Abstract: |
The promyelocytic leukemia (PML) tumor suppressor is a pleiotropic modulator of apoptosis. However, the molecular basis for such a diverse proapoptotic role is currently unknown. We show that extranuclear Pml was specifically enriched at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and at the mitochondria-associated membranes, signaling domains involved in ER-to-mitochondria calcium ion (Ca2+) transport and in induction of apoptosis. We found Pml in complexes of large molecular size with the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R), protein kinase Akt, and protein phosphatase 2a (PP2a). Pml was essential for Akt- and PP2a-dependent modulation of IP3R phosphorylation and in turn for IP3R-mediated Ca2+ release from ER. Our findings provide a mechanistic explanation for the pleiotropic role of Pml in apoptosis and identify a pharmacological target for the modulation of Ca2+ signals. |
Keywords: |
protein kinase b; protein phosphorylation; nonhuman; animals; mice; cells, cultured; apoptosis; stress, physiological; cell line; calcium; enzyme activity; phosphorylation; transcription factors; nuclear proteins; endoplasmic reticulum; recombinant fusion proteins; tumor suppressor proteins; proto-oncogene proteins c-akt; promyelocytic leukemia; molecular analysis; cell fractionation; cell nucleus; adenosine triphosphate; tumor; homeostasis; mitochondrial membrane; mitochondria; mitochondrion; cytosol; particle size; pleiotropy; fibroblast culture; drug; inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate receptor; phosphoprotein phosphatase 2a; ion; membrane; calcium transport; calcium signaling; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate; inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors; intracellular membranes; protein phosphatase 2
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