“…IRAK3 has a cancer-specific DNA methylation pattern, a reduced expression in colon adenocarcinoma compared to normal colon, and a decreased DNA methylation in spontaneously dying DKO1 cells when compared to viable DKO1 cells. In addition, IRAK3 was a promising candidate because, through IRAK1 (Kobayashi et al, 2002), it indirectly inhibits three essentials pathways that cancer cells rely on to survive: STAT3, NFkB and MAPK (Figure S3F) (Ngo et al, 2011; Su et al, 2009; Turnis et al, 2010). These pathways, in turn, regulate the expression of the anti-apoptotic gene SURVIVIN (Jiang Sr et al, 2011; Zhou et al, 2009).…”