Entry
Name
Chemical carcinogenesis - reactive oxygen species
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.
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Human Diseases; Cancer: overview
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ko05208 Chemical carcinogenesis - reactive oxygen species
Orthology
K00234 SDHA, SDH1; succinate dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) flavoprotein subunit [EC:1.3.5.1 ]
K00235 SDHB, SDH2; succinate dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) iron-sulfur subunit [EC:1.3.5.1 ]
K00236 SDHC, SDH3; succinate dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) cytochrome b560 subunit
K00237 SDHD, SDH4; succinate dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) membrane anchor subunit
K00411 UQCRFS1, RIP1, petA; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase iron-sulfur subunit [EC:7.1.1.8 ]
K00412 CYTB, petB; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase cytochrome b subunit
K00413 CYC1, CYT1, petC; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase cytochrome c1 subunit
K00414 QCR1, UQCRC1; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core subunit 1
K00415 QCR2, UQCRC2; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core subunit 2
K00416 QCR6, UQCRH; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase subunit 6
K00417 QCR7, UQCRB; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase subunit 7
K00418 QCR8, UQCRQ; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase subunit 8
K00419 QCR9, UCRC; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase subunit 9
K00420 QCR10, UQCR; ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase subunit 10
K00922 PIK3CA_B_D; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha/beta/delta [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
K02125 ATPeF08, MTATP8, ATP8; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit 8
K02126 ATPeF0A, MTATP6, ATP6; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit a
K02127 ATPeF0B, ATP5F1, ATP4; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit b
K02128 ATPeF0C, ATP5G, ATP9; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit c
K02131 ATPeF0F6, ATP5J; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit 6
K02132 ATPeF1A, ATP5A1, ATP1; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit alpha
K02133 ATPeF1B, ATP5B, ATP2; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit beta [EC:7.1.2.2 ]
K02134 ATPeF1D, ATP5D, ATP16; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit delta
K02135 ATPeF1E, ATP5E, ATP15; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit epsilon
K02136 ATPeF1G, ATP5C1, ATP3; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit gamma
K02137 ATPeF0O, ATP5O, ATP5; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit O
K02138 ATPeF0D, ATP5H, ATP7; F-type H+-transporting ATPase subunit d
K02158 BAD; Bcl-2-antagonist of cell death
K02261 COX2; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 2
K02262 COX3; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 3
K02263 COX4; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4
K02264 COX5A; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5a
K02265 COX5B; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 5b
K02266 COX6A; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6a
K02267 COX6B; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6b
K02268 COX6C; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 6c
K02270 COX7A; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7a
K02271 COX7B; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7b
K02272 COX7C; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7c
K02273 COX8; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 8
K02580 NFKB1; nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p105 subunit
K02649 PIK3R1_2_3; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit alpha/beta/delta
K03882 ND4L; NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain 4L [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
K03934 NDUFS1; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) Fe-S protein 1 [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
K03935 NDUFS2; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) Fe-S protein 2 [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
K03936 NDUFS3; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) Fe-S protein 3 [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
K03937 NDUFS4; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) Fe-S protein 4
K03938 NDUFS5; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) Fe-S protein 5
K03939 NDUFS6; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) Fe-S protein 6
K03940 NDUFS7; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) Fe-S protein 7 [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
K03941 NDUFS8; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) Fe-S protein 8 [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
K03942 NDUFV1; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) flavoprotein 1 [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
K03943 NDUFV2; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) flavoprotein 2 [EC:7.1.1.2 ]
K03944 NDUFV3; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) flavoprotein 3
K03945 NDUFA1; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 1
K03946 NDUFA2; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 2
K03947 NDUFA3; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 3
K03948 NDUFA4; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 4
K03949 NDUFA5; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 5
K03950 NDUFA6; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 6
K03951 NDUFA7; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 7
K03952 NDUFA8; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 8
K03953 NDUFA9; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 9
K03954 NDUFA10; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 10
K03955 NDUFAB1; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha/beta subcomplex 1, acyl-carrier protein
K03956 NDUFA11; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 11
K03957 NDUFB1; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex subunit 1
K03958 NDUFB2; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex subunit 2
K03959 NDUFB3; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex subunit 3
K03960 NDUFB4; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex subunit 4
K03961 NDUFB5; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex subunit 5
K03962 NDUFB6; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex subunit 6
K03963 NDUFB7; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex subunit 7
K03964 NDUFB8; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex subunit 8
K03965 NDUFB9; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex subunit 9
K03966 NDUFB10; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex subunit 10
K03967 NDUFC1; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 subunit C1
K03968 NDUFC2; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 subunit C2
K04357 EGF; epidermal growth factor
K04364 GRB2; growth factor receptor-bound protein 2
K04365 BRAF; B-Raf proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase [EC:2.7.11.1 ]
K04366 RAF1; RAF proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase [EC:2.7.11.1 ]
K04368 MAP2K1, MEK1; mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 [EC:2.7.12.2 ]
K04369 MAP2K2, MEK2; mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2 [EC:2.7.12.2 ]
K04379 FOS; proto-oncogene protein c-fos
K04392 RAC1; Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1
K04426 MAP3K5, ASK1; mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 5 [EC:2.7.11.25 ]
K04430 MAP2K4, MKK4; mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 [EC:2.7.12.2 ]
K04431 MAP2K7, MKK7; mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 7 [EC:2.7.12.2 ]
K04440 JNK; mitogen-activated protein kinase 8/9/10 (c-Jun N-terminal kinase) [EC:2.7.11.24 ]
K04448 JUN; transcription factor AP-1
K04466 MAP3K14, NIK; mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 14 [EC:2.7.11.25 ]
K04467 IKBKA, IKKA, CHUK; inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase subunit alpha [EC:2.7.11.10 ]
K04734 NFKBIA; NF-kappa-B inhibitor alpha
K04735 RELA; transcription factor p65
K05099 MET, HGFR; proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase Met [EC:2.7.10.1 ]
K05448 VEGFA; vascular endothelial growth factor A
K05460 HGF; hepatocyte growth factor
K05638 NFE2L2, NRF2; nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2
K05696 PTPN1, PTP1B; tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 1 [EC:3.1.3.48 ]
K05698 PTPRJ, DEP1, CD148; receptor-type tyrosine-protein phosphatase eta [EC:3.1.3.48 ]
K05862 VDAC1; voltage-dependent anion channel protein 1
K05863 SLC25A4S, ANT; solute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial adenine nucleotide translocator), member 4/5/6/31
K06276 PDPK1; 3-phosphoinositide dependent protein kinase-1 [EC:2.7.11.1 ]
K07209 IKBKB, IKKB; inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase subunit beta [EC:2.7.11.10 ]
K07210 IKBKG, IKKG, NEMO; inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase subunit gamma
K07293 PTPN11, SHP2; tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 11 [EC:3.1.3.48 ]
K07415 CYP2E1; cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily E1 [EC:1.14.14.-]
K07827 KRAS, KRAS2; GTPase KRas
K08008 NOX1, MOX1; NADPH oxidase 1
K08009 CYBA, P22PHOX; cytochrome b-245, alpha polypeptide
K08010 NCF2, P67PHOX; neutrophil cytosolic factor 2
K08011 NCF1, P47PHOX; neutrophil cytosolic factor 1
K08268 HIF1A; hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha
K08845 ARAF, ARAF1; A-Raf proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase [EC:2.7.11.1 ]
K09093 AHR; aryl hydrocarbon receptor
K09097 ARNT; aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator
K09408 FOXO3; forkhead box protein O3
K09565 PPIF; peptidyl-prolyl isomerase F (cyclophilin D) [EC:5.2.1.8 ]
K10456 KLHL19, KEAP1, INRF2; kelch-like protein 19
K11351 NDUFB11; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex subunit 11
K11352 NDUFA12; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 12
K11353 NDUFA13; NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex subunit 13
K14700 SLC26A1, SAT1; solute carrier family 26 (sulfate anion transporter), member 1
K14701 SLC26A2, DTD; solute carrier family 26 (sulfate anion transporter), member 2
K14704 SLC26A6; solute carrier family 26 (sulfate anion transporter), member 6
K14706 SLC26A9; solute carrier family 26 (sulfate anion transporter), member 9
K15040 VDAC2; voltage-dependent anion channel protein 2
K15041 VDAC3; voltage-dependent anion channel protein 3
K21423 NOX4, RENOX; NADPH oxidase 4 [EC:1.6.3.-]
K22369 EPHX4; epoxide hydrolase 4 [EC:3.3.-.-]
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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ko04064 NF-kappa B signaling pathway
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