PKCε phosphorylates MIIP and promotes colorectal cancer metastasis through inhibition of RelA deacetylation

In colorectal cancer, EGFR signalling is implicated in metastasis. Here, the authors unravel a mechanism through which EGF stimulation induces MIIP phosphorylation, leading to MIIP interacting with RelA—this prevents RelA deactylation and enhances transcriptional activity, facilitating metastasis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tao Chen, Jingjie Li, Meidong Xu, Qin Zhao, Yingyong Hou, Liqing Yao, Yunshi Zhong, Ping-Chieh Chou, Wei Zhang, Pinghong Zhou, Yuhui Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01024-2