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; g& t* S8 e6 \4 @Cells come unglued and transition to a more motile phenotype with the help of an E3 ligase, according to new results from Walter Birchmeier and colleagues (Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany).
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, l E0 k$ m1 Z% n8 e! bBirchmeier's study focused on cadherins, adhesion molecules that act as anchors via a catenin link to the actin cytoskeleton. During embryogenesis and carcinoma progression, disruption of cadherin-mediated adhesion between epithelial cells helps them make the transition to a more mobile, mesenchymal phenotype. This transition involves endocytosis of cadherin and catenin molecules following phosphorylation by tyrosine kinases such as Src or c-Met.
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In the new study, Birchmeier identified a cadherin-binding protein, Hakai, that promotes endocytosis of the cadherin complex, leading to disruption of cell adhesion. Hakai binds to E-cadherin, the prototypical member of the cadherin family, in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. It also competes with other adhesion molecules, such as p120ctn, for E-cadherin binding.
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2 _( [ ^$ W [% d5 Q& c ^( nBirchmeier says that "Hakai smelled of degradation," as it has sequence similarity to c-Cbl, an E3 ligase that ubiquitinates phosphorylated tyrosine kinase receptors and prompts their internalization and degradation. Hakai, which is Japanese for destruction, increases ubiquitination of the E-cadherin complex, particularly when E-cadherin is phosphorylated by Src or in response to growth factors.
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% T! A. Z/ A$ o6 o7 l9 l- K$ a/ oDisruption of cell adhesion by Hakai causes cell scattering, similar to that observed during the transition to a mesenchymal phenotype. Birchmeier now plans to test whether Hakai's motility-promoting properties are used by tumor cells to trigger invasion and metastasis.Reference:( t& k9 A$ E+ `" y& U j
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Fujita, Y., et al., 2002. Nat. Cell Biol. 10.1038/ncb758.(Overexpression of Hakai (right) increase) |
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