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The role of CYP17A1 in prostate cancer development: structure, function, mechanism of action, genetic variations and its inhibition

In: General Physiology and Biophysics, vol. 36, no. 5
Monika Kmeťová Sivoňová - Zuzana Tatarkova - Peter Kaplan - Lucia Lichardusová - Jozef Hatok
Detaily:
Rok, strany: 2017, 487 - 499
O článku:
Androgens play an important role during the development of both normal prostate epithelium and prostate cancer and variants of genes involved in androgen metabolism may be related to an increased risk of prostate disease. Cytochrome P450 17α-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase (CYP17A1) is a key regulatory enzyme in the steroidogenic pathway; it catalyses both 17α-hydroxylase and 17,20-lyase activities and is essential for the production of both androgens and glucocorticoids. In this review, we focus on the structure and enzymatic activity of CYP17A1 and the mechanism of modulation of CYP17A1 activities. We discuss the relationship between common genetic variations in CYP17A1 gene and prostate cancer risk and the main effects of these variations on the prediction of susceptibility and clinical outcomes of prostate cancer patients. The mechanism of action, the efficacy and the clinical potential of CYP17A1 inhibitors in prostate cancer are also summarized.
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ISO 690:
Kmeťová Sivoňová, M., Tatarkova, Z., Kaplan, P., Lichardusová, L., Hatok, J. 2017. The role of CYP17A1 in prostate cancer development: structure, function, mechanism of action, genetic variations and its inhibition. In General Physiology and Biophysics, vol. 36, no.5, pp. 487-499. 0231-5882.

APA:
Kmeťová Sivoňová, M., Tatarkova, Z., Kaplan, P., Lichardusová, L., Hatok, J. (2017). The role of CYP17A1 in prostate cancer development: structure, function, mechanism of action, genetic variations and its inhibition. General Physiology and Biophysics, 36(5), 487-499. 0231-5882.