JNK phosphorylation of 14-3-3 proteins regulates nuclear targeting of c-Abl in the apoptotic response to DNA damage.

The ubiquitously expressed c-Abl tyrosine kinase localizes to the cytoplasm and nucleus. Nuclear c-Abl is activated by diverse genotoxic agents and induces apoptosis; however, the mechanisms that are responsible for nuclear targeting of c-Abl remain unclear. Here, we show that cytoplasmic c-Abl is targeted to the nucleus in the DNA ...
damage response. The results show that c-Abl is sequestered into the cytoplasm by binding to 14-3-3 proteins. Phosphorylation of c-Abl on Thr 735 functions as a site for direct binding to 14-3-3 proteins. We also show that, in response to DNA damage, activation of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (Jnk) induces phosphorylation of 14-3-3 proteins and their release from c-Abl. Together with these results, expression of an unphosphorylated 14-3-3 mutant attenuates DNA-damage-induced nuclear import of c-Abl and apoptosis. These findings indicate that 14-3-3 proteins are pivotal regulators of intracellular c-Abl localization and of the apoptotic response to genotoxic stress.
Mesh Terms:
14-3-3 Proteins, Animals, Apoptosis, Cell Line, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Nucleus, Chromatography, Liquid, DNA Damage, Green Fluorescent Proteins, HL-60 Cells, HeLa Cells, Humans, Immunoblotting, Immunoprecipitation, JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, MAP Kinase Kinase 4, Mass Spectrometry, Mice, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases, Models, Biological, Phosphorylation, Plasmids, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-abl, RNA, Small Interfering, Subcellular Fractions, Transfection, U937 Cells
Nat. Cell Biol.
Date: Mar. 01, 2005
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