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CELLULAR SIGNALLING
卷 80, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2021.109926
关键词
Net1; RhoA; Cdk1; Mitosis; F-actin; Spindle polarity
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资金
- NCI [CA116356, CA172129]
Net1, an overexpressed gene in various cancers, plays a crucial role in cancer cell motility and proliferation, as well as mitotic progression. The mitotic kinase Cdk1 phosphorylates Net1 at multiple sites, negatively regulating its ability to signal to RhoA and alter actin cytoskeletal organization. The study also showed that inhibition of Cdk1 increased Net1 activity and affected its localization to the plasma membrane and cortical F-actin accumulation.
The Neuroepithelial transforming gene 1 (Net1) is a RhoA subfamily guanine nucleotide exchange factor that is overexpressed in a number of cancers and contributes to cancer cell motility and proliferation. Net1 also plays a Rho GTPase independent role in mitotic progression, where it promotes centrosomal activation of Aurora A and Pak2, and aids in chromosome alignment during prometaphase. To understand regulatory mechanisms controlling the mitotic function of Net1, we examined whether it was phosphorylated by the mitotic kinase Cdk1. We observed that Cdk1 phosphorylated Net1 on multiple sites in its N-terminal regulatory domain and C-terminus in vitro. By raising phospho-specific antibodies to two of these sites, we also demonstrated that both endogenous and transfected Net1 were phosphorylated by Cdk1 in cells. Substitution of the major Cdk1 phosphorylation sites with aliphatic or acidic residues inhibited the interaction of Net1 with RhoA, and treatment of metaphase cells with a Cdk1 inhibitor increased Net1 activity. Cdk1 inhibition also increased Net1 localization to the plasma membrane and stimulated cortical F-actin accumulation. Moreover, Net1 overexpression caused spindle polarity defects that were reduced in frequency by acidic substitution of the major Cdk1 phosphorylation sites. These data indicate that Cdk1 phosphorylates Net1 during mitosis and suggest that this negatively regulates its ability to signal to RhoA and alter actin cytoskeletal organization.
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