University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications
UMMS Affiliation
Program in Molecular Medicine
Publication Date
1-2013
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Animals; Female; HEK293 Cells; Humans; Oocytes; Peptidylprolyl Isomerase; Phosphorylation; Progesterone; Transcription Factors; Xenopus Proteins; mRNA Cleavage and Polyadenylation Factors
Disciplines
Cell Biology | Molecular Biology | Molecular Genetics
Abstract
Cytoplasmic polyadenylation is a conserved mechanism that controls mRNA translation and stability. A key protein that promotes polyadenylation-induced translation of mRNAs in maturing Xenopus oocytes is the cytoplasmic polyadenylation element binding protein (CPEB). During this meiotic transition, CPEB is subjected to phosphorylation-dependent ubiquitination and partial destruction, which is necessary for successive waves of polyadenylation of distinct mRNAs. Here we identify the peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase Pin1 as an important factor mediating CPEB destruction. Pin1 interacts with CPEB in an unusual manner in which it occurs prior to CPEB phosphorylation and prior to Pin1 activation by serine 71 dephosphorylation. Upon induction of maturation, CPEB becomes phosphorylated, which occurs simultaneously with Pin1 dephosphorylation. At this time, the CPEB-Pin1 interaction requires cdk1-catalyzed CPEB phosphorylation on S/T-P motifs. Subsequent CPEB ubiquitination and destruction are mediated by a conformational change induced by Pin1 isomerization of CPEB. Similar to M phase progression in maturing Xenopus oocytes, the destruction of CPEB during the mammalian cell cycle requires Pin1 as well. These data identify Pin1 as a new and essential factor regulating CPEB degradation.
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DOI of Published Version
10.1128/MCB.00904-12
Source
Mol Cell Biol. 2013 Jan;33(1):48-58. doi: 10.1128/MCB.00904-12. Epub 2012 Oct 22. Link to article on publisher's site
Related Resources
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Molecular and cellular biology
PubMed ID
23090969
Repository Citation
Nechama, Morris; Lin, Chien-Ling; and Richter, Joel D., "An unusual two-step control of CPEB destruction by Pin1" (2013). University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications. 237.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/237