Posttranslational modification of the AU-rich element binding protein HuR by protein kinase Cdelta elicits angiotensin II-induced stabilization and nuclear export of cyclooxygenase 2 mRNA.
The mRNA stabilizing factor HuR is involved in the posttranscriptional regulation of many genes, including that coding for cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2). Employing RNA interference technology and actinomycin D experiments, we demonstrate that in human mesangial cells (hMC) the amplification of cytokine-induced COX-2 by angiotensin II (AngII) occurs via a HuR-mediated ... increase of mRNA stability. Using COX-2 promoter constructs with different portions of the 3' untranslated region of COX-2, we found that the increase in COX-2 mRNA stability is attributable to a distal class III type of AU-rich element (ARE). Likewise, the RNA immunoprecipitation assay showed AngII-induced binding of HuR to this ARE. Using the RNA pulldown assay, we demonstrate that the AngII-caused HuR assembly with COX-2 mRNA is found in free and cytoskeleton-bound polysomes indicative of an active RNP complex. Mechanistically, the increased HuR binding to COX-2-ARE by AngII is accompanied by increased nucleocytoplasmic HuR shuttling and depends on protein kinase Cdelta (PKCdelta), which physically interacts with nuclear HuR, thereby promoting its phosphorylation. Mapping of phosphorylation sites identified serines 221 and 318 as critical target sites for PKCdelta-triggered HuR phosphorylation and AngII-induced HuR export to the cytoplasm. Posttranslational modification of HuR by PKCdelta represents an important novel mode of HuR activation implied in renal COX-2 regulation.
Mesh Terms:
Active Transport, Cell Nucleus, Angiotensin II, Antigens, Surface, Base Sequence, Binding Sites, Cells, Cultured, Cyclooxygenase 2, Cytokines, Cytoplasm, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, Hu Paraneoplastic Encephalomyelitis Antigens, Humans, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, Phosphorylation, Protein Binding, Protein Kinase C-delta, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, RNA, Messenger, RNA, Small Interfering, RNA-Binding Proteins, Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1, Sensitivity and Specificity, Transcription, Genetic
Active Transport, Cell Nucleus, Angiotensin II, Antigens, Surface, Base Sequence, Binding Sites, Cells, Cultured, Cyclooxygenase 2, Cytokines, Cytoplasm, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, Hu Paraneoplastic Encephalomyelitis Antigens, Humans, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, Phosphorylation, Protein Binding, Protein Kinase C-delta, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, RNA, Messenger, RNA, Small Interfering, RNA-Binding Proteins, Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1, Sensitivity and Specificity, Transcription, Genetic
Mol. Cell. Biol.
Date: Apr. 01, 2008
PubMed ID: 18285462
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