Kawashima AT, Wong C, Lorden G, King CC, Lara-Gonzalez P, Desai A, Gingras AC, Newton AC

PH domain Leucine-Rich Repeat Protein Phosphatase 1 (PHLPP1) is a tumor suppressor that directly dephosphorylates a wide array of substrates, most notably the pro-survival kinase Akt. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms governing PHLPP1 itself. Here we report that PHLPP1 is dynamically regulated in a cell cycle-dependent manner, ...

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and deletion of PHLPP1 results in mitotic delays and increased rates of chromosomal segregation errors. We show that PHLPP1 is hyperphosphorylated during mitosis by Cdk1 in a functionally uncharacterized region known as the PHLPP1 N-terminal extension (NTE). A proximity-dependent biotin identification (BioID) interaction screen revealed that during mitosis PHLPP1 dissociates from plasma membrane scaffolds, such as Scribble, by a mechanism that depends on its NTE, and gains proximity with kinetochore and mitotic spindle proteins such as KNL1 and TPX2. Our data are consistent with a model in which phosphorylation of PHLPP1 during mitosis regulates binding to its mitotic partners and allows accurate progression through mitosis. The finding that PHLPP1 binds mitotic proteins in a cell cycle- and phosphorylation-dependent manner may have relevance to its tumor suppressive function.

Date: Jan. 04, 2021

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