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LKB1 interacts with and phosphorylates PTEN: a functional link between two proteins involved in cancer predisposing syndromes.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Aug 2005
Mehenni Hamid, Lin-Marq Nathalie, Buchet-Poyau Karine, Reymond Alexandre, Collart Martine A, Picard Didier, Antonarakis Stylianos E
Abstract excerpt
Germline mutations of the LKB1 (STK11) tumor suppressor gene lead to Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) and predisposition to cancer. LKB1 encodes a serine/threonine kinase generally inactivated in PJS patients. We identified the dual phosphatase and tumor suppressor protein PTEN as an LKB1-interacting protein. Several LKB1 point mutations associated with PJS disrupt the interaction with PTEN suggesting that the loss...
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