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PIN1 in breast development and cancer: a clinical perspective.

ABSTRACT: Mammary gland development, various stages of mammary tumorigenesis and breast cancer progression have the peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase PIN1 at their centerpiece, in virtue of the ability of this unique enzyme to fine-tune the dynamic crosstalk between multiple molecular pathways. PIN1 exerts its action by inducing conformational and functional changes on key cellular proteins, following proline-directed phosphorylation. Through this post-phosphorylation signal transduction mechanism, PIN1 controls the extent and direction of the cellular response to a variety of inputs, in physiology and disease. This review discusses PIN1's roles in normal mammary development and cancerous progression, as well as the clinical impact of targeting this enzyme in breast cancer patients.

SUBMITTER: Rustighi A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5299711 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

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PIN1 in breast development and cancer: a clinical perspective.

Rustighi Alessandra A Zannini Alessandro A Campaner Elena E Ciani Yari Y Piazza Silvano S Del Sal Giannino G

Cell death and differentiation 20161111 2

Mammary gland development, various stages of mammary tumorigenesis and breast cancer progression have the peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase PIN1 at their centerpiece, in virtue of the ability of this unique enzyme to fine-tune the dynamic crosstalk between multiple molecular pathways. PIN1 exerts its action by inducing conformational and functional changes on key cellular proteins, following proline-directed phosphorylation. Through this post-phosphorylation signal transduction mechanism, PIN1 ...[more]

PMID: 27834957

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