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. 2017 Sep 19;75(5):849–857. doi: 10.1007/s00018-017-2660-4

Table 2.

Molecular phenotypes associated with TUSC3 in different types of cancer

Cancer Expression change OF TUSC3 TUSC3-associated molecular phenotype Integrated role References
Ovary Downregulation by promoter hypermethylation

UPR

EMT

TSG [10, 38, 61]
PROSTATE Downregulation

UPR

N-Glycosylation

Akt

TSG [9]
Glioblastoma multiforme Downregulation by promoter hypermethylation Akt TSG [35, 63]
Breast cancer Downregulation by miRNA

(1) SOX2

(2) miR-181a-5p

(2) miR-30e-5p

TSG [72, 73]
Pancreatic cancer Homozygous deletion NF-κB TSG [48, 62]
Oral squamous cell carcinoma Homozygous deletion N/A TSG [74]
Hepatocellular carcinoma Loss of heterozygosity N/A N/A [46]
Small cell lung cancer Downregulation N/A TSG [75]
Larynx and pharynx carcinoma Loss N/A TSG [76]
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma Downregulation N/A TSG [77]
Non-small-cell lung cancer Downregulation by promoter hypermethylation Wnt/β-catenin TSG [78]
Upregulation Hedgehog Oncogene [64]
Colorectal cancer Upregulation

MAPK PI3K/Akt

Wnt/β-catenin

Oncogene [60]
Head and neck squamous carcinoma Upregulation by amplification N/A Oncogene [59]
Thyroid cancer Upregulation (gain) N/A Oncogene [57, 59]

N/A not applicable (data unavailable)