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lüll Protein kinase C iota: human oncogene, prognostic marker and therapeutic target Fields AP; Regala RPPharmacol Res 2007[Jun]; 55 (6): 487-97The protein kinase C (PKC) family of serine/threonine kinases has been the subject of intensive study in the field of cancer since their initial discovery as major cellular receptors for the tumor promoting phorbol esters nearly 30 years ago. However, despite these efforts, the search for a direct genetic link between members of the PKC family and human cancer has yielded only circumstantial evidence that any PKC isozyme is a true cancer gene. This situation changed in the past year with the discovery that atypical protein kinase C iota (PKC iota) is a bonafide human oncogene. PKC iota is required for the transformed growth of human cancer cells and the PKC iota gene is the target of tumor-specific gene amplification in multiple forms of human cancer. PKC iota participates in multiple aspects of the transformed phenotype of human cancer cells including transformed growth, invasion and survival. Herein, we review pertinent aspects of atypical PKC structure, function and regulation that relate to the role of these enzymes in oncogenesis. We discuss the evidence that PKC iota is a human oncogene, review mechanisms controlling PKC iota expression in human cancers, and describe the molecular details of PKC iota-mediated oncogenic signaling. We conclude with a discussion of how oncogenic PKC iota signaling has been successfully targeted to identify a novel, mechanism-based therapeutic drug currently entering clinical trials for treatment of human lung cancer. Throughout, we identify key unanswered questions and exciting future avenues of investigation regarding this important oncogenic molecule.|*Oncogenes[MESH]|Animals[MESH]|Biomarkers, Tumor/biosynthesis/genetics/physiology[MESH]|Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/drug therapy/enzymology/pathology[MESH]|Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics/metabolism/pathology[MESH]|Female[MESH]|Gene Amplification[MESH]|Gold Sodium Thiomalate/pharmacology/therapeutic use[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Isoenzymes/biosynthesis/genetics/*physiology[MESH]|Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy/*enzymology/pathology[MESH]|Ovarian Neoplasms/enzymology[MESH]|Protein Kinase C/biosynthesis/genetics/*physiology[MESH]|Protein Structure, Tertiary[MESH] |