JUN and cancer: The JNK effector AP-1 complex, composed of heterodimeric Jun/Jun-related antigen (Jra) and Fos/kayak (kay), promotes transcription of genes including Mmp1 that functions in tissue remodeling, regulation of inflammatory processes, and metastasis of cancer cells (Egeblad and Werb, 2002; Page-McCaw et al., 2007; Parks et al., 2004).