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Emerging Cellular Functions of Cytoplasmic PML

Guoxiang Jin1, Ying-Jan Wang, Hui-Kuan Lin

  • 1Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, TX , USA.

Frontiers in Oncology
|June 14, 2013
PubMed

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The tumor suppressor protein PML, primarily nuclear, also functions in the cytoplasm (cPML). This review summarizes cPML's emerging roles in cellular functions, including tumorigenesis and antiviral responses.

Area of Science:

  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology

Background:

  • The tumor suppressor protein promyelocytic leukemia (PML) is a key scaffold component of nuclear bodies (PML-NBs).
  • PML-NBs are crucial for regulating apoptosis, senescence, DNA damage response, and viral resistance.
  • While predominantly nuclear, a fraction of PML exists in the cytoplasm (cPML), originating from nuclear export or specific isoforms lacking nuclear localization signals (NLS).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and summarize the emerging cellular functions and roles of cytoplasmic PML (cPML).
  • To highlight the significance of cPML beyond its canonical nuclear functions.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of recent studies on cytoplasmic PML.
  • Synthesis of findings related to cPML's involvement in various cellular processes.

Main Results:

  • Cytoplasmic PML (cPML) exhibits distinct functions separate from nuclear PML.
  • cPML is implicated in critical cellular processes including tumorigenesis, glycolysis, antiviral responses, laminopathies, and cell cycle regulation.
  • Evidence suggests both retention of nuclear PML and specific cPML isoforms contribute to cytoplasmic functions.

Conclusions:

  • Cytoplasmic PML (cPML) represents an important functional compartment with diverse roles in cellular regulation.
  • Further investigation into cPML is warranted to fully understand its contribution to health and disease, particularly in cancer and viral infections.
Keywords:
TGF-ßantiviral responseapoptosiscytoplasmic PMLtumorigenesis

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