VEGFA and cancer: The release and translocation of NF-κB dimers causes transcription of cancer associated target genes such as the anti-apoptotic BCL2 (B cell lymphoma 2), BCL2L1 (B cell lymphoma XL) and MCL1 (Myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein) and the pro-angiogenic VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) gene (17).