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JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
卷 177, 期 5, 页码 893-903出版社
ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200703010
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The neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) tumor suppressor, Merlin, is a membrane/cytoskeleton-associated protein that mediates contact-dependent inhibition of proliferation. Here we show that upon cell-cell contact Merlin coordinates the processes of adherens junction stabilization and negative regulation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling by restraining the EGFR into a membrane compartment from which it can neither signal nor be internalized. In confluent Nf2(-/-)cells, EGFR activation persists, driving continued proliferation that is halted by specific EGFR inhibitors. These studies de. ne a new mechanism of tumor suppression, provide mechanistic insight into the poorly understood phenomenon of contact-dependent inhibition of proliferation, and suggest a therapeutic strategy for NF2-mutant tumors.
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