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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2016

GOLPH3 drives cell migration by promoting Golgi reorientation and directional trafficking to the leading edge.

Mengke Xing, Marshall C Peterman, Robert L Davis, Karen Oegema, Andrew K Shiau, Seth J Field

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. The role of the Golgi apparatus in disease (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mengke XingDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.
Marshall C PetermanDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.
Robert L DavisSmall Molecule Discovery Program, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093.
Karen OegemaDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.
Andrew K ShiauSmall Molecule Discovery Program, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093.
Seth J FieldDivision of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 sjfield@ucsd.edu.
University of California San Diego · USLudwig Cancer Research · US

Funding

Analysis of Centrosome DynamicsR01GM074207 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI OEGEMA, KAREN F · 2006 to 2025
$6.6M
GOLPH3 Pathway Regulation of Golgi Structure and FunctionR01GM120055 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI FIELD, SETH J · 2016 to 2019
$1.3M
High Throughput Screen to Identify Inhibitors of the Golgi GOLPH3 PathwayR01CA201303 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI FIELD, SETH J · 2016 to 2018
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA201303NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM074207NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM120055
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mechanism of directional cell migration remains an important problem, with relevance to cancer invasion and metastasis. GOLPH3 is a common oncogenic driver of human cancers, and is the first oncogene that functions at the Golgi in trafficking to the plasma membrane. Overexpression of GOLPH3 is reported to drive enhanced cell migration. Here we show that the phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate/GOLPH3/myosin 18A/F-actin pathway that is critical for Golgi-to-plasma membrane trafficking is necessary and limiting for directional cell migration. By linking the Golgi to the actin cytoskeleton, GOLPH3 promotes reorientation of the Golgi toward the leading edge. GOLPH3 also promotes reorientation of lysosomes (but not other organelles) toward the leading edge. However, lysosome function is dispensable for migration and the GOLPH3 dependence of lysosome movement is indirect, via GOLPH3's effect on the Golgi. By driving reorientation of the Golgi to the leading edge and driving forward trafficking, particularly to the leading edge, overexpression of GOLPH3 drives trafficking to the leading edge of the cell, which is functionally important for directional cell migration. Our identification of a novel pathway for Golgi reorientation controlled by GOLPH3 provides new insight into the mechanism of directional cell migration with important implications for understanding GOLPH3's role in cancer.

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ActinsAmino Acid SequenceCell Culture TechniquesCell MembraneCell MovementCell PolarityCytoskeletonGolgi ApparatusHeLa CellsHumansMembrane ProteinsMyosinsPhosphatidylinositol PhosphatesProtein TransportSignal TransductionActinsGOLPH3 protein, humanMembrane ProteinsMYO18A protein, humanMyosinsphosphatidylinositol 4-phosphatePhosphatidylinositol Phosphates

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PMID27708138
PMCPMC5170606
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