Resumen
Expression of the PTEN tumor suppressor is frequently lost in breast cancer in the absence of mutation or promoter methylation through as yet undetermined mechanisms. In this study, we demonstrate that the Rak tyrosine kinase physically interacts with PTEN and phosphorylates PTEN on Tyr336. Knockdown of Rak enhanced the binding of PTEN to its E3 ligase NEDD4-1 and promoted PTEN polyubiquitination, leading to PTEN protein degradation. Notably, ectopic expression of Rak effectively suppressed breast cancer cell proliferation, invasion, and colony formation in vitro and tumor growth in vivo. Furthermore, Rak knockdown was sufficient to transform normal mammary epithelial cells. Therefore, Rak acts as a bona fide tumor suppressor gene through the mechanism of regulating PTEN protein stability and function.
| Idioma original | English |
|---|---|
| Páginas (desde-hasta) | 304-314 |
| Número de páginas | 11 |
| Publicación | Cancer Cell |
| Volumen | 15 |
| N.º | 4 |
| DOI | |
| Estado | Published - abr 7 2009 |
Nota bibliográfica
Funding Information:We thank Q. Yu of the Department of Systems Biology and M.-J. Kim of the Department of Pathology for technical assistance. We also thank Z. Lu of the Department of Neuro-Oncology for advice on the kinase assay and S. Siwko of the Department of Systems Biology and S. Deming of the Department of Scientific Publications at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center for editorial assistance. This work was supported by NCI grant R01 CA120960 to S.-Y.L. and NIH grant 1K08-CA91895-01 to F.M.-B.
Financiación
We thank Q. Yu of the Department of Systems Biology and M.-J. Kim of the Department of Pathology for technical assistance. We also thank Z. Lu of the Department of Neuro-Oncology for advice on the kinase assay and S. Siwko of the Department of Systems Biology and S. Deming of the Department of Scientific Publications at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center for editorial assistance. This work was supported by NCI grant R01 CA120960 to S.-Y.L. and NIH grant 1K08-CA91895-01 to F.M.-B.
| Financiadores | Número del financiador |
|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 1K08-CA91895-01 |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | |
| National Childhood Cancer Registry – National Cancer Institute | R01CA120960 |
| National Childhood Cancer Registry – National Cancer Institute |
ODS de las Naciones Unidas
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research
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