Emerging Roles of Pleckstrin-2 Beyond Cell Spreading

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Gengchen Wang¹  Yan Xu¹  Qian Zhou¹  Baobing Zhao² 

[1] Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China;Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China;

关键词: pleckstrin-2;    cell spreading;    erythropoiesis;    metastasis;    tumorigenesis;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fcell.2021.768238

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Pleckstrin-2 is a member of pleckstrin family with well-defined structural features that was first identified in 1999. Over the past 20 years, our understanding of PLEK2 biology has been limited to cell spreading. Recently, increasing evidences support that PLEK2 plays important roles in other cellular events beyond cell spreading, such as erythropoiesis, tumorigenesis and metastasis. It serves as a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker as well as an attractive target for the treatment of cancers. Herein, we summary the protein structure and molecular interactions of pleckstrin-2, with an emphasis on its regulatory roles in tumorigenesis.

【 授权许可】

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