Mitochondrial STAT3 Supports Ras-Dependent Oncogenic Transformation
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Ras, STAT3, and Transformation: The STAT (signal transducer and activator of transcription) proteins are activated in response to receptor stimulation and act in the nucleus to regulate gene expression. Gough et al. (p. 1713 ) found that STAT3 functioned in transformation of cells by the oncogene Ras. However, this activity was maintained in mutants of STAT that fail to activate transcription. Instead, the active STAT3 appeared to be associated with mitochondria. Furthermore, modified STAT3 targeted to the mitochondria promoted transformation by Ras, and mitochondrial function was disrupted in Ras-transformed cells lacking STAT3. Such transformation-specific effects of STAT3 could be a useful target in developing anticancer therapies.
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STAT3 can directly regulate mitochondrial function, and Nox2 can modulate mitochondrial activity.
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- Authors
- Gough, D. J., Corlett, A., Schlessinger, K., Wegrzyn, J., Larner, A. C., & Levy, D. E.
- Affiliations
- New York University (US)
- Department of Biochemistry and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Gough, Daniel J.
- Corlett, Alicia
- Schlessinger, Karni
- Levy, David E.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2009-06-26
- Volume
- 324
- Issue
- 5935
- Pages
- 1713-1716
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- PMC
- PMC2840701
- OpenAlex
- W2027253055
- Cited by
- 716
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- FWCI
- 27.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R01 AI 28900, R01AI028900)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › TGF-β signaling in diseases
- Keywords
- STAT3, mitochondria, Ras, oncogenic transformation, tyrosine phosphorylation, nuclear translocation, mitochondrial targeting, cancer metabolism, glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Cell Line, Cell Nucleus, Cell Survival, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, Glycolysis, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mitochondria, Neoplasms, Experimental, Oxidative Phosphorylation, Phosphorylation, Genes, ras, Neoplastic Stem Cells, Signal Transduction, ras Proteins, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation, Mutant Proteins, STAT3 Transcription Factor, Mice, Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial
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