Expression of P21-activated kinase 1 and cell division control protein 42 homolog correlates with clinicopathological features and prognosis in cervical carcinoma

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (7) ◽  
pp. 860-869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yimin Feng ◽  
Shuqian Fang ◽  
Ming Li
2019 ◽  
Vol 144 (4) ◽  
pp. 1122-1125.e6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yael Gernez ◽  
Adriana A. de Jesus ◽  
Hanouf Alsaleem ◽  
Claudia Macaubas ◽  
Amitava Roy ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 498-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Montgomery Gill ◽  
Timothy V. Gabor ◽  
Amber L. Couzens ◽  
Michael P. Scheid

ABSTRACTCell division control protein A7 (CDCA7) is a recently identified target of MYC-dependent transcriptional regulation. We have discovered that CDCA7 associates with MYC and that this association is modulated in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. The prosurvival kinase AKT phosphorylates CDCA7 at threonine 163, promoting binding to 14-3-3, dissociation from MYC, and sequestration to the cytoplasm. Upon serum withdrawal, induction of CDCA7 expression in the presence of MYC sensitized cells to apoptosis, whereas CDCA7 knockdown reduced MYC-dependent apoptosis. The transformation of fibroblasts by MYC was reduced by coexpression of CDCA7, while the non-MYC-interacting protein Δ(156–187)-CDCA7 largely inhibited MYC-induced transformation. These studies provide insight into a new mechanism by which AKT signaling to CDCA7 could alter MYC-dependent growth and transformation, contributing to tumorigenesis.


2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (28) ◽  
pp. 7870-7875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thilo Nölke ◽  
Carsten Schwan ◽  
Friederike Lehmann ◽  
Kristine Østevold ◽  
Olivier Pertz ◽  
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HypervirulentClostridium difficilestrains, which are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, produce the actin-ADP ribosylating toxinClostridium difficiletransferase (CDT). CDT depolymerizes actin, causes formation of microtubule-based protrusions, and increases pathogen adherence. Here, we show that septins (SEPT) are essential for CDT-induced protrusion formation. SEPT2, -6, -7, and -9 accumulate at predetermined protrusion sites and form collar-like structures at the base of protrusions. The septin inhibitor forchlorfenuron or knockdown of septins inhibits protrusion formation. At protrusion sites, septins colocalize with the GTPase Cdc42 (cell division control protein 42) and its effector Borg (binder of Rho GTPases), which act as up-stream regulators of septin polymerization. Precipitation and surface plasmon resonance studies revealed high-affinity binding of septins to the microtubule plus-end tracking protein EB1, thereby guiding incoming microtubules. The data suggest that CDT usurps conserved regulatory principles involved in microtubule–membrane interaction, depending on septins, Cdc42, Borgs, and restructuring of the actin cytoskeleton.


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