PKN1 modulates TGFβ and EGF signaling in HEC-1-A endometrial cancer cell line.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The response of cells to TGFβ and EGF is mediated by a network of various intracellular regulators. The signaling crosstalk between different regulators is of key importance for tumorigenesis. The crosstalk may explain the modulation of cellular responses to the same regulator by another signaling molecule. As PKN1 - a serine/threonine kinase implicated in tumorigenesis - was identified as potential crosstalk node for TGFβ and EGF signaling, the cellular functions that may be affected by PKN1 in a crosstalk of TGFβ and EGF were explored.

Methods

To investigate the contribution of PKN1 to TGFβ and EGF signaling, transiently PKN1-transfected HEC-1-A endometrial cancer cells were generated and subjected to treatment with TGFβ1, EGF, and their combination. Proliferati

SUBMITTER: Attarha S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4128851 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature