The molecular basis of the dichotomous functionality of MAP4K4 in proliferation and cell motility control in cancer
The finely tuned integration of intra- and extracellular cues by components of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways controls the mutually exclusive phenotypic manifestations of uncontrolled growth and tumor cell dissemination. The Ser/Thr kinase MAP4K4 is an upstream integr...
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| description | The finely tuned integration of intra- and extracellular cues by components of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways controls the mutually exclusive phenotypic manifestations of uncontrolled growth and tumor cell dissemination. The Ser/Thr kinase MAP4K4 is an upstream integrator of extracellular cues involved in both proliferation and cell motility control. Initially identified as an activator of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), the discovery of diverse functions and additional effectors of MAP4K4 beyond JNK signaling has considerably broadened our understanding of this complex kinase. The implication of MAP4K4 in the regulation of cytoskeleton dynamics and cell motility provided essential insights into its role as a pro-metastatic kinase in cancer. However, the more recently revealed role of MAP4K4 as an activator of the Hippo tumor suppressor pathway has complicated the understanding of MAP4K4 as an oncogenic driver kinase. To develop a better understanding of the diverse functions of MAP4K4 and their potential significance in oncogenesis and tumor progression, we have collected and assessed the current evidence of MAP4K4 implication in molecular mechanisms that control proliferation and promote cell motility. A better understanding of these mechanisms is particularly relevant in the brain, where MAP4K4 is highly expressed and under pathological conditions either drives neuronal cell death in neurodegenerative diseases or cell dissemination in malignant tumors. We review established effectors and present novel interactors of MAP4K4, which offer mechanistic insights into MAP4K4 function and may inspire novel intervention strategies. We discuss possible implications of novel interactors in tumor growth and dissemination and evaluate potential therapeutic strategies to selectively repress pro-oncogenic functions of MAP4K4. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6caf5fb8ff754f6985115f4fe4587b282022-12-22T02:57:15ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oncology2234-943X2022-12-011210.3389/fonc.2022.10595131059513The molecular basis of the dichotomous functionality of MAP4K4 in proliferation and cell motility control in cancerDejana JovanovicShen YanMartin BaumgartnerThe finely tuned integration of intra- and extracellular cues by components of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways controls the mutually exclusive phenotypic manifestations of uncontrolled growth and tumor cell dissemination. The Ser/Thr kinase MAP4K4 is an upstream integrator of extracellular cues involved in both proliferation and cell motility control. Initially identified as an activator of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), the discovery of diverse functions and additional effectors of MAP4K4 beyond JNK signaling has considerably broadened our understanding of this complex kinase. The implication of MAP4K4 in the regulation of cytoskeleton dynamics and cell motility provided essential insights into its role as a pro-metastatic kinase in cancer. However, the more recently revealed role of MAP4K4 as an activator of the Hippo tumor suppressor pathway has complicated the understanding of MAP4K4 as an oncogenic driver kinase. To develop a better understanding of the diverse functions of MAP4K4 and their potential significance in oncogenesis and tumor progression, we have collected and assessed the current evidence of MAP4K4 implication in molecular mechanisms that control proliferation and promote cell motility. A better understanding of these mechanisms is particularly relevant in the brain, where MAP4K4 is highly expressed and under pathological conditions either drives neuronal cell death in neurodegenerative diseases or cell dissemination in malignant tumors. We review established effectors and present novel interactors of MAP4K4, which offer mechanistic insights into MAP4K4 function and may inspire novel intervention strategies. We discuss possible implications of novel interactors in tumor growth and dissemination and evaluate potential therapeutic strategies to selectively repress pro-oncogenic functions of MAP4K4.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.1059513/fullMAP4K4proliferationmotilitySTRIPAK complexactin dynamicsPKC delta |
| spellingShingle | Dejana Jovanovic Shen Yan Martin Baumgartner The molecular basis of the dichotomous functionality of MAP4K4 in proliferation and cell motility control in cancer Frontiers in Oncology MAP4K4 proliferation motility STRIPAK complex actin dynamics PKC delta |
| title | The molecular basis of the dichotomous functionality of MAP4K4 in proliferation and cell motility control in cancer |
| title_full | The molecular basis of the dichotomous functionality of MAP4K4 in proliferation and cell motility control in cancer |
| title_fullStr | The molecular basis of the dichotomous functionality of MAP4K4 in proliferation and cell motility control in cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | The molecular basis of the dichotomous functionality of MAP4K4 in proliferation and cell motility control in cancer |
| title_short | The molecular basis of the dichotomous functionality of MAP4K4 in proliferation and cell motility control in cancer |
| title_sort | molecular basis of the dichotomous functionality of map4k4 in proliferation and cell motility control in cancer |
| topic | MAP4K4 proliferation motility STRIPAK complex actin dynamics PKC delta |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.1059513/full |
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