Journal
FEBS LETTERS
Volume 588, Issue 8, Pages 1423-1429Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2014.01.049
Keywords
Phosphorylation; Connexin43; Src; Protein kinase C; Mitogen-activated protein kinase; Gap junction
Funding
- National Institutes of Health [R01GM055632]
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Gap junctions, composed of proteins from the connexin gene family, are highly dynamic structures that are regulated by kinase-mediated signaling pathways and interactions with other proteins. Phosphorylation of Connexin43 (Cx43) at different sites controls gap junction assembly, gap junction size and gap junction turnover. Here we present a model describing how Akt, mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) and src kinase coordinate to regulate rapid turnover of gap junctions. Specifically, Akt phosphorylates Cx43 at S373 eliminating interaction with zona occludens-1 (ZO-1) allowing gap junctions to enlarge. Then MAPK and src phosphorylate Cx43 to initiate turnover. We integrate published data with new data to test and refine this model. Finally, we propose that differential coordination of kinase activation and Cx43 phosphorylation controls the specific routes of disassembly, e.g., annular junction formation or gap junctions can potentially unzip'' and be internalized/endocytosed into the cell that produced each connexin. (c) 2014 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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