Regulators affecting the metastasis suppressor activity of Nm23-H1.
Nm23-H1 encodes nucleoside diphosphate kinase A (NDPK-A) and is known to have a metastasis suppressive activity in many tumor cells. However, it has many other functions as well. Recent studies have shown that the interacting proteins with Nm23-H1 which mediate the cell proliferation, may act as modulators of the metastasis suppressor activity. The interacting proteins with Nm23-H1 can be classified into 3 groups. The first group of proteins can be classified as upstream kinases of Nm23-H1 such as CKI and Aurora-A/STK15. The second group of proteins acts as downstream effectors for the regulation of specific gene transcriptions, GTP-binding protein functions, and signal transduction in Erk signal cascade. The third group of proteins can be classified as bi-directionally influencing binding partners of Nm23-H1. As a result, the interactions with Nm23-H1 and binding partners have implications in the biochemical characterization involved in metastasis and tumorigenesis.
School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, and BioInstitute, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Korea.
Hag Dong
HD
Kim
Buhyun
B
Youn
Tae-Sung
TS
Kim
Sang-Hwa
SH
Kim
Hyun-Seock
HS
Shin
Joon
J
Kim
D064096:Aurora Kinase A; D064127:Aurora Kinases; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D006801:Humans; D020559:Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D054778:NM23 Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000235:genetics*; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
D002352:Carrier Proteins; D054778:NM23 Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinases; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; C403447:STRAP protein, human; D014157:Transcription Factors; C576917:AURKA protein, human; D064096:Aurora Kinase A; D064127:Aurora Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; C438732:PRUNE1 protein, human; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases; D020559:Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins