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. 2011 May 20;9:54. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-9-54

Table 2.

Showing the Isoforms of MT on Tumorgenesis

S.NO CANCER ISOFORMS ROLE
1 Breast Cancer MT-1 A,E,F,X, H,G, MT-3, MT-2A. 1) MT-1E: Alternative processes that replace the function of estrogen i;e breast cancer tumorgenesis.
2) MT-3: Poor prognosis for patients with breast cancer.

3) MT-2A: Detected in breast tissue is positively correlated with cell proliferation and histological grade.
4) MT-1F: It found to influence histological differentiation in invasive breast cancer.

2 Renal Cancer MT-1A, MT-1G, MT-IX, MT-3. 1) MT-3: Normal kidney & also in renal cell carcinoma, cancerous bladder tissues,(which was absent in normal bladder tissues)prostatic adenocarcinoma..
2) MT-IX:Bladder cancer.

3 Prostate Cancer MT-1A, MT-1E, MT-1X, MT-2A, MT-1, MT-2. 1) MT-IX:Advanced prostate cancer.
2) MT-1, MT-2: proliferative activity of breast, colon & prostate human cancer.

4 Papillary Thyroid Cancer MT-1, MT-2. Thyroid Cancer cells (KAT5 cells) + Calcium elevated ERK1/2 → 8 functional MT-1&MT2 induced By cd → MT expression+ Decrease in G0, G1 phase, Increase in G2-M phase →
Novel pathway for Functional MT expression.