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PCNA: a silent housekeeper or a potential therapeutic target?

Wang, Shao-Chun·2014·Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Abstract

Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) is known as a molecular marker for proliferation given its role in replication. Three identical molecules of PCNA form a molecular sliding clamp around the DNA double helix. This provides an essential platform on which multiple proteins are dynamically recruited and coordinately regulated. Over the past decade, new research has provided a deeper comprehension of PCNA as a coordinator of essential cellular functions for cell growth, death, and maintenance. Although the biology of PCNA in proliferation has been comprehensively reviewed, research progress in unveiling the potential of targeting PCNA for disease treatment has not been systematically discussed. Here we briefly summarize the basic structural and functional characteristics of PCNA, and then discuss new developments in its protein interactions, trimer formation, and signaling regulation that open the door to possible therapeutic targeting of PCNA.

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Authors
Wang, S.-C.
Affiliations
University of Cincinnati (US)
Corresponding author
Wang, Shao-Chun
Venue
Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-04
Volume
35
Issue
4
Pages
178-186
ISSN
0165-6147 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2067517099
Cited by
285
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127
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FWCI
1.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Trends in Pharmacological Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • American Heart Association
  • University of Cincinnati
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000077)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
Keywords
proliferating cell nuclear antigen, PCNA, DNA replication, sliding clamp, protein-protein interaction, signaling regulation, therapeutic targeting, cell proliferation, cell death
MeSH terms
Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, Humans, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Peptides, Signal Transduction, Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen, Molecular Targeted Therapy

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