Functional analysis of nuclear envelope targeting plasma membrane Proteins : using EGF family proteins

点击翻译按钮获取中文摘要

An EGF family member, amphiregulin, which has been suggested to play role(s) in breast cancer, is expressed on the cell surface in pro-form. Shedding stimuli result in release of soluble EGFR ligand and migration of the pro-form to the nuclear envelope. This study demonstrates that nuclear envelope-localized proAREG activates breast cancer cell migration and the activation of cell migration does not require EGFR function, but does occur concomitantly with an alteration of histone modification.