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- Title
The Role of Skp2 and its Substrate CDKN1B (p27) in Colorectal Cancer.
- Authors
Bochis, Ovidiu V.; Irimie, Alexandru; Pichler, Martin; Berindan- Neagoe, Ioana
- Abstract
Colorectal cancer is one of the most frequent cancers worldwide, having the fourth mortality rate among cancers in both sexes. Numerous studies are investigating the signaling pathways and different factors involved in the development and progression of colorectal cancer. It has recently been shown that the S-phase kinaseassociated protein 2 (Skp2) overexpression plays an important role in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer. We review the role of Skp2 and its ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in colorectal cancer. The F-box protein Skp2, a component of the SCF (Skp1-Cullin 1-F-box) E3 ubiquitin-ligase complex, has been shown to regulate cellular proliferation, cancer progression and metastasis by targeting several cell cycle regulators for ubiquitination and subsequent 26S proteasome degradation. The best known protein substrate of the Skp2 is the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B (CDKN1B), also known as p27Kip1. Overexpression of Skp2 and loss of CDKN1B (p27) was strongly associated with aggressive tumor behavior and poor clinical outcome in a variety of cancers, including colorectal cancer. An efficient interaction between Skp2 and CDKN1B (p27) requires the presence of an essential activator of the SCF-Skp2 complex, the cyclin-dependent kinase subunit 1 (Cks1) cofactor. Alterations in the Skp2, Cks1 and CDKN1B (p27) expression have major effects on colorectal carcinogenesis and may serve as an important and independent prognostic marker. Furthermore, we highlight that Skp2 may be a promising therapeutic target for colorectal cancer, and development of Skp2 inhibitors would have a great impact on colorectal cancer therapy.
- Subjects
COLON cancer diagnosis; COLON cancer patients; COLON cancer treatment; GENETIC overexpression; GENE expression
- Publication
Journal of Gastrointestinal & Liver Diseases, 2015, Vol 24, Issue 2, p225
- ISSN
1841-8724
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15403/jgld.2014.1121.242.skp2