Nature Communications (Dec 2017)

EGFR feedback-inhibition by Ran-binding protein 6 is disrupted in cancer

  • Barbara Oldrini,
  • Wan-Ying Hsieh,
  • Hediye Erdjument-Bromage,
  • Paolo Codega,
  • Maria Stella Carro,
  • Alvaro Curiel-García,
  • Carl Campos,
  • Maryam Pourmaleki,
  • Christian Grommes,
  • Igor Vivanco,
  • Daniel Rohle,
  • Craig M. Bielski,
  • Barry S. Taylor,
  • Travis J. Hollmann,
  • Marc Rosenblum,
  • Paul Tempst,
  • John Blenis,
  • Massimo Squatrito,
  • Ingo K. Mellinghoff

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02185-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signalling is regulated at multiple levels. Here the authors show that the importin RanBP6 acts as a tumor suppressor in Glioblastoma and regulates EGFR signalling through promoting translocation of STAT3 to the nuclei and repressing EGFR transcription.