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MOLECULAR CELL
Volume 43, Issue 5, Pages 834-842Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2011.07.028
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- National Institutes of Health [GM080333]
- American Cancer Society New England Division-SpinOdyssey [PF-08-263-01-CCG]
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While lysine acetylation in the nucleus is well characterized, comparatively little is known about its significance in cytoplasmic signaling. Here we show that inhibition of the Sirt1 deacetylase, which is primarily cytoplasmic in cancer cell lines, sensitizes these cells to caspase-2-dependent death. To identify relevant Sirt1 substrates, we developed a proteomics strategy, enabling the identification of a range of putative substrates, including 14-3-3 zeta, a known direct regulator of caspase-2. We show here that inhibition of Sirtuin activity accelerates caspase activation and overrides caspase-2 suppression by nutrient abundance. Furthermore, 14-3-3 zeta is acetylated prior to caspase activation, and supplementation of Xenopus egg extract with glucose-6-phosphate, which promotes caspase-2/14-3-3 zeta binding, enhances 14-3-3 zeta-directed Sirtuin activity. Conversely, inhibiting Sirtuin activity promotes14-3-3 zeta dissociation from caspase-2 in both egg extract and human cultured cells. These data reveal a role for Sirt1 in modulating apoptotic sensitivity, in response to metabolic changes, by antagonizing 14-3-3 zeta acetylation.
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