Emerging Roles for SSeCKS/Gravin/AKAP12 in the Control of Cell Proliferation, Cancer Malignancy, and Barriergenesis.

Emerging data suggest that SSeCKS/Gravin/AKAP12 ("AKAP12"), originally identified as an autoantigen in cases of myasthenia gravis, controls multiple biological processes through its ability to scaffold key signaling proteins such as protein kinase (PK) C and A, calmodulin, cyclins, phosphoinositides, "long" β-1,4 galactosyltransferase (GalTase) isoform, Src, as well as the actin cytoskeleton in a spatiotemporal manner. Specialized functions attributed to AKAP12 include the suppression of cancer malignancy, especially aspects of metastatic progression, regulation of blood-brain and blood-retina barrier formation, and resensitization of β2-adrenergic pain receptors. Recent data identify a direct role for AKAP12 in cytokinesis completion, further suggesting a function as a negative regulator of cell senescence. The current review will discuss the emerging knowledge base of AKAP12-related biological roles and how the factors that affect AKAP12 expression or that interact with AKAP12 at the protein level control cancer progression and blood-tissue barrier formation.

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