title: The role of protein kinase C and novel phorbol ester receptors in tumor cell invasion and metastasis (Review).
abstract: Phorbol ester tumor promoters activate protein kinase C (PKC) isozymes and novel non-kinase receptors, suggesting a high degree of complexity in the signaling mechanisms of tumorigenesis. Many studies have shown that PKC isozymes contribute to the progression of malignant phenotype. We review the emerging understanding of the roles of PKC isozymes in the three sequential cellular processes of tumor invasion and metastasis: attachment to extracellular matrix or basement membrane components, matrix degradation by proteolytic enzymes, and migration through the digested matrix. In addition, we discuss the potential role of chimaerins, novel non-kinase phorbol ester receptors, in carcinogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Department of Science and Technology, Quilmes National University, 1876 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Skilton
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Kazanietz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D006801:Humans; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D010704:Phorbols / Q000378:metabolism; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism*; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D010704:Phorbols; D011955:Receptors, Drug; C083141:phorbol ester binding protein; C027776:phorbol ester receptor; D011493:Protein Kinase C