The role of mammalian coronins in development and disease

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Abstract

Coronins have maintained a high degree of conservation over the roughly 800 million years of eukaryotic evolution.1,2 From its origins as a single gene in simpler eukaryotes, the mammalian Coronin gene family has expanded to include at least six members (see Chapter 4). Increasing evidence indicates that Coronins play critical roles as regulators of actin dependent processes such as cell motility and vesicle trafficking3,4 (see Chapters 6-9). Considering the importance of these processes, it is not surprising that recent findings have implicated the involvement of Coronins in multiple diseases. This review primarily focuses on Coronin IC (HGNC symbol: CORO1C, also known as Coronin 3) which is a transcriptionally dynamic gene that is up-regulated in multiple types of clinically aggressive cancer. In addition to reviewing the molecular signals and events that lead to Coronin IC transcription, we sunmiarize the results of several studies describing the possible functional roles of Coronin IC in development as well as disease progression. Here, the main focus is on brain development and on the progression of melanoma and glioma. Finally, we will also review the role of other mammahan Coronin genes in clinically relevant processes such as neural regeneration and pathogenic bacterial infections (see Chapter 10).

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Roadcap, D. W., Clemen, C. S., & Bear, J. E. (2008). The role of mammalian coronins in development and disease. Subcellular Biochemistry, 48, 124–135. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09595-0_12

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