title: HIPKs: Jack of all trades in basic nuclear activities.
abstract: Over the past decade several investigators have reported on the physical interaction of serine/threonine kinases of the homeodomain interacting-protein family (HIPKs) with increasing number of nuclear factors and on their localization in different nuclear sub-compartments. Although we are still far from a global understanding of the molecular consequences of HIPK subnuclear compartmentalization, the spatial description of particular interactions and posttranslational modifications promoted by these kinases on key cellular regulators might provide relevant insights. Here we will discuss the possible implications of the HIPK subnuclear localization in the regulation of gene transcription and in the cell response to stress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Oncology, Regina Elena Cancer Institute, 00158 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Cinzia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rinaldo
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Siepi
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prodosmo
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soddu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D050676:Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000071156:Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D025841:Small Ubiquitin-Related Modifier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D050676:Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit; D007527:Isoenzymes; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D000071156:Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein; C493728:RUNX1 protein, human; D025841:Small Ubiquitin-Related Modifier Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; C070576:PML protein, human; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases