PAR-5 is a PARty hub in the germline
Aristizábal-Corrales, David (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron)
Schwartz Jr, Simo (Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Institut de Recerca)
Cerón, Julián (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Fecha:	2013
Resumen:	As our understanding of how molecular machineries work expands, an increasing number of proteins that appear as regulators of different processes have been identified. These proteins are hubs within and among functional networks. The 14-3-3 protein family is involved in multiple cellular pathways and, therefore, influences signaling in several disease processes, from neurobiological disorders to cancer. As a consequence, 14-3-3 proteins are currently being investigated as therapeutic targets. Moreover, 14-3-3 protein levels have been associated with resistance to chemotherapies. There are seven 14-3-3 genes in humans, while Caenorhabditis elegans only possesses two, namely par-5 and ftt-2. Among the C. elegans scientific community, par-5 is mainly recognized as one of the par genes that is essential for the asymmetric first cell division in the embryo. However, a recent study from our laboratory describes roles of par-5 in germ cell proliferation and in the cellular response to DNA damage induced by genotoxic agents. In this review, we explore the broad functionality of 14-3-3 proteins in C. elegans and comment on the potential use of worms for launching a drugs/modifiers discovery platform for the therapeutic regulation of 14-3-3 function in cancer.
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Lengua:	Anglès
Documento:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Materia:	14-3-3 ; C. elegans ; Par-5 ; Ftt-1 ; Germline ; Embryo ; DNA damage response ; Chemotherapy ; Cancer ; Drug discovery
Publicado en:	Worm, Vol. 2 (january 2013) , ISSN 2162-4054

DOI: 10.4161/worm.21834
PMID: 24058859
PMID: 24058859

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