Phosphorylation of Mps1 by BRAFV600E prevents Mps1 degradation and contributes to chromosome instability in melanoma

J Liu, X Cheng, Y Zhang, S Li, H Cui, L Zhang, R Shi… - Oncogene, 2013 - nature.com
Activating BRAF mutations that deregulate the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)
pathway commonly occur in cancer. BRAF V600E induces centrosome amplification and …

Oncogenic B-RafV600E abrogates the AKT/B-Raf/Mps1 interaction in melanoma cells

L Zhang, R Shi, C He, C Cheng, B Song, H Cui… - Cancer letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Activating B-Raf mutations that deregulate the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)
pathway commonly occur in cancer. Although B-Raf V600E induces increased Mps1 protein …

B-RafV600E signaling deregulates the mitotic spindle checkpoint through stabilizing Mps1 levels in melanoma cells

Y Cui, TM Guadagno - Oncogene, 2008 - nature.com
Abstract The B-Raf V600E mutant, found in 65% of human melanomas, drives constitutive
activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway and is implicated in …

Oncogenic BRAF induces whole-genome doubling through suppression of cytokinesis

R Darp, MA Vittoria, NJ Ganem, CJ Ceol - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Melanomas and other solid tumors commonly have increased ploidy, with near-tetraploid
karyotypes being most frequently observed. Such karyotypes have been shown to arise …

Oncogenic B-RafV600E Induces Spindle Abnormalities, Supernumerary Centrosomes, and Aneuploidy in Human Melanocytic Cells

Y Cui, MK Borysova, JO Johnson, TM Guadagno - Cancer research, 2010 - AACR
Activating B-Raf mutations arise in 60% to 70% of human melanomas and are thought to
play a vital role in tumorigenesis, although how this occurs remains poorly understood. Wild …

Chemical genetic inhibition of Mps1 in stable human cell lines reveals novel aspects of Mps1 function in mitosis

T Sliedrecht, C Zhang, KM Shokat, GJPL Kops - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Proper execution of chromosome segregation relies on tight control of
attachment of chromosomes to spindle microtubules. This is monitored by the mitotic …

BRAF gene duplication constitutes a mechanism of MAPK pathway activation in low-grade astrocytomas

S Pfister, WG Janzarik, M Remke… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The molecular pathogenesis of pediatric astrocytomas is still poorly understood. To further
understand the genetic abnormalities associated with these tumors, we performed a …

Characterization of novel MPS1 inhibitors with preclinical anticancer activity

M Jemaa, L Galluzzi, O Kepp, L Senovilla… - Cell Death & …, 2013 - nature.com
Abstract Monopolar spindle 1 (MPS1), a mitotic kinase that is overexpressed in several
human cancers, contributes to the alignment of chromosomes to the metaphase plate as …

The oncogenic functions of MASTL kinase

K Marzec, A Burgess - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
MASTL kinase is a master regulator of mitosis, essential for ensuring that mitotic substrate
phosphorylation is correctly maintained. It achieves this through the phosphorylation of …

GNAQ and BRAF mutations show differential activation of the mTOR pathway in human transformed cells

H Populo, S Tavares, A Faustino, JB Nunes, JM Lopes… - PeerJ, 2013 - peerj.com
Somatic mutations in GNAQ gene were described as being the main oncogenic activation in
uveal melanomas, whereas mutations in BRAF gene have been described as a key genetic …