Myosin light-chain kinase contributes to the proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells through cross-talk with activated ERK1/2.

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Zhou X, Liu Y, You J, Zhang H, Zhang X, Ye L

Myosin light-chain kinase contributes to the proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells through cross-talk with activated ERK1/2.

Cancer Lett. 2008 Nov 8;270(2):312-27. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2008.05.028. Epub 2008 Aug 16.

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Myosin light-chain kinase (MLCK) plays a crucial role in the cell migration and tumor metastasis. Herein, we investigated the signaling pathways involved in MLCK using ML-7, a specific inhibitor of MLCK, in breast cancer cell proliferation and migration. Our data showed that reduction of MLCK in breast cancer cells mediated by 20 microM ML-7 was able to depress the cell proliferation and migration using two parallel cell lines (MCF-7 and LM-MCF/MDA-MB-231) with different metastatic abilities through reciprocal cross-talk with activated ERK1/2, in which both phosphorylated myosin light chain (p-MLC) and cascades of beta-catenin, cyclin D1, survivin, and c-Myc serve as essential downstream effectors.

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Myosin light chain kinase, smooth muscleQ15746Details