PRMT5 activates AKT via methylation to promote tumor metastasis

‘Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) is known to regulate the expression of genes involved in metastasis. Here, the authors show that PRMT5 methylates Akt and methylation is required for phosphorylation and activation of Akt; ultimately leading to the increase in expression of pro-metastati...

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Main Authors: Lei Huang, Xiao-Ou Zhang, Esteban J. Rozen, Xiaomei Sun, Benjamin Sallis, Odette Verdejo-Torres, Kim Wigglesworth, Daniel Moon, Tingting Huang, John P. Cavaretta, Gang Wang, Lei Zhang, Jason M. Shohet, Mary M. Lee, Qiong Wu
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31645-1
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author Lei Huang
Xiao-Ou Zhang
Esteban J. Rozen
Xiaomei Sun
Benjamin Sallis
Odette Verdejo-Torres
Kim Wigglesworth
Daniel Moon
Tingting Huang
John P. Cavaretta
Gang Wang
Lei Zhang
Jason M. Shohet
Mary M. Lee
Qiong Wu
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Xiao-Ou Zhang
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description ‘Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) is known to regulate the expression of genes involved in metastasis. Here, the authors show that PRMT5 methylates Akt and methylation is required for phosphorylation and activation of Akt; ultimately leading to the increase in expression of pro-metastatic transcription factors.
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spelling doaj.art-08beede925d14353979613ff4f723b892022-12-22T01:40:51ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-07-0113111610.1038/s41467-022-31645-1PRMT5 activates AKT via methylation to promote tumor metastasisLei Huang0Xiao-Ou Zhang1Esteban J. Rozen2Xiaomei Sun3Benjamin Sallis4Odette Verdejo-Torres5Kim Wigglesworth6Daniel Moon7Tingting Huang8John P. Cavaretta9Gang Wang10Lei Zhang11Jason M. Shohet12Mary M. Lee13Qiong Wu14Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolProgram in Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolDepartment of Microbiology and Physiological System, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolDepartment of Biology, Tufts UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolSidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School‘Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) is known to regulate the expression of genes involved in metastasis. Here, the authors show that PRMT5 methylates Akt and methylation is required for phosphorylation and activation of Akt; ultimately leading to the increase in expression of pro-metastatic transcription factors.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31645-1
spellingShingle Lei Huang
Xiao-Ou Zhang
Esteban J. Rozen
Xiaomei Sun
Benjamin Sallis
Odette Verdejo-Torres
Kim Wigglesworth
Daniel Moon
Tingting Huang
John P. Cavaretta
Gang Wang
Lei Zhang
Jason M. Shohet
Mary M. Lee
Qiong Wu
PRMT5 activates AKT via methylation to promote tumor metastasis
Nature Communications
title PRMT5 activates AKT via methylation to promote tumor metastasis
title_full PRMT5 activates AKT via methylation to promote tumor metastasis
title_fullStr PRMT5 activates AKT via methylation to promote tumor metastasis
title_full_unstemmed PRMT5 activates AKT via methylation to promote tumor metastasis
title_short PRMT5 activates AKT via methylation to promote tumor metastasis
title_sort prmt5 activates akt via methylation to promote tumor metastasis
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31645-1
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