A mammalian homolog of yeast MOB1 is both a member and a putative substrate of striatin family-protein phosphatase 2A complexes

J Biol Chem. 2001 Jun 29;276(26):24253-60. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M102398200. Epub 2001 Apr 23.

Abstract

Striatin and S/G(2) nuclear autoantigen (SG2NA) are related proteins that contain membrane binding domains and associate with protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) and many additional proteins that may be PP2A regulatory targets. Here we identify a major member of these complexes as class II mMOB1, a mammalian homolog of the yeast protein MOB1, and show that its phosphorylation appears to be regulated by PP2A. Yeast MOB1 is critical for cytoskeletal reorganization during cytokinesis and exit from mitosis. We show that mMOB1 associated with PP2A is not detectably phosphorylated in asynchronous murine fibroblasts. However, treatment with the PP2A inhibitor okadaic acid induces phosphorylation of PP2A-associated mMOB1 on serine. Moreover, specific inhibition of PP2A also results in hyperphosphorylation of striatin, SG2NA, and three unidentified proteins, suggesting that these proteins may also be regulated by PP2A. Indirect immunofluorescence produced highly similar staining patterns for striatin, SG2NA, and mMOB1, with the highest concentrations for each protein adjacent to the nuclear membrane. We also present evidence that these complexes may interact with each other. These data are consistent with a model in which PP2A may regulate mMOB1, striatin, and SG2NA to modulate changes in the cytoskeleton or interactions between the cytoskeleton and membrane structures.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • 3T3 Cells
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Autoantigens / metabolism*
  • Calmodulin-Binding Proteins / metabolism*
  • Carrier Proteins / genetics*
  • Carrier Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cell Cycle Proteins / genetics
  • Cell Cycle Proteins / metabolism
  • Cell Nucleus / metabolism
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Fungal Proteins / genetics
  • Fungal Proteins / metabolism
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism*
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism*
  • Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / metabolism*
  • Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / physiology*
  • Phosphoproteins / genetics
  • Phosphoproteins / metabolism
  • Protein Phosphatase 2
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins*
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid

Substances

  • Autoantigens
  • Calmodulin-Binding Proteins
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • Fungal Proteins
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • MOB1 protein, S cerevisiae
  • MOB1 protein, mouse
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Phosphoproteins
  • STRN protein, human
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • Strn protein, mouse
  • Strn3 protein, mouse
  • Strn3 protein, rat
  • Phosphoprotein Phosphatases
  • Protein Phosphatase 2

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AA504251