HIC-5: A Mobile Molecular Scaffold Regulating the Anchorage Dependence of Cell Growth

Autor: Motoko Shibanuma, Kazunori Mori, Kiyoshi Nose
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: International Journal of Cell Biology, Vol 2012 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1687-8876
1687-8884
DOI: 10.1155/2012/426138
Popis: HIC-5 is a multidomain LIM protein homologous to paxillin that serves as a molecular scaffold at focal adhesions and in the nucleus. It forms mobile molecular units with LIM-only proteins, PINCH, and CRP2 and translocates in and out of the nucleus via a nuclear export signal (NES). Of note, NES of HIC-5 is distinctive in its sensitivity to the cellular redox state. Recently, the mobile units of HIC-5 have been suggested to be involved in the regulation of the anchorage dependence of cell growth. On loss of adhesion, an increase in reactive oxygen species in the cells modifies NES and stops shuttling, which leads to cell-cycle control. More specifically, the system circumvents nuclear localization of cyclin D1 and transactivates p21Cip1 in detached cells, thereby avoiding anchorage-independent cell growth. Thus, the HIC-5-LIM only protein complex has emerged as a fail-safe system for regulating the anchorage dependence of cell growth.
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