Plitidepsin Cellular Binding and Rac1/JNK Pathway Activation Depend on Membrane Cholesterol Content
Suárez Y, González-Santiago L, Zarich N, Dávalos A, Aranda JF, Alonso MA, Lasunción MA, Rojas JM, Muñoz A. Plitidepsin Cellular Binding and Rac1/JNK Pathway Activation Depend on Membrane Cholesterol Content. Molecular Pharmacology 2006, 70: 1654-1663. PMID: 16928956, DOI: 10.1124/mol.106.025569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJun N-terminal kinaseMembrane cholesterol contentRac1-JNK pathwayHeLa cellsWild-type HeLa cellsMembrane-bound Rac1Plasma membrane cholesterolRac1 small GTPaseN-terminal kinaseMKP-1 phosphataseJNK pathway activationCellular bindingMDA-MB-231 breast cancer cellsInduction of apoptosisSmall GTPaseMarine cyclic depsipeptidePlasma membraneJNK activationRac1 activationMembrane cholesterolCell deathSubcellular fractioningBreast cancer cellsSustained activationRac1