Entry
Name
Chemical carcinogenesis - reactive oxygen species - Homo sapiens (human)
Description
It is well established that cancer is a multi-step process which involves initiation, promotion and progression. Chemical carcinogens can alter any of these processes to induce their carcinogenic effects. In the majority of instances, chemical carcinogens, directly or after xenobiotic metabolism, induce DNA damage and act in a 'genotoxic' manner. There is, however, a group of carcinogens that induce cancer via nongenotoxic mechanisms. The biochemical modes of action for nongenotoxic carcinogens are diverse, one example of which is induction of oxidative stress. Trace metals and organic xenobiotics are typical classes of environmental pollutants with prooxidant effects. Trace metals generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) depending on their ability to lose electrons and catalyze Haber Weiss and Fenton reactions. ROS are also generated due to induction of various cytochrome P450 isoenzymes during detoxification of chemical carcinogens. Increased ROS generation often has been linked to DNA damage that can lead to mutations and may, therefore, play an important role in the initiation and progression of multistage carcinogenesis. Besides causing DNA damage, ROS further induce multiple intracellular signaling pathways, notably NF-kappa B, JNK/SAPK/p38, as well as Erk/MAPK. These signaling routes can lead to transcriptional induction of target genes that could promote proliferation or confer apoptosis resistance to exposed cells.
Class
Human Diseases; Cancer: overview
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hsa05208 Chemical carcinogenesis - reactive oxygen species
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Element
N01389 Lead to SOD/Cat-mediated ROS neutralization
N01390 p,p'-DDT to SOD/Cat-mediated ROS neutralization
N01391 Lead to SOD/Cat-mediated ROS neutralization
N01392 Arsenic to electron transfer in complex II
N01393 Arsenic to electron transfer in complex II
N01394 Arsenic to electron transfer in complex IV
N01395 Cadmium to electron transfer in complex III
N01396 4-Aminobiphenyl to CYP-mediated metabolism
N01397 4-Aminobiphenyl to CYP-mediated metabolism
N01398 Pentachlorophenol to CYP-mediated metabolism
N01399 Benzene to CYP-mediated metabolism
N01400 Benzene to CYP-mediated metabolism
N01401 Benzo[a]pyrenre to CYP-mediated metabolism
N01404 17beta-estradiol to CYP-mediated metabolism
N01405 17beta-estradiol to CYP-mediated metabolism
N01406 Ethanol to CYP-mediated metabolism
N01407 Metals to JNK signaling pathway
N01408 Metals to RAS-ERK signaling pathway
N01409 Metals to PI3K signaling pathway
N01410 Metals to NFKB signaling pathway
N01411 Metals to NFKB signaling pathway
N01412 Metals to HTF-1 signaling pathway
N01413 Metals to KEAP1-NRF2 signalig pathway
Organism
Homo sapiens (human) [GN:
hsa ]
Gene
4731 NDUFV3; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit V3 [KO:K03944 ]
4694 NDUFA1; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A1 [KO:K03945 ]
4695 NDUFA2; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A2 [KO:K03946 ]
4696 NDUFA3; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A3 [KO:K03947 ]
4697 NDUFA4; NDUFA4 mitochondrial complex associated [KO:K03948 ]
56901 NDUFA4L2; NDUFA4 mitochondrial complex associated like 2 [KO:K03948 ]
4698 NDUFA5; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A5 [KO:K03949 ]
4700 NDUFA6; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A6 [KO:K03950 ]
4701 NDUFA7; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A7 [KO:K03951 ]
4702 NDUFA8; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A8 [KO:K03952 ]
4704 NDUFA9; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A9 [KO:K03953 ]
4705 NDUFA10; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A10 [KO:K03954 ]
4706 NDUFAB1; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit AB1 [KO:K03955 ]
126328 NDUFA11; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A11 [KO:K03956 ]
55967 NDUFA12; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A12 [KO:K11352 ]
51079 NDUFA13; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit A13 [KO:K11353 ]
4707 NDUFB1; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B1 [KO:K03957 ]
4708 NDUFB2; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B2 [KO:K03958 ]
4709 NDUFB3; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B3 [KO:K03959 ]
4710 NDUFB4; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B4 [KO:K03960 ]
4711 NDUFB5; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B5 [KO:K03961 ]
4712 NDUFB6; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B6 [KO:K03962 ]
4713 NDUFB7; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B7 [KO:K03963 ]
4714 NDUFB8; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B8 [KO:K03964 ]
4715 NDUFB9; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B9 [KO:K03965 ]
4716 NDUFB10; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B10 [KO:K03966 ]
54539 NDUFB11; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit B11 [KO:K11351 ]
4724 NDUFS4; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit S4 [KO:K03937 ]
4725 NDUFS5; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit S5 [KO:K03938 ]
4726 NDUFS6; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit S6 [KO:K03939 ]
4717 NDUFC1; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit C1 [KO:K03967 ]
4718 NDUFC2; NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase subunit C2 [KO:K03968 ]
6389 SDHA; succinate dehydrogenase complex flavoprotein subunit A [KO:K00234 ] [EC:1.3.5.1 ]
6390 SDHB; succinate dehydrogenase complex iron sulfur subunit B [KO:K00235 ] [EC:1.3.5.1 ]
6391 SDHC; succinate dehydrogenase complex subunit C [KO:K00236 ]
6392 SDHD; succinate dehydrogenase complex subunit D [KO:K00237 ]
7386 UQCRFS1; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase, Rieske iron-sulfur polypeptide 1 [KO:K00411 ] [EC:7.1.1.8 ]
7384 UQCRC1; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core protein 1 [KO:K00414 ]
7385 UQCRC2; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core protein 2 [KO:K00415 ]
7388 UQCRH; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase hinge protein [KO:K00416 ]
440567 UQCRHL; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase hinge protein like [KO:K00416 ]
7381 UQCRB; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase binding protein [KO:K00417 ]
27089 UQCRQ; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase complex III subunit VII [KO:K00418 ]
29796 UQCR10; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase, complex III subunit X [KO:K00419 ]
10975 UQCR11; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase, complex III subunit XI [KO:K00420 ]
4514 COX3; cytochrome c oxidase subunit III [KO:K02262 ]
4513 COX2; cytochrome c oxidase subunit II [KO:K02261 ]
84701 COX4I2; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4I2 [KO:K02263 ]
1327 COX4I1; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4I1 [KO:K02263 ]
9377 COX5A; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5A [KO:K02264 ]
1329 COX5B; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5B [KO:K02265 ]
1337 COX6A1; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6A1 [KO:K02266 ]
1339 COX6A2; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6A2 [KO:K02266 ]
1340 COX6B1; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6B1 [KO:K02267 ]
1345 COX6C; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6C [KO:K02268 ]
1346 COX7A1; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A1 [KO:K02270 ]
1347 COX7A2; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A2 [KO:K02270 ]
9167 COX7A2L; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A2 like [KO:K02270 ]
1349 COX7B; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7B [KO:K02271 ]
1350 COX7C; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7C [KO:K02272 ]
1351 COX8A; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8A [KO:K02273 ]
498 ATP5F1A; ATP synthase F1 subunit alpha [KO:K02132 ]
509 ATP5F1C; ATP synthase F1 subunit gamma [KO:K02136 ]
513 ATP5F1D; ATP synthase F1 subunit delta [KO:K02134 ]
514 ATP5F1E; ATP synthase F1 subunit epsilon [KO:K02135 ]
515 ATP5PB; ATP synthase peripheral stalk-membrane subunit b [KO:K02127 ]
516 ATP5MC1; ATP synthase membrane subunit c locus 1 [KO:K02128 ]
517 ATP5MC2; ATP synthase membrane subunit c locus 2 [KO:K02128 ]
518 ATP5MC3; ATP synthase membrane subunit c locus 3 [KO:K02128 ]
10476 ATP5PD; ATP synthase peripheral stalk subunit d [KO:K02138 ]
539 ATP5PO; ATP synthase peripheral stalk subunit OSCP [KO:K02137 ]
522 ATP5PF; ATP synthase peripheral stalk subunit F6 [KO:K02131 ]
7416 VDAC1; voltage dependent anion channel 1 [KO:K05862 ]
7417 VDAC2; voltage dependent anion channel 2 [KO:K15040 ]
7419 VDAC3; voltage dependent anion channel 3 [KO:K15041 ]
291 SLC25A4; solute carrier family 25 member 4 [KO:K05863 ]
292 SLC25A5; solute carrier family 25 member 5 [KO:K05863 ]
293 SLC25A6; solute carrier family 25 member 6 [KO:K05863 ]
83447 SLC25A31; solute carrier family 25 member 31 [KO:K05863 ]
10861 SLC26A1; solute carrier family 26 member 1 [KO:K14700 ]
1836 SLC26A2; solute carrier family 26 member 2 [KO:K14701 ]
65010 SLC26A6; solute carrier family 26 member 6 [KO:K14704 ]
115019 SLC26A9; solute carrier family 26 member 9 [KO:K14706 ]
1571 CYP2E1; cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily E member 1 [KO:K07415 ] [EC:1.14.14.-]
196 AHR; aryl hydrocarbon receptor [KO:K09093 ]
1535 CYBA; cytochrome b-245 alpha chain [KO:K08009 ]
4688 NCF2; neutrophil cytosolic factor 2 [KO:K08010 ]
2885 GRB2; growth factor receptor bound protein 2 [KO:K04364 ]
6654 SOS1; SOS Ras/Rac guanine nucleotide exchange factor 1 [KO:K03099 ]
6655 SOS2; SOS Ras/Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor 2 [KO:K03099 ]
3265 HRAS; HRas proto-oncogene, GTPase [KO:K02833 ]
3845 KRAS; KRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase [KO:K07827 ]
4893 NRAS; NRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase [KO:K07828 ]
3725 JUN; Jun proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit [KO:K04448 ]
2353 FOS; Fos proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit [KO:K04379 ]
5295 PIK3R1; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 1 [KO:K02649 ]
5296 PIK3R2; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 2 [KO:K02649 ]
8503 PIK3R3; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 3 [KO:K02649 ]
5290 PIK3CA; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha [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 ]
5291 PIK3CB; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit beta [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
572 BAD; BCL2 associated agonist of cell death [KO:K02158 ]
1147 CHUK; component of inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase complex [KO:K04467 ] [EC:2.7.11.10 ]
8517 IKBKG; inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase regulatory subunit gamma [KO:K07210 ]
5970 RELA; RELA proto-oncogene, NF-kB subunit [KO:K04735 ]
4790 NFKB1; nuclear factor kappa B subunit 1 [KO:K02580 ]
25 ABL1; ABL proto-oncogene 1, non-receptor tyrosine kinase [KO:K06619 ] [EC:2.7.10.2 ]
27 ABL2; ABL proto-oncogene 2, non-receptor tyrosine kinase [KO:K08887 ] [EC:2.7.10.2 ]
3091 HIF1A; hypoxia inducible factor 1 subunit alpha [KO:K08268 ]
405 ARNT; aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator [KO:K09097 ]
7422 VEGFA; vascular endothelial growth factor A [KO:K05448 ]
9817 KEAP1; kelch like ECH associated protein 1 [KO:K10456 ]
4780 NFE2L2; NFE2 like bZIP transcription factor 2 [KO:K05638 ]
Compound
C00019 S-Adenosyl-L-methionine
C00021 S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine
C03434 Tetrachlorohydroquinone
C03622 N-Hydroxy-4-aminobiphenyl
C05981 Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate
C07557 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin
C14209 4-Hydroxy-17beta-estradiol
C14850 Benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-oxide
C14852 Benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol
C16038 2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine
C16453 4-(N-Nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone
C18205 2,2',4,4'-Tetrabromodiphenyl ether
C22355 Benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-diol
C22356 Benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-dione
C22357 17beta-Estradiol-2,3-quinone
C22381 Reactive oxygen species
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hsa00980 Metabolism of xenobiotics by cytochrome P450
hsa05207 Chemical carcinogenesis - receptor activation
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