タナベ　ケンジ   田邊　賢司    所属   研究施設 研究施設    職種   准教授
論文種別	総説
言語種別	英語
査読の有無	査読あり
表題	Involvement of a novel ADP-ribosylation factor GTPase-activating protein, SMAP, in membrane trafficking: implications in cancer cell biology.
掲載誌名	正式名：Cancer science
巻・号・頁	97,pp.801-806
著者・共著者	Tanabe, Kenji Kon, Shunsuke Natsume, Waka Torii, Tetsuo Watanabe, Toshio Satake, Masanobu
担当区分	筆頭著者
発行年月	2006
概要	The endocytosis of cell membrane proteins is initiated by the binding of activated Arf6, a member of Ras-related GTPases, to the PM. A GAP specific for Arf6 triggers the budding of endocytotic vesicles from the PM by inactivating GTP-bound Arf6. We recently identified the SMAP gene that encodes an ArfGAP and is involved in the endocytosis of TfnR and possibly E-cadherin. In this review, we summarize the process of intracellular membrane trafficking, highlighting the roles played by the SMAP gene. Progression of cancer to malignancy occurs in parallel with the disappearance of E-cadherin, a central component of the adherens junction in epithelial cells. Therefore, elucidation of the molecular mechanism of E-cadherin endocytosis should be one of the key elements in tumor cell biology.