TY - JOUR
T1 - A PtdIns4,5P2-regulated nuclear poly(A) polymerase controls expression of select mRNAs
AU - Mellman, David L.
AU - Gonzales, Michael L.
AU - Song, Chunhua
AU - Barlow, Christy A.
AU - Wang, Ping
AU - Kendziorski, Christina
AU - Anderson, Richard A.
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Acknowledgements We thank J. L. Manley for the gift of antibodies against CPSF-73, CstF-64 and PAPa; M. Wickens for the generous gift of the PAPa construct and for advice and discussion; D. Brow, S. Miyamoto, D. Wassarman and R. Tibbetts for reading the manuscript and for comments; and C. Song for technical assistance in the early parts of the project. R.A.A. is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). M.L.G., D.L.M. and C.S. were supported by the American Heart Association. C.A.B. is supported by the National Research Service Award. D.L.M. and M.L.G. received Research Training Grant support from the NIH.
PY - 2008/2/21
Y1 - 2008/2/21
N2 - Phosphoinositides are a family of lipid signalling molecules that regulate many cellular functions in eukaryotes. Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PtdIns4,5P2), the central component in the phosphoinositide signalling circuitry, is generated primarily by type I phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinases (PIPKIα, PIPKIβ and PIPKIγ). In addition to functions in the cytosol, phosphoinositides are present in the nucleus, where they modulate several functions; however, the mechanism by which they directly regulate nuclear functions remains unknown. PIPKIs regulate cellular functions through interactions with protein partners, often PtdIns4,5P2 effectors, that target PIPKIs to discrete subcellular compartments, resulting in the spatial and temporal generation of PtdIns4,5P2 required for the regulation of specific signalling pathways. Therefore, to determine roles for nuclear PtdIns4,5P2 we set out to identify proteins that interacted with the nuclear PIPK, PIPKIα. Here we show that PIPKIα co-localizes at nuclear speckles and interacts with a newly identified non-canonical poly(A) polymerase, which we have termed Star-PAP (nuclear speckle targeted PIPKIα regulated-poly(A) polymerase) and that the activity of Star-PAP can be specifically regulated by PtdIns4,5P2. Star-PAP and PIPKIα function together in a complex to control the expression of select mRNAs, including the transcript encoding the key cytoprotective enzyme haem oxygenase-1 (refs 8, 9) and other oxidative stress response genes by regulating the 3′-end formation of their mRNAs. Taken together, the data demonstrate a model by which phosphoinositide signalling works in tandem with complement pathways to regulate the activity of Star-PAP and the subsequent biosynthesis of its target mRNA. The results reveal a mechanism for the integration of nuclear phosphoinositide signals and a method for regulating gene expression.
AB - Phosphoinositides are a family of lipid signalling molecules that regulate many cellular functions in eukaryotes. Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PtdIns4,5P2), the central component in the phosphoinositide signalling circuitry, is generated primarily by type I phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5-kinases (PIPKIα, PIPKIβ and PIPKIγ). In addition to functions in the cytosol, phosphoinositides are present in the nucleus, where they modulate several functions; however, the mechanism by which they directly regulate nuclear functions remains unknown. PIPKIs regulate cellular functions through interactions with protein partners, often PtdIns4,5P2 effectors, that target PIPKIs to discrete subcellular compartments, resulting in the spatial and temporal generation of PtdIns4,5P2 required for the regulation of specific signalling pathways. Therefore, to determine roles for nuclear PtdIns4,5P2 we set out to identify proteins that interacted with the nuclear PIPK, PIPKIα. Here we show that PIPKIα co-localizes at nuclear speckles and interacts with a newly identified non-canonical poly(A) polymerase, which we have termed Star-PAP (nuclear speckle targeted PIPKIα regulated-poly(A) polymerase) and that the activity of Star-PAP can be specifically regulated by PtdIns4,5P2. Star-PAP and PIPKIα function together in a complex to control the expression of select mRNAs, including the transcript encoding the key cytoprotective enzyme haem oxygenase-1 (refs 8, 9) and other oxidative stress response genes by regulating the 3′-end formation of their mRNAs. Taken together, the data demonstrate a model by which phosphoinositide signalling works in tandem with complement pathways to regulate the activity of Star-PAP and the subsequent biosynthesis of its target mRNA. The results reveal a mechanism for the integration of nuclear phosphoinositide signals and a method for regulating gene expression.
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U2 - 10.1038/nature06666
DO - 10.1038/nature06666
M3 - Article
C2 - 18288197
AN - SCOPUS:39749101733
VL - 451
SP - 1013
EP - 1017
JO - Nature
JF - Nature
SN - 0028-0836
IS - 7181
ER -