Abstract
The transcriptional repressor Slug is best known to control epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and promote cancer invasion/metastasis. In this study, we demonstrate that Slug is temporally regulated during cell cycle progression. At G1/S transition, cyclin E-cyclin-dependent kinase 2 mediates the phosphorylation of Slug at Ser-54 and Ser-104, resulting in its ubiquitylation and degradation. Non-phosphorylatable Slug is markedly stabilized at G1/S transition compared with wild-type Slug and greatly leads to downregulation of DNA synthesis and checkpoint-related proteins, including TOP1, DNA Ligase IV and Rad17, reduces cell proliferation, delays S-phase progression and contributes to genome instability. Our results indicate that Slug has multifaceted roles in cancer progression by controlling both EMT and genome stability.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1116-1125 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Oncogene |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Feb 26 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cancer Research