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Drosophila tumor suppressor PTEN controls cell size and number by antagonizing the Chico/PI3-kinase signaling pathway

Goberdhan, Deborah C.I., Paricio, Nuria, Goodman, Emma C., Mlodzik, Marek, Wilson, Clive (1999) Drosophila tumor suppressor PTEN controls cell size and number by antagonizing the Chico/PI3-kinase signaling pathway. Genes & Development, 13 (24). pp. 3244-3258. ISSN 0890-9369. (doi:10.1101/gad.13.24.3244) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:16806)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gad.13.24.3244

Abstract

The human tumor suppressor gene PTEN encodes a putative cytoskeleton-associated molecule with both protein phosphatase and phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate (PIP3) 3-phosphatase activities. In cell culture, the lipid phosphatase activity of this protein is involved in regulating cell proliferation and survival but the mechanism by which PTEN inhibits tumorigenesis in vivo is not fully established. Here we show that the highly evolutionarily conserved Drosophila PTEN homolog, DPTEN, suppresses hyperplastic growth in flies by reducing cell size and number. We demonstrate that DPTEN modulates tissue mass by acting antagonistically to the Drosophila Class I phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, Dp110, and its upstream activator Chico, an insulin receptor substrate homolog. Surprisingly, although DPTEN does not generally affect cell fate determination, it does appear to regulate the subcellular organization of the actin cytoskeleton in multiple cell types. From these data, we propose that DPTEN has a complex role in regulating tissue and body size. It acts in opposition to Dp110 to control cell number and growth, while coordinately influencing events at the cell periphery via its effects on the actin cytoskeleton.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1101/gad.13.24.3244
Uncontrolled keywords: cell proliferation; growth control; actin cytoskeleton; insulin signaling; PI3-kinase; Akt/PKB
Subjects: Q Science
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Biosciences
Depositing User: I.T. Ekpo
Date Deposited: 29 Apr 2009 21:33 UTC
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024 09:52 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/16806 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Wilson, Clive.

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