Janus-faced bacterial regulation of epithelial cell death and survival: Association with colon carcinogenesis

Wei Ting Kuo, Tsung Chun Lee, Linda Chia Hui Yu

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Abstract

Gut microbiota and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) signaling have been associated with colon cancer development. Our recent findings demonstrated that LPS receptor subunits expressed on colonocytes have antagonistic roles in cell death and tumorigenesis: epithelial toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) confers resistance to the apoptosis induced by its co-receptor CD14 and contributes to epithelial transition to cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere1029064
JournalMolecular and Cellular Oncology
Volume3
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • apoptosis
  • colorectal carcinoma
  • innate immunity
  • intestinal homeostasis
  • lipopolysaccharide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Cancer Research

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