Ki-67: more than a proliferation marker

X Sun, PD Kaufman - Chromosoma, 2018 - Springer
Ki-67 protein has been widely used as a proliferation marker for human tumor cells for
decades. In recent studies, multiple molecular functions of this large protein have become …

Cross-talk between AURKA and Plk1 in mitotic entry and spindle assembly

IA Asteriti, F De Mattia, G Guarguaglini - Frontiers in oncology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The Aurora kinase A (AURKA) is involved in different aspects of mitotic control, from mitotic
entry to cytokinesis. Consistent with its pleiotropic roles, several AURKA interactors are able …

Tau accumulation induces synaptic impairment and memory deficit by calcineurin-mediated inactivation of nuclear CaMKIV/CREB signaling

Y Yin, D Gao, Y Wang, ZH Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Intracellular accumulation of wild-type tau is a hallmark of sporadic Alzheimer's disease
(AD), but the molecular mechanisms underlying tau-induced synapse impairment and …

Tau: a signaling hub protein

RL Mueller, B Combs, MM Alhadidy… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Over four decades ago, in vitro experiments showed that tau protein interacts with and
stabilizes microtubules in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. This observation fueled the …

Tau, microtubule dynamics, and axonal transport: New paradigms for neurodegenerative disease

A Cario, CL Berger - Bioessays, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The etiology of Tauopathies, a diverse class of neurodegenerative diseases associated with
the Microtubule Associated Protein (MAP) Tau, is usually described by a common …

Protein phosphorylation is a key mechanism in Alzheimer's disease

J Oliveira, M Costa, MSC de Almeida… - Journal of …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
Altered protein phosphorylation states of several proteins are closely associated with
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Among these are the amyloid-β protein precursor (AβPP) and the …

MYC dephosphorylation by the PP1/PNUTS phosphatase complex regulates chromatin binding and protein stability

D Dingar, WB Tu, D Resetca, C Lourenco… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The c-MYC (MYC) oncoprotein is deregulated in over 50% of cancers, yet regulatory
mechanisms controlling MYC remain unclear. To this end, we interrogated the MYC …

Interaction of the Hippo pathway and phosphatases in tumorigenesis

S Sarmasti Emami, D Zhang, X Yang - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Recently, a group of genes called “Hippo” has been discovered that is
critical for the development and progression of a wide types of cancers. Therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Role of protein phosphatases in the cancer microenvironment

PP Ruvolo - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cancer cells depend on a supportive niche (the tumor microenvironment) that promotes
tumor cell survival while protecting the malignant cells from therapeutic challenges and the …

2C proteins of enteroviruses suppress IKKβ phosphorylation by recruiting protein phosphatase 1

Q Li, Z Zheng, Y Liu, Z Zhang, Q Liu, J Meng… - Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
The NF-κB signaling network, which is an ancient signaling pathway, plays a pivotal role in
innate immunity and constitutes a first line of defense against invading pathogens, including …