Figure 1.
The functional categories of JNK in bladder cancer (BC) and the related biomolecules. JNK is downstream of Mitogen Activated Protein (MAP) kinase kinase kinase (MAPKKK) involved in tumorigenesis, cell proliferation, metastasis, chemoresistance, autophagy, metabolism, and immune escape.
Abbreviations: MAPKKK, Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase; MAPKK, Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase; AP-1, Activator protein 1; AKT, Ak strain transforming; JIP1, JNK-interacting protein 1; FAS, Fas Cell Surface Death Receptor; TNF, Tumor necrosis factor; JNK, c-Jun N-terminal kinases; p21WAF1, cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1; TGF-β1, Transforming growth factor beta 1; SOD, Superoxide dismutase; Bcl-2, B-cell lymphoma 2; HMGB1, High mobility group box 1 protein; also known as high-mobility group protein; MEX3C, Mex-3 RNA Binding Family Member C; PD-L1, Programmed death-ligand 1.