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Journal Articles Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research Year : 2021

A review of Dynamin 2 involvement in cancers highlights a promising therapeutic target

Abstract

Dynamin 2 (DNM2) is an ubiquitously expressed large GTPase well known for its role in vesicle formation in endocytosis and intracellular membrane trafficking also acting as a regulator of cytoskeletons. During the last two decades, DNM2 involvement, through mutations or overexpression, emerged in an increasing number of cancers and often associated with poor prognosis. A wide panel of DNM2-dependent processes was described in cancer cells which explains DNM2 contribution to cancer pathomechanisms. First, DNM2 dysfunction may promote cell migration, invasion and metastasis. Second, DNM2 acts on intracellular signaling pathways fostering tumor cell proliferation and survival. Relative to these roles, DNM2 was demonstrated as a therapeutic target able to reduce cell proliferation, induce apoptosis, and reduce the invasive phenotype in a wide range of cancer cells in vitro. Moreover, proofs of concept of therapy by modulation of DNM2 expression was also achieved in vivo in several animal models. Consequently, DNM2 appears as a promising molecular target for the development of anti-invasive agents and the already provided proofs of concept in animal models represent an important step of preclinical development.
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hal-03333679 , version 1 (03-09-2021)

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Delphine Trochet, Marc Bitoun. A review of Dynamin 2 involvement in cancers highlights a promising therapeutic target. Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research, 2021, 40 (1), ⟨10.1186/s13046-021-02045-y⟩. ⟨hal-03333679⟩
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