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PML-RARα and its phosphorylation regulate pml oligomerization and HIPK2 stability.

Abstract
The PML gene is frequently fused to the retinoic acid receptor α (RARα) gene in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), generating a characteristic PML-RARα oncogenic chimera. PML-RARα disrupts the discrete nuclear speckles termed nuclear bodies, which are formed in PML, suggesting that nuclear body disruption is involved in leukemogenesis. Nuclear body formation that relies upon PML oligomerization and its stabilization of the hypoxia-inducible protein kinase (HIPK)-2 is disrupted by expression of the PML-RARα chimera. Here, we report that disruption of nuclear bodies is also mediated by PML-RARα inhibition of PML oligomerization. PKA-mediated phosphorylation of PML-RARα blocked its ability to inhibit PML oligomerization and destabilize HIPK2. Our results establish that both PML oligomerization and HIPK2 stabilization at nuclear bodies are important for APL cell differentiation, offering insights into the basis for the most common prodifferentiation therapies of APL used clinically.
AuthorsYutaka Shima, Yuki Honma, Issay Kitabayashi
JournalCancer research (Cancer Res) Vol. 73 Issue 14 Pg. 4278-88 (Jul 15 2013) ISSN: 1538-7445 [Electronic] United States
PMID23722549 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Copyright©2013 AACR.
Chemical References
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
  • Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein
  • RARA protein, human
  • Receptors, Retinoic Acid
  • Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha
  • Transcription Factors
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins
  • promyelocytic leukemia-retinoic acid receptor alpha fusion oncoprotein
  • PML protein, human
  • HIPK2 protein, human
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases
Topics
  • Carrier Proteins (metabolism)
  • Cell Differentiation (physiology)
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases (metabolism)
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • K562 Cells
  • Nuclear Proteins (metabolism)
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion (metabolism)
  • Phosphorylation
  • Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases (metabolism)
  • Receptors, Retinoic Acid (metabolism)
  • Retinoic Acid Receptor alpha
  • Transcription Factors (metabolism)
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins (metabolism)

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