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XB-ART-49118
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014 Jul 18;4501:659-65. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.06.027.
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Pick1 modulates ephrinB1-induced junctional disassembly through an association with ephrinB1.

Son J , Park MS , Park I , Lee HK , Lee SH , Kang B , Min BH , Ryoo J , Lee S , Bae JS , Kim SH , Park MJ , Lee HS .


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Members of the Eph family have been implicated in the formation of cell-cell boundaries, cell movement, and positioning during development in the context of cancer progression. De-regulation of this signaling system is linked to the promotion of more aggressive and metastatic tumor phenotypes in a large variety of human cancers, including breast, lung, and prostate cancer, melanoma, and leukemia. Thus, it is interesting to consider the case of cancer progression where de-regulation of the Eph/ephrin signaling system results in invasion and metastasis. Here, we present evidence that Pick1, one of the essential components of the adherens junction, recovers ephrinB1-induced cell-cell de-adhesion. Loss of Pick1 leads to dissociation of epithelial cells via disruption of the adherens junction, a phenotype similar to ephrinB1 overexpression. In addition, overexpressed ephrinB1-induced disruption of the adherens junction is rescued via binding to Pick1. These data indicate that Pick1 is involved in regulating the cell-cell junction in epithelial cells, and this may influence therapeutic strategy decisions with regards to cell adhesion molecules in metastatic disease.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: efnb1 fgfr1 pick1
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