Regulator of cell cycle RGCC explained

Regulator of cell cycle RGCC (RGCC) also known as response gene to complement 32 protein (RGC-32) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RGCC gene.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Function

This gene is thought to regulate cell cycle progression. It is induced by p53 in response to DNA damage, or by sublytic levels of complement system proteins that result in activation of the cell cycle. The encoded protein localizes to the cytoplasm during interphase and to centrosomes during mitosis. The protein forms a complex with polo-like kinase 1. The protein also translocates to the nucleus in response to treatment with complement system proteins, and can associate with and increase the kinase activity of cell division cycle 2 protein. In different assays and cell types, overexpression of this protein has been shown to activate or suppress cell cycle progression.^[3]

Further reading

• Fosbrink M, Niculescu F, Rus H . The role of c5b-9 terminal complement complex in activation of the cell cycle and transcription. . Immunol. Res. . 31 . 1 . 37–46 . 2005 . 15591621 . 10.1385/IR:31:1:37 . 25558055 .
• Bonaldo MF, Lennon G, Soares MB . Normalization and subtraction: two approaches to facilitate gene discovery. . Genome Res. . 6 . 9 . 791–806 . 1997 . 8889548 . 10.1101/gr.6.9.791 . free .
• Badea TC, Niculescu FI, Soane L, etal . Molecular cloning and characterization of RGC-32, a novel gene induced by complement activation in oligodendrocytes. . J. Biol. Chem. . 273 . 41 . 26977–81 . 1998 . 9756947 . 10.1074/jbc.273.41.26977 . free .
• Badea T, Niculescu F, Soane L, etal . RGC-32 increases p34CDC2 kinase activity and entry of aortic smooth muscle cells into S-phase. . J. Biol. Chem. . 277 . 1 . 502–8 . 2002 . 11687586 . 10.1074/jbc.M109354200 . free .
• Ota T, Suzuki Y, Nishikawa T, etal . Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs. . Nat. Genet. . 36 . 1 . 40–5 . 2004 . 14702039 . 10.1038/ng1285 . free .
• Fosbrink M, Cudrici C, Niculescu F, etal . Overexpression of RGC-32 in colon cancer and other tumors. . Exp. Mol. Pathol. . 78 . 2 . 116–22 . 2005 . 15713436 . 10.1016/j.yexmp.2004.11.001 .
• Tanaka T, Takada H, Nomura A, etal . Distinct gene expression patterns of peripheral blood cells in hyper-IgE syndrome. . Clin. Exp. Immunol. . 140 . 3 . 524–31 . 2005 . 15932515 . 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2005.02805.x . 1809394 .
• Olsen JV, Blagoev B, Gnad F, etal . Global, in vivo, and site-specific phosphorylation dynamics in signaling networks. . Cell . 127 . 3 . 635–48 . 2006 . 17081983 . 10.1016/j.cell.2006.09.026 . free .

Notes and References

1. Saigusa K, Imoto I, Tanikawa C, Aoyagi M, Ohno K, Nakamura Y, Inazawa J . RGC32, a novel p53-inducible gene, is located on centrosomes during mitosis and results in G2/M arrest . Oncogene . 26 . 8 . 1110–21 . Feb 2007 . 17146433 . 10.1038/sj.onc.1210148 . free .
2. Huang WY, Li ZG, Rus H, Wang X, Jose PA, Chen SY . RGC-32 mediates transforming growth factor-beta-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human renal proximal tubular cells . J Biol Chem . 284 . 14 . 9426–32 . Mar 2009 . 19158077 . 2666595 . 10.1074/jbc.M900039200 . free .
3. Web site: Entrez Gene: RGC32 response gene to complement 32.