作者: Victoria Sanz-Moreno , Gilles Gadea , Jessica Ahn , Hugh Paterson , Pierfrancesco Marra
DOI: 10.1016/J.CELL.2008.09.043
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摘要: Tumor cells exhibit two different modes of individual cell movement. Mesenchymal-type movement is characterized by an elongated cellular morphology and requires extracellular proteolysis. In amoeboid movement, have a rounded morphology, are less dependent on proteases, require high Rho-kinase signaling to drive elevated levels actomyosin contractility. These interconvertible. We show that mesenchymal-type in melanoma driven activation the GTPase Rac through complex containing NEDD9, recently identified metastasis gene, DOCK3, guanine nucleotide exchange factor. signals WAVE2 direct mesenchymal suppress decreasing Conversely, activates GAP, ARH-GAP22, suppresses inactivating Rac. demonstrate tight interplay between Rho determining tumor revealing how switch