TY - JOUR
T1 - Phosphorylations of DEAD box p68 RNA helicase are associated with cancer development and cell proliferation
AU - Yang, Liuqing
AU - Lin, Chunru
AU - Liu, Zhi Ren
PY - 2005/6
Y1 - 2005/6
N2 - The nuclear p68 RNA helicase is essential for normal cell growth. The protein plays a very important role in early organ development and maturation. In our previous report, we showed that recombinant p68 RNA helicase was phosphorylated at serine/threonine and tyrosine residue(s). In the present study, we examined the phosphorylation status of p68 in six different cancer cell lines and compared the results with those in cells derived from the corresponding normal tissues. We showed here that p68 was phosphorylated at tyrosine residue(s) in all tested cancer cells but not in the corresponding normal cells/tissues. The tyrosyl phosphorylation of p68 also responded to platelet-derived growth factor. It is thus clear that p68 phosphorylation at tyrosine residue(s) is associated with abnormal cell proliferation and cancer development. The tyrosyl phosphorylation(s) was diminished if the cancer cells were treated with apoptosis agents, such as tumor necrosis factor-α, tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducer ligand, and STI-571. The tyrosyl phosphorylation of p68, however, was not affected by other anticancer drugs, such as piceatannol, etoposide, and taxol. The close correlation between p68 phosphorylations and cancer may provide a useful diagnostic marker and potential therapeutic target for cancer treatment.
AB - The nuclear p68 RNA helicase is essential for normal cell growth. The protein plays a very important role in early organ development and maturation. In our previous report, we showed that recombinant p68 RNA helicase was phosphorylated at serine/threonine and tyrosine residue(s). In the present study, we examined the phosphorylation status of p68 in six different cancer cell lines and compared the results with those in cells derived from the corresponding normal tissues. We showed here that p68 was phosphorylated at tyrosine residue(s) in all tested cancer cells but not in the corresponding normal cells/tissues. The tyrosyl phosphorylation of p68 also responded to platelet-derived growth factor. It is thus clear that p68 phosphorylation at tyrosine residue(s) is associated with abnormal cell proliferation and cancer development. The tyrosyl phosphorylation(s) was diminished if the cancer cells were treated with apoptosis agents, such as tumor necrosis factor-α, tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducer ligand, and STI-571. The tyrosyl phosphorylation of p68, however, was not affected by other anticancer drugs, such as piceatannol, etoposide, and taxol. The close correlation between p68 phosphorylations and cancer may provide a useful diagnostic marker and potential therapeutic target for cancer treatment.
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U2 - 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-05-0022
DO - 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-05-0022
M3 - Article
C2 - 15972854
AN - SCOPUS:21344459251
SN - 1541-7786
VL - 3
SP - 355
EP - 363
JO - Molecular Cancer Research
JF - Molecular Cancer Research
IS - 6
ER -