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ArticleEMBO reports2018

ROCK-dependent phosphorylation of NUP62 regulates p63 nuclear transport and squamous cell carcinoma proliferation.

Masaharu Hazawa, De-Chen Lin, Akiko Kobayashi, Yan-Yi Jiang, Liang Xu, Firli Rahmah Primula Dewi, Mahmoud Shaaban Mohamed, Hartono, Mitsutoshi Nakada, Makiko Meguro-Horike and 3 more

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Article in EMBO reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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56 citing papers in PubMed, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Masaharu HazawaCell-Bionomics Research Unit, Innovative Integrated Bio-Research Core, Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan masaharu.akj@gmail.com rwong@staff.kanazawa-u.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0003-0342-9016
De-Chen LinCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Akiko KobayashiLaboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, School of Natural System, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Yan-Yi JiangCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Liang XuCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Firli Rahmah Primula DewiLaboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, School of Natural System, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Mahmoud Shaaban MohamedLaboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, School of Natural System, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
HartonoLaboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, School of Natural System, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Mitsutoshi NakadaCell-Bionomics Research Unit, Innovative Integrated Bio-Research Core, Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Makiko Meguro-HorikeAdvanced Science Research Center, Institute for Gene Research, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Shin-Ichi HorikeCell-Bionomics Research Unit, Innovative Integrated Bio-Research Core, Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
H Phillip KoefflerCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Richard W WongCell-Bionomics Research Unit, Innovative Integrated Bio-Research Core, Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan masaharu.akj@gmail.com rwong@staff.kanazawa-u.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-2131-6595
Kanazawa University · JPCedars-Sinai Medical Center · USNational University of Singapore · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

p63, more specifically its ΔNp63α isoform, plays essential roles in squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs), yet the mechanisms controlling its nuclear transport remain unknown. Nucleoporins (NUPs) are a family of proteins building nuclear pore complexes (NPC) and mediating nuclear transport across the nuclear envelope. Recent evidence suggests a cell type-specific function for certain NUPs; however, the significance of NUPs in SCC biology remains unknown. In this study, we show that nucleoporin 62 (NUP62) is highly expressed in stratified squamous epithelia and is further elevated in SCCs. Depletion of NUP62 inhibits proliferation and augments differentiation of SCC cells. The impaired ability to maintain the undifferentiated status is associated with defects in ΔNp63α nuclear transport. We further find that differentiation-inducible Rho kinase reduces the interaction between NUP62 and ΔNp63α by phosphorylation of phenylalanine-glycine regions of NUP62, attenuating ΔNp63α nuclear import. Our results characterize NUP62 as a gatekeeper for ΔNp63α and uncover its role in the control of cell fate through regulation of ΔNp63α nuclear transport in SCC.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticActive Transport, Cell NucleusAmino Acid SequenceAtlases as TopicCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCell NucleusCell ProliferationComputational BiologyCytosolFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHEK293 CellsHumansMembrane GlycoproteinsCKAP4 protein, humanMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsNuclear Pore Complex Proteinsnuclear pore protein p62rho-Associated KinasesRho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors

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PMID29217659
PMCPMC5757218
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