancer.

Keywords: TNFAIP2; angiogenesis; inflammation; migration; nanotube formation; proliferation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cell Proliferation / genetics
  • Communicable Diseases / genetics*
  • Communicable Diseases / pathology
  • Cytokines / genetics*
  • Humans
  • NF-kappa B / genetics
  • Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Neoplasms / pathology
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / genetics*
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / pathology
  • Signal Transduction
  • Transcription Factor RelA / genetics
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / genetics

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • NF-kappa B
  • RELA protein, human
  • TNFAIP2 protein, human
  • Transcription Factor RelA
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha