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World J Clin Oncol. Nov 24, 2025; 16(11): 110202
Published online Nov 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i11.110202
ADAMTS-8 and kallikrein-related peptidases 10 and 5 proteases also have a tumor suppression role
Eva G Palacios Serrato, Karen H Medina-Abreu, Enrique Oropeza-Martínez, Luis Fernando Jacinto-Alemán, Marina Macías-Silva, Angeles C Tecalco-Cruz
Eva G Palacios Serrato, Karen H Medina-Abreu, Enrique Oropeza-Martínez, Angeles C Tecalco-Cruz, Posgrado en Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México, Mexico City 03100, Mexico
Luis Fernando Jacinto-Alemán, Departamento de Medicina y Patología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
Marina Macías-Silva, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
Author contributions: Palacios Serrato EG researched, wrote, and integrated the information in the manuscript, tables, and figures; Medina-Abreu KH, Oropeza-Martínez E, and Jacinto-Alemán LF researched and wrote some parts of the manuscript and tables; Macías-Silva M participated in editing and improving the manuscript; Tecalco-Cruz AC designed this research, discussed, and integrated the manuscript; and all authors approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Colegio de Ciencia y Tecnologia de la Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México, No. UACM- CCyT-2025-CON-11.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Angeles C Tecalco-Cruz, PhD, Full Professor, Posgrado en Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México, Colonia Del Valle, San Lorenzo 290, Mexico City 03100, Mexico. angeles.tecalco@uacm.edu.mx
Received: June 3, 2025
Revised: July 2, 2025
Accepted: October 10, 2025
Published online: November 24, 2025
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Core Tip: In this article, we explore the published information on two proteases of the kallikrein family, kallikrein-related peptidases 5 and 10, and one metallopeptidase with a thrombospondin motif, ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 8, which are suggested to be both tumor suppressors and protumoral factors, depending on cancer context and stage.