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ArticleOncogene2014

The Ron receptor tyrosine kinase activates c-Abl to promote cell proliferation through tyrosine phosphorylation of PCNA in breast cancer.

H Zhao, M-S Chen, Y-H Lo, S E Waltz, J Wang, P-C Ho, J Vasiliauskas, R Plattner, Y-L Wang, S-C Wang

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Article in Oncogene, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. A network map of macrophage-stimulating protein (MSP) signaling.Journal of cell communication and signaling · 2023
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  7. The Functions of PCNA in Tumor Stemness and Invasion.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

H ZhaoDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
M-S ChenDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Y-H LoDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
S E Waltz1] Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA [2] Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
J WangDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
P-C HoDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
J VasiliauskasDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
R PlattnerDepartment of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology, University of Kentucky School of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA.
Y-L WangDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
S-C WangDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
University of Cincinnati Medical Center · USUniversity of Kentucky · US

Funding

Stem Cell/Organoid and Genome Editing CoreP30DK078392 · NIDDK · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI Kathryn Ann Wikenheiser-Brokamp · 2007 to 2026
$24.4M
Cincinnati Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences and TrainingUL1TR000077 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI HEUBI, JAMES E., TSEVAT, JOEL · 2012 to 2014
$9.9M
Training Program in Cancer TherapeuticsT32CA117846 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI PRICE, CAROLYN M, TAKIAR, VINITA · 2006 to 2022
$6.5M
The Ron Receptor in Mammary Gland BiologyR01CA100002 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI WALTZ, SUSAN E · 2004 to 2008
$1.5M
Abl Kinases in growth factor signaling, motility, and invasionR01CA116784 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI PLATTNER, RINA · 2007 to 2011
$1.3M
The Ron Receptor/Chemokine Axis in Prostate CancerR01CA125379 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI WALTZ, SUSAN E · 2008 to 2012
$1.3M
Ron Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling in Breast CancerI01BX000803 · VA · CINCINNATI VA MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH · PI WALTZ, SUSAN E · 2011 to 2025
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BLRD VA I01 BX000803NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000077NCI NIH HHS R01 CA100002NCI NIH HHS R01 CA116784NCI NIH HHS R01 CA125379NCI NIH HHS T32 CA117846NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK078392
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple growth pathways lead to enhanced proliferation in malignant cells. However, how the core machinery of DNA replication is regulated by growth signaling remains largely unclear. The sliding clamp proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) is an indispensable component of the DNA machinery responsible for replicating the genome and maintaining genomic integrity. We previously reported that epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) triggered tyrosine 211 (Y211) phosphorylation of PCNA, which in turn stabilized PCNA on chromatin to promote cell proliferation. Here we show that the phosphorylation can also be catalyzed by the non-receptor tyrosine kinase c-Abl. We further demonstrate that, in the absence of EGFR, signaling to PCNA can be attained through the activation of the Ron receptor tyrosine kinase and the downstream non-receptor tyrosine kinase c-Abl. We show that Ron and c-Abl form a complex, and that activation of Ron by its ligand, hepatocyte growth factor-like protein (HGFL), stimulates c-Abl kinase activity, which in turn directly phosphorylates PCNA at Y211 and leads to an increased level of chromatin-associated PCNA. Correspondingly, HGFL-induced Ron activation resulted in Y211 phosphorylation of PCNA while silencing of c-Abl blocked this effect. We show that c-Abl and Y211 phosphorylation of PCNA is an important axis downstream of Ron, which is required for cell proliferation. Treatment with a specific peptide that inhibits Y211 phosphorylation of PCNA or with the c-Abl pharmacological inhibitor imatinib suppressed HGFL-induced cell proliferation. Our findings identify the pathway of Ron-c-Abl-PCNA as a mechanism of oncogene-induced cell proliferation, with potentially important implications for development of combination therapy of breast cancer.

Indexed as

Cell ProliferationBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansPhosphorylationProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenProto-Oncogene Proteins c-ablReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenProto-Oncogene Proteins c-ablReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesRON protein

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PMID23542172
PMCPMC4064789
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