Entry
Name
Chemical carcinogenesis - receptor activation - Homo sapiens (human)
Description
Carcinogenesis is a multistage process that consists of initiation, promotion, and progression stages. Chemicals or environmental factors may act at any of these stages to induce and/or enhance the carcinogenic process. Based on their mode-of-action, carcinogens can be classified as genotoxic or non-genotoxic. Genotoxic agent begins their action at the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) level, causing DNA damage through several mechanisms. Non-genotoxic carcinogens are chemicals that cause the development of tumors through multiple non-genotoxic events and epigenetic alterations without direct interaction with DNA. One non-genotoxic mechanism involves receptor activation. Biological mechanisms involving receptor activation fall into two broad categories: (i) those that involve cell surface receptors and some intracellular receptors that activate signal transduction pathways, resulting in biological responses, including gene transcription, and (ii) those that involve intracellular receptors that translocate into the nucleus and act as transcription factors regulating gene expression. Both classes of receptors can be involved in mechanisms of carcinogenesis.
Class
Human Diseases; Cancer: overview
BRITE hierarchy
Pathway map
hsa05207 Chemical carcinogenesis - receptor activation
Network
Element
N01337 NNK/NNN to CHRNA7-E2F signaling pathway
N01339 NNK/NNN to PI3K signaling pathway
N01341 NNK/NNN to Jak-STAT signaling pathway
N01342 Nicotine to Jak-STAT signaling pathway
N01344 NNK/NNN to RAS-ERK signaling pathway
N01346 Nicotine/NNK to cAMP signaling pathway
N01348 Nicotine/NNK to PI3K signaling pathway
N01350 NNK/NNN to PI3K signaling pathway
N01352 BPA to RAS-ERK signaling pathway
N01353 E2 to RAS-ERK signaling pathway
N01354 BPA to RAS-ERK signaling pathway
N01355 Arsenic to PI3K signaling pathway
N01357 P4/MPA to membrane-initiated progesterone signaling pathway
N01359 P4/MPA to PR-PI3K signaling pathway
N01361 P4/MPA to PR-RAS-ERK signaling pathway
N01363 P4/MPA to nuclear-initiated progesterone signaling pathway
N01364 E2 to nuclear-initiated estrogen signaling pathway
N01365 TCDD to Ahr signaling pathway
N01366 BaP to Ahr signaling pathway
N01367 PCB to Ahr signaling pathway
N01368 HCB to Ahr signaling pathway
Drug
D11045 Darolutamide (JAN/USAN/INN)
Organism
Homo sapiens (human) [GN:
hsa ]
Gene
10488 CREB3; cAMP responsive element binding protein 3 [KO:K09048 ]
10683 DLL3; delta like canonical Notch ligand 3 [KO:K06051 ]
10941 UGT2A1; UDP glucuronosyltransferase family 2 member A1 complex locus [KO:K00699 ] [EC:2.4.1.17 ]
1136 CHRNA3; cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 3 subunit [KO:K04805 ]
1137 CHRNA4; cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 4 subunit [KO:K04806 ]
1139 CHRNA7; cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 7 subunit [KO:K04809 ]
1141 CHRNB2; cholinergic receptor nicotinic beta 2 subunit [KO:K04813 ]
1143 CHRNB4; cholinergic receptor nicotinic beta 4 subunit [KO:K04815 ]
1385 CREB1; cAMP responsive element binding protein 1 [KO:K05870 ]
1386 ATF2; activating transcription factor 2 [KO:K04450 ]
1388 ATF6B; activating transcription factor 6 beta [KO:K09049 ]
148327 CREB3L4; cAMP responsive element binding protein 3 like 4 [KO:K09048 ]
1555 CYP2B6; cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily B member 6 [KO:K17709 ] [EC:1.14.14.-]
164091 PAQR7; progestin and adipoQ receptor family member 7 [KO:K25039 ]
182 JAG1; jagged canonical Notch ligand 1 [KO:K06052 ]
196 AHR; aryl hydrocarbon receptor [KO:K09093 ]
1978 EIF4EBP1; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1 [KO:K07205 ]
2255 FGF10; fibroblast growth factor 10 [KO:K04358 ]
2353 FOS; Fos proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit [KO:K04379 ]
23746 AIPL1; aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein like 1 [KO:K17767 ]
2770 GNAI1; G protein subunit alpha i1 [KO:K04630 ]
2771 GNAI2; G protein subunit alpha i2 [KO:K04630 ]
2773 GNAI3; G protein subunit alpha i3 [KO:K04630 ]
28514 DLL1; delta like canonical Notch ligand 1 [KO:K06051 ]
2885 GRB2; growth factor receptor bound protein 2 [KO:K04364 ]
3265 HRAS; HRas proto-oncogene, GTPase [KO:K02833 ]
332 BIRC5; baculoviral IAP repeat containing 5 [KO:K08731 ]
3320 HSP90AA1; heat shock protein 90 alpha family class A member 1 [KO:K04079 ]
3326 HSP90AB1; heat shock protein 90 alpha family class B member 1 [KO:K04079 ]
3725 JUN; Jun proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit [KO:K04448 ]
3836 KPNA1; karyopherin subunit alpha 1 [KO:K23940 ]
3837 KPNB1; karyopherin subunit beta 1 [KO:K14293 ]
3838 KPNA2; karyopherin subunit alpha 2 [KO:K15043 ]
3839 KPNA3; karyopherin subunit alpha 3 [KO:K23583 ]
3840 KPNA4; karyopherin subunit alpha 4 [KO:K23583 ]
3841 KPNA5; karyopherin subunit alpha 5 [KO:K15042 ]
3845 KRAS; KRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase [KO:K07827 ]
405 ARNT; aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator [KO:K09097 ]
4609 MYC; MYC proto-oncogene, bHLH transcription factor [KO:K04377 ]
468 ATF4; activating transcription factor 4 [KO:K04374 ]
4790 NFKB1; nuclear factor kappa B subunit 1 [KO:K02580 ]
4893 NRAS; NRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase [KO:K07828 ]
5290 PIK3CA; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5291 PIK3CB; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5293 PIK3CD; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
5295 PIK3R1; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 1 [KO:K02649 ]
5296 PIK3R2; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 2 [KO:K02649 ]
54567 DLL4; delta like canonical Notch ligand 4 [KO:K06051 ]
5465 PPARA; peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha [KO:K07294 ]
54852 PAQR5; progestin and adipoQ receptor family member 5 [KO:K25041 ]
55584 CHRNA9; cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 9 subunit [KO:K04810 ]
572 BAD; BCL2 associated agonist of cell death [KO:K02158 ]
5925 RB1; RB transcriptional corepressor 1 [KO:K06618 ]
596 BCL2; BCL2 apoptosis regulator [KO:K02161 ]
5970 RELA; RELA proto-oncogene, NF-kB subunit [KO:K04735 ]
604 BCL6; BCL6 transcription repressor [KO:K15618 ]
64764 CREB3L2; cAMP responsive element binding protein 3 like 2 [KO:K09048 ]
6654 SOS1; SOS Ras/Rac guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1 [KO:K03099 ]
6655 SOS2; SOS Ras/Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2 [KO:K03099 ]
6774 STAT3; signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 [KO:K04692 ]
6776 STAT5A; signal transducer and activator of transcription 5A [KO:K11223 ]
6777 STAT5B; signal transducer and activator of transcription 5B [KO:K11224 ]
688 KLF5; KLF transcription factor 5 [KO:K09206 ]
7184 HSP90B1; heat shock protein 90 beta family member 1 [KO:K09487 ]
7422 VEGFA; vascular endothelial growth factor A [KO:K05448 ]
773 CACNA1A; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 A [KO:K04344 ]
774 CACNA1B; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 B [KO:K04849 ]
775 CACNA1C; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 C [KO:K04850 ]
776 CACNA1D; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 D [KO:K04851 ]
778 CACNA1F; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 F [KO:K04853 ]
779 CACNA1S; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 S [KO:K04857 ]
84699 CREB3L3; cAMP responsive element binding protein 3 like 3 [KO:K09048 ]
8503 PIK3R3; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 3 [KO:K02649 ]
85315 PAQR8; progestin and adipoQ receptor family member 8 [KO:K25040 ]
8600 TNFSF11; TNF superfamily member 11 [KO:K05473 ]
8817 FGF18; fibroblast growth factor 18 [KO:K04358 ]
8822 FGF17; fibroblast growth factor 17 [KO:K04358 ]
8823 FGF16; fibroblast growth factor 16 [KO:K04358 ]
89832 CHRFAM7A; CHRNA7 (exons 5-10) and FAM7A (exons A-E) fusion [KO:K04809 ]
9049 AIP; aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein [KO:K17767 ]
90993 CREB3L1; cAMP responsive element binding protein 3 like 1 [KO:K09048 ]
9586 CREB5; cAMP responsive element binding protein 5 [KO:K09047 ]
9641 IKBKE; inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase subunit epsilon [KO:K07211 ] [EC:2.7.11.10 ]
9970 NR1I3; nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 3 [KO:K08541 ]
Compound
C03690 Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
C05981 Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate
C07557 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin
C08150 Medroxyprogesterone acetate
C14240 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
C14573 3,3',4,4',5-Pentachlorobiphenyl
C16453 4-(N-Nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone
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