title: Elevated N-myristoyltransferase activity and expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
abstract: N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) catalyzes the myristoylation of proteins involved in signal transduction, cellular transformation, differentiation, proliferation and oncogenesis. In this study, we report for the first time on the elevated NMT activity in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Increased activity is marked with increased staining for NMT in the OSCC samples compared to the normal adjacent tissues. In addition, we observed increased staining for the N-myristoyltransferase inhibitor protein 71 (NIP71) in the OSCC samples compared to the control tissues. These findings suggest the regulatory relationship between NMT and NIP71 during tumorigenesis. It is possible that the increased activity results in the overexpression of NIP71 in an effort to control NMT activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon S7N 5E5, Canada.
authors.forename: Anuraag
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shrivastav
authors.forename: Anil R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Gagan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bajaj
authors.forename: Chandrashekhar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Charavaryamath
authors.forename: Wendelin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ezzat
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spafford
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gore-Hickman
authors.forename: Baljit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Copete
authors.forename: Rajendra K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D019814:Myristic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational
chemical_list: C492718:N-myristoyltransferase inhibitor protein 71, human; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D019814:Myristic Acid; D000217:Acyltransferases; C050480:glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase