The Aurora B kinase in chromosome bi-orientation and spindle checkpoint signaling

V Krenn, A Musacchio - Frontiers in oncology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Aurora B, a member of the Aurora family of serine/threonine protein kinases, is a key player
in chromosome segregation. As part of a macromolecular complex known as the …

RAL GTPases: biology and potential as therapeutic targets in cancer

C Yan, D Theodorescu - Pharmacological reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
More than a hundred proteins comprise the RAS superfamily of small GTPases. This family
can be divided into RAS, RHO, RAB, RAN, ARF, and RAD subfamilies, with each shown to …

[HTML][HTML] Overexpression of CDCA8 promotes the malignant progression of cutaneous melanoma and leads to poor prognosis

C Ci, B Tang, D Lyu, W Liu… - International …, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
Cutaneous melanoma is very aggressive and results in high mortality rates for cancer
patients. Determining molecular targets is important for develo** novel therapies for …

[HTML][HTML] Cell cycle regulation by integrin-mediated adhesion

SA Kamranvar, B Rani, S Johansson - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cell cycle and cell adhesion are two interdependent cellular processes regulating each
other, reciprocally, in every cell cycle phase. The cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix …

[HTML][HTML] The mitotic regulator RCC2 promotes glucose metabolism through BACH1-dependent transcriptional upregulation of hexokinase II in glioma

T Liu, Y Wang, Y Wang, SKK Cheung, PMY Or… - Cancer Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) identified a cell-cycle module that
is associated with poor prognosis and aggressiveness of glioma. One of the core members …

Overexpression of RCC2 enhances cell motility and promotes tumor metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma by inducing epithelial–mesenchymal transition

B Pang, N Wu, R Guan, L Pang, X Li, S Li… - Clinical Cancer …, 2017 - aacrjournals.org
Purpose: Investigate the role of regulator of chromosome condensation 2 (RCC2) on lung
adenocarcinoma (LUAD) metastasis. Experimental Design: Clinical specimens were used to …

The long non-coding RNA LINC00152 is essential for cell cycle progression through mitosis in HeLa cells

L Nötzold, L Frank, M Gandhi, M Polycarpou-Schwarz… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
In recent years, long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) research has identified essential roles of
these transcripts in virtually all physiological cellular processes including tumorigenesis, but …

[HTML][HTML] The RAL enigma: distinct roles of RALA and RALB in cancer

DS Richardson, JM Spehar, DT Han, PA Chakravarthy… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
RALA and RALB are highly homologous small G proteins belonging to the RAS superfamily.
Like other small GTPases, the RALs are molecular switches that can be toggled between …

NudCL2 is required for cytokinesis by stabilizing RCC2 with Hsp90 at the midbody

X Xu, Y Huang, F Yang, X Sun, R Lin, J Feng… - Protein & …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Cytokinesis is required for faithful division of cytoplasmic components and duplicated nuclei
into two daughter cells. Midbody, a protein-dense organelle that forms at the intercellular …

RPGR is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for the small GTPase RAB37 required for retinal function via autophagy regulation

R Ying, C Li, H Li, J Zou, M Hu, Q Hong, Y Shen, L Hou… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Although the small GTPase RAB37 acts as an organizer of autophagosome biogenesis, the
upstream regulatory mechanism of autophagy via guanosine diphosphate (GDP)-guanosine …