Pontin and reptin, two related ATPases with multiple roles in cancer.

Huber, Otmar; Ménard, Ludovic; Haurie, Valérie; Nicou, Alexandra; Taras, Danièle; Rosenbaum, Jean · Cancer Res · 2008

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Abstract

Studies in model organisms or cultured human cells suggest potential implications in carcinogenesis for the AAA+ ATPases Pontin and Reptin. Both proteins are associated with several chromatin-remodeling complexes and have many functions including transcriptional regulation, DNA damage repair, and telomerase activity. They also interact with major oncogenic actors such as beta-catenin and c-myc and regulate their oncogenic function. We only now begin to get insight into the role of Pontin and Reptin in human cancers.

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