Akt-mediated YB-1 phosphorylation activates translation of silent mRNA species.

YB-1 is a broad-specificity RNA-binding protein that is involved in regulation of mRNA transcription, splicing, translation, and stability. In both germinal and somatic cells, YB-1 and related proteins are major components of translationally inactive messenger ribonucleoprotein particles (mRNPs) and are mainly responsible for storage of mRNAs in a silent state. ...
However, mechanisms regulating the repressor activity of YB-1 are not well understood. Here we demonstrate that association of YB-1 with the capped 5' terminus of the mRNA is regulated via phosphorylation by the serine/threonine protein kinase Akt. In contrast to its nonphosphorylated form, phosphorylated YB-1 fails to inhibit cap-dependent but not internal ribosome entry site-dependent translation of a reporter mRNA in vitro. We also show that similar to YB-1, Akt is associated with inactive mRNPs and that activated Akt may relieve translational repression of the YB-1-bound mRNAs. Using Affymetrix microarrays, we found that many of the YB-1-associated messages encode stress- and growth-related proteins, raising the intriguing possibility that Akt-mediated YB-1 phosphorylation could, in part, increase production of proteins regulating cell proliferation, oncogenic transformation, and stress response.
Mesh Terms:
Animals, Gene Expression Regulation, Gene Silencing, Humans, Mice, NIH 3T3 Cells, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Phosphorylation, Protein Biosynthesis, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, RNA Cap-Binding Proteins, RNA Caps, RNA, Messenger, Ribonucleoproteins, Y-Box-Binding Protein 1
Mol. Cell. Biol.
Date: Jan. 01, 2006
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