Table 1

IRS expression in human cancer

Cancer Type

IRS

Expression

Notes

Ref(s)


Breast

↑ IRS-1

Well differentiated primary tumors

[41,43]

↑ IRS-1

Nuclear IRS-1 correlates with good prognosis

[46]

↓ IRS-1

Poorly differentiated, high grade tumors

[45,46]


Hepatocellular

↑ IRS-1

mRNA/protein increased in HCC

[38,39]

↑ IRS-2

mRNA/protein increased in HCC

[38,39]

↑ IRS-4

mRNA increased in HCC

[39]


Lung

↓ IRS-1

Larger (stage 1B) tumors, squamous cell carcinoma

[47]


Medulloblastoma

↑ IRS-1

Co-localized with polyoma JCV T-antigen in nucleus

[42]


Mesothelioma

↑ IRS-1

mRNA increased in malignant pleural mesothelioma

[37]

↑ IRS-2

mRNA increased in malignant pleural mesothelioma

[37]


Ovarian

↑ IRS-1

Protein increased in malignant epithelial tumors

[44]


Pancreatic

↑ IRS-1

mRNA increased in 7/16 tumors

[34]

↑ IRS-2

mRNA/protein increased in ductal-like cancer cells

[35]


Prostate

↑ IRS-1

Protein increased in tumors and metastases

[36]

↑ IRS-2

Protein correlates with increased Myc expression

[40]


Renal

↑ IRS-2

mRNA increased in clear cell carcinomas

[48]

↑ IRS-5

mRNA increased in clear cell carcinomas

[48]


Mardilovich et al. Cell Communication and Signaling 2009 7:14   doi:10.1186/1478-811X-7-14

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