Phosphorylation of P27 by AKT is required for inhibition of cell cycle progression in cholangiocarcinoma

P27 is a putative tumor suppressor when located in the nucleus and AKT is an inhibitor of P27 which promotes growth of cholangiocarcinoma. We hypothesized that AKT-dependent phosphorylation at the P27 nuclear localization sequence T157 leads to nuclear export of P27, and thus loss of its tumor suppressive function. This study investigated whether loss of cell cycle regulation in cholangiocarcinoma due to subcellular localization of P27.

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