Therapeutic Targeting of MOAP-1 in Cancer: A Systematic Review of Current Approaches and Future Directions

The Modulator of Apoptosis 1 (MOAP-1) protein, a crucial regulator of apoptosis, has recently attracted considerable interest in oncology research. Its potential as a therapeutic target in bladder, breast, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) offers intriguing new therapeutic approaches. This com...

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Main Authors: Xinwei Koong, Keyun Look, Amar Daud Iskandar Abdullah, Kuan Onn Tan, Vasudevan Mani, Hooi-Leng Ser, Khang Wen Goh, Ali Saleh Alkhoshaiban, Long Chiau Ming
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Published: HH Publisher 2023-12-01
Series:Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology
Online Access:https://journals.hh-publisher.com/index.php/pmmb/article/view/902
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author Xinwei Koong
Keyun Look
Amar Daud Iskandar Abdullah
Kuan Onn Tan
Vasudevan Mani
Hooi-Leng Ser
Khang Wen Goh
Ali Saleh Alkhoshaiban
Long Chiau Ming
author_facet Xinwei Koong
Keyun Look
Amar Daud Iskandar Abdullah
Kuan Onn Tan
Vasudevan Mani
Hooi-Leng Ser
Khang Wen Goh
Ali Saleh Alkhoshaiban
Long Chiau Ming
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description The Modulator of Apoptosis 1 (MOAP-1) protein, a crucial regulator of apoptosis, has recently attracted considerable interest in oncology research. Its potential as a therapeutic target in bladder, breast, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) offers intriguing new therapeutic approaches. This comprehensive review consolidated work on MOAP-1's role in cancer biology, notably as a therapeutic target. A systematic review was conducted by searching digital databases for studies. Based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, ten articles were thoroughly assessed. Emerging evidence links MOAP-1 to bladder cancer chemosensitivity and MOAP-1-dependent chemosensitization of breast cancer mediated by phenylquinazoline derivatives. In addition, apoptosis in breast cancer cells was induced by α-mangostin, a potential therapeutic drug targeting MOAP-1 and BCL-XL interaction. Studies showed MOAP-1's importance in NSCLC, with its upregulation in the cancer cells as a potential treatment. This review also highlights the role of miR-25 as a cellular regulator of MOAP-1 and its implication for MOAP-1-mediated therapeutics. The intricate control of MOAP-1 in cancer highlights the need for more research to understand its function and regulation across cancer types completely. MOAP-1's tumor suppressor activity suggests it could be a therapeutic target, as evidenced by current research findings, which is likely to spur further research into MOAP-1-targeted cancer treatments. This systematic review fills a gap in the literature by bringing together a variety of study findings to promote a deeper understanding of MOAP-1 and its therapeutic potential.
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spelling doaj-art-fb9df64d158e425fbaa4a100a7c0ae8a2025-02-04T08:39:46ZengHH PublisherProgress in Microbes and Molecular Biology2637-10492023-12-016110.36877/pmmb.a0000387Therapeutic Targeting of MOAP-1 in Cancer: A Systematic Review of Current Approaches and Future DirectionsXinwei KoongKeyun LookAmar Daud Iskandar AbdullahKuan Onn TanVasudevan ManiHooi-Leng SerKhang Wen GohAli Saleh AlkhoshaibanLong Chiau Ming The Modulator of Apoptosis 1 (MOAP-1) protein, a crucial regulator of apoptosis, has recently attracted considerable interest in oncology research. Its potential as a therapeutic target in bladder, breast, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) offers intriguing new therapeutic approaches. This comprehensive review consolidated work on MOAP-1's role in cancer biology, notably as a therapeutic target. A systematic review was conducted by searching digital databases for studies. Based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, ten articles were thoroughly assessed. Emerging evidence links MOAP-1 to bladder cancer chemosensitivity and MOAP-1-dependent chemosensitization of breast cancer mediated by phenylquinazoline derivatives. In addition, apoptosis in breast cancer cells was induced by α-mangostin, a potential therapeutic drug targeting MOAP-1 and BCL-XL interaction. Studies showed MOAP-1's importance in NSCLC, with its upregulation in the cancer cells as a potential treatment. This review also highlights the role of miR-25 as a cellular regulator of MOAP-1 and its implication for MOAP-1-mediated therapeutics. The intricate control of MOAP-1 in cancer highlights the need for more research to understand its function and regulation across cancer types completely. MOAP-1's tumor suppressor activity suggests it could be a therapeutic target, as evidenced by current research findings, which is likely to spur further research into MOAP-1-targeted cancer treatments. This systematic review fills a gap in the literature by bringing together a variety of study findings to promote a deeper understanding of MOAP-1 and its therapeutic potential. https://journals.hh-publisher.com/index.php/pmmb/article/view/902
spellingShingle Xinwei Koong
Keyun Look
Amar Daud Iskandar Abdullah
Kuan Onn Tan
Vasudevan Mani
Hooi-Leng Ser
Khang Wen Goh
Ali Saleh Alkhoshaiban
Long Chiau Ming
Therapeutic Targeting of MOAP-1 in Cancer: A Systematic Review of Current Approaches and Future Directions
Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology
title Therapeutic Targeting of MOAP-1 in Cancer: A Systematic Review of Current Approaches and Future Directions
title_full Therapeutic Targeting of MOAP-1 in Cancer: A Systematic Review of Current Approaches and Future Directions
title_fullStr Therapeutic Targeting of MOAP-1 in Cancer: A Systematic Review of Current Approaches and Future Directions
title_full_unstemmed Therapeutic Targeting of MOAP-1 in Cancer: A Systematic Review of Current Approaches and Future Directions
title_short Therapeutic Targeting of MOAP-1 in Cancer: A Systematic Review of Current Approaches and Future Directions
title_sort therapeutic targeting of moap 1 in cancer a systematic review of current approaches and future directions
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