Cytoskeletal remodeling in cancer

J Aseervatham - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cell migration is an essential process from embryogenesis to cell death.
This is tightly regulated by numerous proteins that help in proper functioning of the cell. In …

Profilin: many facets of a small protein

RJ Davey, PDJ Moens - Biophysical Reviews, 2020 - Springer
Profilin is a ubiquitously expressed protein well known as a key regulator of actin
polymerisation. The actin cytoskeleton is involved in almost all cellular processes including …

Cofilin and profilin: partners in cancer aggressiveness

JVF Coumans, RJ Davey, PDJ Moens - Biophysical reviews, 2018 - Springer
This review covers aspects of cofilin and profilin regulations and their influence on actin
polymerisation responsible for cell motility and metastasis. The regulation of their activity by …

Profilin choreographs actin and microtubules in cells and cancer

ML Pimm, J Hotaling, JL Henty-Ridilla - … review of cell and molecular biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Actin and microtubules play essential roles in aberrant cell processes that define and
converge in cancer including: signaling, morphology, motility, and division. Actin and …

PFN2, a novel marker of unfavorable prognosis, is a potential therapeutic target involved in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

X Cui, S Zhang, Y Xu, H Dang, C Liu, L Wang… - Journal of translational …, 2016 - Springer
Background Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most aggressively
malignant tumors with dismal prognosis. Profilin 2 (PFN2) is an actin-binding protein that …

[HTML][HTML] The DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit exacerbates endotoxemia-induced myocardial microvascular injury by disrupting the MOTS-c/JNK …

R Zou, W Shi, X Chang, M Zhang, S Tan, R Li… - Theranostics, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: The DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs) promotes
pathological mitochondrial fission during septic acute kidney injury. The mitochondrial open …

RhoGAP domain-containing fusions and PPAPDC1A fusions are recurrent and prognostic in diffuse gastric cancer

H Yang, D Hong, SY Cho, YS Park, WR Ko… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
We conducted an RNA sequencing study to identify novel gene fusions in 80 discovery
dataset tumors collected from young patients with diffuse gastric cancer (DGC). Twenty-five …

Profilin—A master coordinator of actin and microtubule organization in mammalian cells

R Karlsson, P Dráber - Journal of Cellular Physiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The last two decades have witnessed a tremendous increase in cell biology data. Not least
is this true for studies of the dynamic organization of the microfilament and microtubule …

[HTML][HTML] Silencing of Profilin-1 suppresses cell adhesion and tumor growth via predicted alterations in integrin and Ca2+ signaling in T24M-based bladder cancer …

M Frantzi, Z Klimou, M Makridakis, J Zoidakis… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Bladder cancer (BC) is the second most common malignancy of the genitourinary system,
characterized by the highest recurrence rate of all cancers. Treatment options are limited; …

Evolutionary expansion and structural functionalism of the ancient family of profilin proteins

DK Pandey, B Chaudhary - Gene, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Structure and functional similarities of a recent protein's orthologs with its ancient
counterpart are largely determined by the configuration of evolutionary preservation of …