PTGES3 and colorectal cancer: Prostaglandin E synthase 3 is one of the main proteins in the prostaglandin biosynthesis, converting prostaglandin H2 in prostaglandin E. Prostaglandin H2, the rate-limiting step in the formation of prostaglandins, is the product of prostaglandin G/H synthase 2, or COX-2, which has been related to colorectal cancer and whose inhibition (e.g., by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) has been linked to tumor cell apoptosis, inhibition of proliferation, and reduction of colorectal cancer risk [53,54].