Cancer cell motility—on the road from c-erbB-2 receptor steered signaling to actin reorganization

JC Feldner, BH Brandt - Experimental cell research, 2002 - Elsevier
JC Feldner, BH Brandt
Experimental cell research, 2002Elsevier
Cell migration depends mainly on actin polymerization and intracellular organization, which
are influenced by a vast variety of actin binding proteins (ABPs). Regulation of ABP activity is
mediated by second messengers such as phosphoinositides and calcium. Signaling via
these second messengers is initiated and regulated by membrane receptors, eg, receptor
tyrosine kinases (RTKs), and by adhesion molecule interactions (eg, integrins and selectins)
and focal adhesion kinases. A major role in steering second-messenger signaling and thus …
Cell migration depends mainly on actin polymerization and intracellular organization, which are influenced by a vast variety of actin binding proteins (ABPs). Regulation of ABP activity is mediated by second messengers such as phosphoinositides and calcium. Signaling via these second messengers is initiated and regulated by membrane receptors, e.g., receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), and by adhesion molecule interactions (e.g., integrins and selectins) and focal adhesion kinases. A major role in steering second-messenger signaling and thus in actin cytoskeleton reorganization and motility of cancer cells is played by the RTK c-erbB-2. This occurs through a number of signaling pathways which involve mainly enzymes, e.g., phospholipase Cγ1 and GTPases, which modify signaling molecules. Furthermore large multiprotein complexes including actin-related protein 2/3, Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein, profilin, and capping protein among others play an important role in regulating actin reorganization. The complex picture of the mode of actin reorganization, which is involved in tumor cell migration, is slowly emerging from the mists of cellular signaling pathways, but this is still by no means a clear view.
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