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Title
To decipher the mycoplasma hominis proteins targeting into the endoplasmic reticulum and their implications in prostate cancer etiology using next-generation sequencing data
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Abstract
Cancer was initially considered a genetic disease. However, recent studies have revealed the connection between bacterial infections and growth of different types of cancer. The enteroinvasive strain of Mycoplasma hominis alters the normal behavior of host cells that may result in the growth of prostate cancer. The role of M. hominis in the growth and development of prostate cancer still remains unclear. The infection may regulate several factors that influence prostate cancer growth in susceptible individuals. The aim of this study was to predict M. hominis proteins targeted into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of the host cell, and their potential role in the induction of prostate cancer. From the whole proteome of M. hominis, 19 proteins were predicted to be targeted into the ER of host cells. The results of our study predict that several proteins of M. hominis may be targeted to the host cell ER, and possibly alter the normal pattern of protein folding. These predicted proteins can modify the normal function of the host cell. Thus, the intercellular infection of M. hominis in host cells may serve as a potential factor in prostate cancer etiology.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Molecules: a journal of synthetic chemistry and natural product chemistry. - Bazel
Publication
Bazel : 2018
ISSN
1420-3049
DOI
10.3390/MOLECULES23050994
Volume/pages
23 :5 (2018) , 12 p.
Article Reference
994
ISI
000435204000009
Pubmed ID
29695086
Medium
E-only publicatie
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Creation 02.08.2018
Last edited 09.10.2023
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