Nature Communications (Sep 2018)

RAS at the Golgi antagonizes malignant transformation through PTPRκ-mediated inhibition of ERK activation

  • Berta Casar,
  • Andrew P. Badrock,
  • Iñaki Jiménez,
  • Imanol Arozarena,
  • Paula Colón-Bolea,
  • L. Francisco Lorenzo-Martín,
  • Irene Barinaga-Rementería,
  • Jorge Barriuso,
  • Vincenzo Cappitelli,
  • Daniel J. Donoghue,
  • Xosé R. Bustelo,
  • Adam Hurlstone,
  • Piero Crespo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05941-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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RAS isoforms are associated with the plasma membrane and endomembranes, but how their localization contributes to tumorigenesis is unclear. Here, the authors show that RAS signals from Golgi complex antagonize tumour formation by inducing apoptosis via ERK inhibition.