| Literature DB >> 27834957 |
Alessandra Rustighi1, Alessandro Zannini1,2, Elena Campaner1,2, Yari Ciani1, Silvano Piazza1,3, Giannino Del Sal1,2.
Abstract
Mammary gland development, various stages of mammary tumorigenesis and breast cancer progression have the peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase PIN1 at their centerpiece, in virtue of the ability of this unique enzyme to fine-tune the dynamic crosstalk between multiple molecular pathways. PIN1 exerts its action by inducing conformational and functional changes on key cellular proteins, following proline-directed phosphorylation. Through this post-phosphorylation signal transduction mechanism, PIN1 controls the extent and direction of the cellular response to a variety of inputs, in physiology and disease. This review discusses PIN1's roles in normal mammary development and cancerous progression, as well as the clinical impact of targeting this enzyme in breast cancer patients.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27834957 PMCID: PMC5299711 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2016.122
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Death Differ ISSN: 1350-9047 Impact factor: 15.828