title: Killing two birds with one RKIP.
abstract: Analysis of metastatic prostate cancers has identified the Raf kinase inhibitory protein (RKIP) as a suppressor of metastases. Previous studies demonstrated that RKIP binds to Raf-1 and prevents the activation of the extracellular regulated kinase (ERK) cascade. New work shows that phosphorylation of RKIP by protein kinase C disassociates RKIP from Raf-1 and stimulates its binding to, and inhibition of G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2). This switching enhances signaling by activation of the ERK pathway and by decreased receptor desensitization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences, St Louis University Medical School, Missouri 63104, USA.
authors.forename: Reema
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Baldassare
mesh_terms: D000727:Androgen-Binding Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D049488:Phosphatidylethanolamine Binding Protein; D010766:Phosphorylation
chemical_list: D000727:Androgen-Binding Protein; C511482:PEBP1 protein, human; D049488:Phosphatidylethanolamine Binding Protein