Rho GTPases in human cancer: an unresolved link to upstream and downstream transcriptional regulation

Benitah, S. A., Valeron, P. F., Van Aelst, L., Marshall, C. J., Lacal, J. C. (December 2004) Rho GTPases in human cancer: an unresolved link to upstream and downstream transcriptional regulation. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta-Reviews on Cancer, 1705 (2). pp. 121-132. ISSN 0304-419X

Abstract

The high incidence of overexpression of some members of the Rho family of GTPases in human tumors suggests that (1) these proteins are involved in cancer onset, and (2) they are potential candidates for a therapeutic intervention. In recent years, the characterization of downstream effectors to Rho GTPases has provided crucial clues on the general cellular effects that permit aberrant proliferation and adhesiveness of tumor cells. The activation of many of these effector proteins in turn results in the modulation of the activity of several transcription factors that play an important role at various levels of Rho signaling. The precise mechanisms by which Rho GTPases participate in carcinogenesis are still not fully understood. However, it is becoming more evident that the specific role of Rho overexpression in tumor initiation, progression and metastasis, as well as the nature and cause of such overexpression in specific human tumors (i.e., transient or stable; tumor environment-regulated; genetic or epigenetic) may be linked to the activation of specific signaling pathways that result in transcriptional regulation. In this review, we summarize the functions of Rho proteins in the regulation of several transcription factors and their relationship to tumor biology. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Paper
Uncontrolled Keywords: Rho GTPase transcription factor carcinogenesis NF-KAPPA-B SERUM RESPONSE FACTOR STEM-CELLS SIGNALING PATHWAYS PLASMINOGEN-ACTIVATOR ACTIN DYNAMICS FAMILY GTPASES SERINE PHOSPHORYLATION DEPENDENT ACTIVATION EPITHELIAL-CELLS
Subjects: diseases & disorders > cancer
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > transcription
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > protein structure, function, modification > protein types > GTPase
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > protein structure, function, modification > protein types > G protein > Rho
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > protein structure, function, modification > protein types > G protein
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > protein structure, function, modification > protein types
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Communities: CSHL labs > Van Aelst lab
Depositing User: Matt Covey
Date: December 2004
Date Deposited: 18 Dec 2013 21:57
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2013 21:57
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/29096

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