title: TGF-beta-dependent and -independent roles of STRAP in cancer.
abstract: The serine-threonine kinase receptor-associated protein (STRAP) was initially identified as a putative inhibitor of the canonical TGF-beta signaling pathway. Because the Smad-dependent TGF-beta pathway negatively regulates cellular growth, early functional studies suggested that STRAP behaves as an oncogene. Indeed, a correlation between STRAP overexpression and various cancers has been identified. With the emergence of new studies on the biological function of STRAP, it is becoming clear that STRAP regulates several distinct cellular processes and modulates multiple signaling pathways. While STRAP itself does not possess enzymatic activity, it appears that STRAP influences biological processes through associations with cellular proteins. In this review, we will describe the TGF-beta-dependent and -independent functions of STRAP and provide a context for the significance of STRAP activity in the development of cancer.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer Elisabeth
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Reiner
authors.forename: Pran K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Datta
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000818:Animals; D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D058750:Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D048848:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5 / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D054778:NM23 Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000502:physiology; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D000081382:Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring Kinase; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D034802:RNA-Binding Protein EWS; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D051785:Smad Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D051897:Smad Proteins, Inhibitory / Q000502:physiology; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000502:physiology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D002148:Calmodulin-Binding Proteins; D048848:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5; D054778:NM23 Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinases; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011506:Proteins; D000081382:Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring Kinase; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D034802:RNA-Binding Protein EWS; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D051785:Smad Proteins; D051897:Smad Proteins, Inhibitory; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; C500986:EWSR1 protein, human; C116758:STRAP protein, mouse