Table 1.
Expression of SR-BI in cancer tissues or cell lines and its association with malignant features.
Type of cancer | Type of sample | Expression levels (compared to non-malignant tissue or cells) | Associated with | References |
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Adrenocortical carcinomas | Tissue | Decreased | ND | Liu et al., 1997 |
Testicular seminoma | Tissue | Decreased | ND | Arenas et al., 2004 |
Leydig cell tumor | Tissue | Increased | ND | Liu et al., 1997 |
Breast | Tissue | Increased | ND | Cao et al., 2004 |
Breast | Tissue | Increased | More aggressive tumor type | Yuan et al., 2016 |
Prostate | Tissue | Increased | Increased malignancy and androgen-independent growth | Schorghofer et al., 2015 |
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma | Tissue | Increased | ND | Zheng et al., 2013 |
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma | Cell line | Increased | Enhanced cell migration but not proliferation | Zheng et al., 2013 |
Breast | Cell line | NA | Enhanced proliferation | Cao et al., 2004 |
Breast | Cell line | NA | Enhanced proliferation and migration, and tumor growth in xenograft tumor model | Danilo et al., 2013 |
Prostate | Cell line | NA | PSA production and cell viability | Twiddy et al., 2012 |
Breast | PyMTTg mouse model | Increased | Tumor growth | Llaverias et al., 2011 |
Prostate | TRAMP mouse model | Increased | Tumor growth | Llaverias et al., 2010 |
ND, not determined; NA, not applicable.