ISSN:
0730-2312
Keywords:
parathyroid hormone-related peptide
;
nucleus
;
nucleolus
;
intracrine actions
;
Life and Medical Sciences
;
Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
It is becoming increasingly apparent that parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) modulates cellular function in a dual mode of action: first, by binding and activating its cognate cell surface G-protein-coupled receptor and, second, by direct intracellular effects following translocation to the nucleus and/or nucleolus of the target cell. Little is presently known about the mechanisms and events that determine the timing and degree of PTHrP nuclear translocation or the role it may serve in normal or dysregulated cellular function. Clarifying the nuclear actions of PTHrP would add significantly to our present understanding of this protein as a signaling molecule during embryonic development and as an oncoprotein whose expression in many tumors correlates with increased tumor aggressiveness and propensity for metastasis. J. Cell. Biochem. 70:193-199, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
