Journal of International Oncology ›› 2016, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (12): 921-923.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673422X.2016.12.010

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ABCA1: a new therapeutic target of tumor

XIONG  Ting, HUANG  Xue-Long, LU  Kai-Qiang, LIU  Xiao-Wang, XIE  Wei-Quan, CHEN  Hong-Fei, TU  Jian   

  1. Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
  • Online:2016-12-08 Published:2016-11-02
  • Supported by:

    National Natural Science Foundation of China (81541163); Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province of China (2015JJ3101); Open Fund Based on Innovation Platform of Hunan Provincial Education Department (15K111); Hunan Provincial Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study (2014405); Innovation Program of Graduate Education in Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug of University of South China(D223000200028)

Abstract: ATPbinding cassette transporter A1 is one of the important members of the ABC transporter protein family, which plays a very crucial role in cholesterol reverse transport, cholesterol metabolism and the regulation of highdensity lipoprotein (HDL) metabolism. Mutation of ABCA1 gene could induce Trangier disease and familial deficiency of HDL. Recent studies have pointed out that ABCA1 could have anticancer activity through cholesterol efflux, which will become a promising new therapeutic target of tumor.

Key words: Neoplasms, Cholesterol, ATPbinding cassette transporter A1