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ArticleSmall GTPases

Phosphorylation is the switch that turns PEA-15 from tumor suppressor to tumor promoter.

Florian Sulzmaier, John Opoku-Ansah, Joe W Ramos

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Article in Small GTPases. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Florian SulzmaierCancer Biology Program, University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.
John Opoku-Ansah
Joe W Ramos
Cancer Center of Hawaii · USUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · US

Funding

University of Hawaii Cancer Center CCSGP30CA071789 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI Xin Chen · 1996 to 2026
$56.2M
RSK-2 regulates integrin-mediated adhesion and migrationR01GM088266 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI RAMOS, JOE WILLIAM · 2010 to 2013
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA071789NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM088266NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM088266
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abnormal ERK signaling is implicated in many human diseases including cancer. This signaling cascade is a good target for the therapy of certain malignancies because of its important role in regulating cell proliferation and survival. The small phosphoprotein PEA-15 is a potent regulator of the ERK signaling cascade, and, by acting on this pathway, has been described to have both tumor-suppressor and tumor-promoter functions. However, the exact mechanism by which PEA-15 drives the outcome one way or the other remains unclear. We propose that the cellular environment is crucial in determining PEA-15 protein function by affecting the protein's phosphorylation state. We hypothesize that only unphosphorylated PEA-15 can act as a tumor-suppressor and that phosphorylation alters the interaction with binding partners to promote tumor development. In order to use PEA-15 as a prognostic marker or therapeutic target it is therefore important to evaluate its phosphorylation status.

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AnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMAP Kinase Signaling SystemModels, MolecularNeoplasmsPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationProtein BindingApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsPEA15 protein, humanPhosphoproteins

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PMID22694972
PMCPMC3442804
OpenAlexW1969868399

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