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BAG3 affects the nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of HSF1 upon heat stress.

Abstract
Bcl2-associated athoanogene (BAG) 3 is a member of the co-chaperone BAG family. It is induced by stressful stimuli such as heat shock and heavy metals, and it regulates cellular adaptive responses against stressful conditions. In this study, we identified a novel role for BAG3 in regulating the nuclear shuttling of HSF1 during heat stress. The expression level of BAG3 was induced by heat stress in HeLa cells. Interestingly, BAG3 rapidly translocalized to the nucleus upon heat stress. Immunoprecipitation assay showed that BAG3 interacts with HSF1 under normal and stressed conditions and co-translocalizes to the nucleus upon heat stress. We also demonstrated that BAG3 interacts with HSF1 via its BAG domain. Over-expression of BAG3 down-regulates the level of nuclear HSF1 by exporting it to the cytoplasm during the recovery period. Depletion of BAG3 using siRNA results in reduced nuclear HSF1 and decreased Hsp70 promoter activity. BAG3 in MEF(hsf1(-/-)) cells actively translocalizes to the nucleus upon heat stress suggesting that BAG3 plays a key role in the processing of the nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of HSF1 upon heat stress.
AuthorsYoung-Hee Jin, Sang-Gun Ahn, Soo-A Kim
JournalBiochemical and biophysical research communications (Biochem Biophys Res Commun) Vol. 464 Issue 2 Pg. 561-7 (Aug 21 2015) ISSN: 1090-2104 [Electronic] United States
PMID26159920 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
  • BAG3 protein, human
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • HSF1 protein, human
  • Heat Shock Transcription Factors
  • Transcription Factors
Topics
  • Active Transport, Cell Nucleus (physiology)
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing (physiology)
  • Animals
  • Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins (physiology)
  • Cells, Cultured
  • DNA-Binding Proteins (metabolism)
  • HeLa Cells
  • Heat Shock Transcription Factors
  • Heat-Shock Response
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Transcription Factors (metabolism)

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