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Targeting Nucleoporin POM121-Importin β Axis in Prostate Cancer
Kee Siang Lim1, Richard W Wong2
1WPI Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Japan.
Abstract:
Nuclear pores are nanomachines acting as gatekeepers of molecular transport across nuclear membranes. In a recent issue of Cell, Rodriguez-Bravo et al. (2018) demonstrates that nuclear pores promote aggressive prostate cancer by snowballing POM121-importin β-driven nuclear import. Treatment with Importazole, an importin β inhibitor, impeded tumor aggressiveness, presenting a potential therapeutic strategy.
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