Entry
Name
Chemical carcinogenesis - receptor activation - Sciurus carolinensis (gray squirrel)
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
ncar05207 Chemical carcinogenesis - receptor activation
Ortholog table
Organism
Sciurus carolinensis (gray squirrel) [GN:
ncar ]
Gene
124978933 signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 isoform X1 [KO:K04692 ]
124976781 neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4 isoform X1 [KO:K04806 ]
124982084 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1C [KO:K04850 ]
124968359 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D-like [KO:K04851 ]
124971751 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1F isoform X1 [KO:K04853 ]
124961645 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1S [KO:K04857 ]
124964767 voltage-dependent N-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1B [KO:K04849 ]
124969155 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: voltage-dependent P/Q-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1A-like [KO:K04344 ]
124963509 phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit delta isoform isoform X1 [KO:K00922 ] [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
124986648 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit alpha isoform X1 [KO:K02649 ]
124968815 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit beta [KO:K02649 ]
124975134 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(s) subunit alpha isoforms XLas isoform X1 [KO:K04632 ]
124979032 cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 1 isoform X1 [KO:K05870 ]
124979831 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-2-like [KO:K04450 ]
124991113 cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 2 isoform X1 [KO:K09048 ]
124958938 cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 1 isoform X1 [KO:K09048 ]
124984689 cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 4 isoform X1 [KO:K09048 ]
124969564 cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like protein 3 isoform X1 [KO:K09048 ]
124964377 cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like isoform X1 [KO:K09048 ]
124991182 cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein 5 isoform X1 [KO:K09047 ]
124988573 cyclic AMP-dependent transcription factor ATF-6 beta isoform X1 [KO:K09049 ]
124992673 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-2 [KO:K04630 ]
124988012 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-3 [KO:K04630 ]
124991078 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) subunit alpha-1 [KO:K04630 ]
124991326 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1-like [KO:K07205 ]
124983324 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 isoform X1 [KO:K07205 ]
124979870 signal transducer and activator of transcription 5B isoform X1 [KO:K11224 ]
124977856 aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator isoform X1 [KO:K09097 ]
124985060 nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 3-like isoform X1 [KO:K08541 ]
124981928 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha isoform X1 [KO:K07294 ]
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
Reference
Authors
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Title
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Journal
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Authors
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Title
Mechanisms of non-genotoxic carcinogens and importance of a weight of evidence approach.
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Title
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Authors
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Title
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Title
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Authors
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Title
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Authors
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Title
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Title
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Authors
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Title
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Authors
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Title
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Title
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Title
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Title
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Title
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Authors
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Title
Long-term nicotine exposure-induced chemoresistance is mediated by activation of Stat3 and downregulation of ERK1/2 via nAChR and beta-adrenoceptors in human bladder cancer cells.
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Reference
Authors
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Title
Crosstalk between nicotine and estrogen-induced estrogen receptor activation induces alpha9-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expression in human breast cancer cells.
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Reference
Authors
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Title
Estrogen carcinogenesis in breast cancer.
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Authors
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Title
Bisphenol A (BPA) and cell signaling pathways.
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Reference
Authors
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Title
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Reference
Authors
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Title
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Reference
Authors
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Title
PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway and the Biphasic Effect of Arsenic in Carcinogenesis.
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Reference
Authors
Pedroza DA, Subramani R, Lakshmanaswamy R
Title
Classical and Non-Classical Progesterone Signaling in Breast Cancers.
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Reference
Authors
Finlay-Schultz J, Sartorius CA
Title
Steroid hormones, steroid receptors, and breast cancer stem cells.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Valadez-Cosmes P, Vazquez-Martinez ER, Cerbon M, Camacho-Arroyo I
Title
Membrane progesterone receptors in reproduction and cancer.
Journal
Reference
Authors
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Title
Involvement of the Estrogen and Progesterone Axis in Cancer Stemness: Elucidating Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Significance.
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Reference
Authors
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Title
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor ligands in cancer: friend and foe.
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Reference
Authors
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Title
AhR signaling pathways and regulatory functions.
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Reference
Authors
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Title
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Reference
Authors
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Title
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Modulates Carcinogenesis and Maintenance of Skin Cancers.
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Reference
Authors
Mandal PK
Title
Dioxin: a review of its environmental effects and its aryl hydrocarbon receptor biology.
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Authors
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Title
Impact of endocrine disruptor hexachlorobenzene on the mammary gland and breast cancer: The story thus far.
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Reference
Authors
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Title
Angiogenesis signaling in breast cancer models is induced by hexachlorobenzene and chlorpyrifos, pesticide ligands of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.
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Reference
Authors
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Title
Defining molecular sensors to assess long-term effects of pesticides on carcinogenesis.
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Reference
Authors
Kitamura M, Kasai A
Title
Cigarette smoke as a trigger for the dioxin receptor-mediated signaling pathway.
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Reference
Authors
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Title
Key Characteristics of Carcinogens as a Basis for Organizing Data on Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis.
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Reference
Authors
Yoshinari K
Title
Role of Nuclear Receptors PXR and CAR in Xenobiotic-Induced Hepatocyte Proliferation and Chemical Carcinogenesis.
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Reference
Authors
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Title
The Contribution of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha to the Relationship Between Toxicokinetics and Toxicodynamics of Trichloroethylene.
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Reference
Authors
Pyper SR, Viswakarma N, Yu S, Reddy JK
Title
PPARalpha: energy combustion, hypolipidemia, inflammation and cancer.
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Reference
Authors
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Title
A reexamination of the PPAR-alpha activation mode of action as a basis for assessing human cancer risks of environmental contaminants.
Journal
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