幽门螺杆菌毒素蛋白CagA诱导的蛋白的差异表达分析及其基因在胃癌组织中的表达

为了研究胃癌细胞中幽门螺杆菌(Hp)毒素蛋白CagA诱导的蛋白差异表达及其基因在人胃癌组织中的表达,用Hp感染胃癌细胞系SGC 7901和AGS及用含CagA基因的表达载体稳定转染SGC 7901细胞, 构建3组实验模型.提取各组细胞的总蛋白进行双向凝胶电泳,筛选3组重叠的差异表达蛋白质斑点进行质谱鉴定.共获得135个差异表达的蛋白质,其中上调蛋白质73个,下调蛋白质62个. 鉴定出10个差异表达蛋白质, 其中有6个差异表达蛋白是首次发现,它们主要参与细胞的能量代谢和信号转导等.最后定量检测了这10个差异表达蛋白基因在人胃癌组织中的表达, 发现有4个基因高表达和1个基因低表达. 本结果将为研究幽门螺杆菌感染引起胃癌的分子机制提供新的线索.     

应用蛋白质组学技术筛选胃癌耐药相关蛋白质

胃癌多药耐药性是临床胃癌化疗失败最主要的原因之一,但其分子机制仍然不太清楚.为了寻找新的胃癌耐药相关的蛋白质,揭示胃癌多药耐药的分子机制,以胃癌细胞SGC7901和长春新碱诱导的耐药胃癌细胞SGC7901/VCR为研究对象,应用二维凝胶电泳(two-dimensionalelectrophoresis,2-DE)技术分离两种细胞的总蛋白质,图像分析识别差异表达的蛋白质点,基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(matrix-assistedlaserdesorption/ionizationtimeofflightmassspectrometry,MALDI-TOF-MS)及电喷雾电离串联质谱(electrosprayionizationtandemmassspectrometry,ESI-Q-TOF)对差异表达的蛋白质点进行鉴定,蛋白质印迹和实时RT-PCR验证部分差异蛋白质在两株细胞中的表达水平,反义核酸转染技术分析HSP27(heatshockprotein27,HSP27)高表达与SGC7901/VCR耐药的相关性.得到了分辨率较高、重复性较好的两株细胞系的二维凝胶电泳图谱,质谱分析共鉴定了24个差异蛋白质点,蛋白质印迹和实时RT-PCR验证了部分差异蛋白的表达水平,反义寡核苷酸抑制HSP27表达能增加SGC7901/VCR对长春新碱的敏感性.研究结果不仅提示这些差异蛋白质如HSP27,Sorcin等可能与胃癌的多药耐药相关,而且为揭示胃癌细胞的多药耐药性产生机制提供了线索.     

Robo1 与Nek9相互作用并影响胃癌细胞迁移

目的:筛选与Robo1分子相互作用的蛋白质,为揭示Robo1调节胃癌细胞迁移能力的机制提供线索。方法:通过Transwell迁移实验检测下调Robo1对胃癌细胞SGC7901迁移能力的影响,并对胃癌细胞SGC7901利用Robo1抗体和lgG分别进行免疫沉淀,再经质谱检测及生物信息学分析筛选与Robo1分子特异性结合的蛋白质,通过免疫共沉淀(Co-immunoprecipitation,Co-IP)验证蛋白质相互作用。结果:(1)转染Robo1小干扰RNA(si RNA)的SGC7901细胞较转染阴性对照RNA的迁移能力显著降低。(2)通过免疫沉淀、质谱检测和生物信息学分析的两次生物学重复得到一系列与Robo1相互作用的蛋白,筛选出丰度高、重复性好且功能相关的Nek9蛋白。(3)Co-IP实验结果显示与对照抗体相比,Robo1抗体可特异性地将Nek9沉淀下来,同时Nek9抗体也可特异性地将Robo1共沉淀下来,确证了Robo1-Nek9的相互作用。结论:Nek9是与Robo1相互作用的蛋白质,Robo1下调影响人胃癌细胞系SGC7901的迁移能力,可能通过Nek9起作用。Robo1-Nek9的相互作用为进一步研究Robo1在胃癌细胞中的功能及机制提供了有利的线索。     

应用蛋白质组学技术筛选胃癌SGC-7901细胞中的let-7a功能相关蛋白

为探讨let-7a表达下调在胃癌发病中的机制,高通量地检测了与let-7a功能相关的蛋白质.首先采用基因克隆技术稳定过表达SGC-7901细胞系的let-7a基因,然后用蛋白质组学技术研究稳定过表达该基因对SGC-7901细胞蛋白质表达谱的影响.通过对SGC-7901/let-7a细胞的蛋白质表达谱改变的研究,并用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF-MS)分析鉴定了10个差异表达蛋白质.这些差异表达蛋白质可能是let-7a功能相关蛋白质,其中抗氧化蛋白2、胰岛素样生长因子结合蛋白2、二硫化蛋白异构酶A2、四氢叶酸合成酶、细胞周期素依赖性激酶抑制蛋白1、Rho-GTPsae激活蛋白4表达上调,Skp2蛋白、血小板黏附蛋白CD41、纤维连接蛋白、Cks1蛋白表达下调.部分差异表达蛋白质如细胞周期素依赖性激酶抑制蛋白1、Skp2蛋白和纤维连接蛋白经蛋白质印迹分析进行了验证.在SGC-7901/let-7a中鉴定的10个差异表达蛋白质涉及到细胞周期的调控、分子基因表达调控、细胞黏附、细胞代谢等众多事件,它们可能作为let-7a功能相关蛋白质,为阐明let-7a表达下调在胃癌发病中的机制提供了重要线索.     

索拉非尼联合顺铂对胃癌SGC7901细胞的抑制作用

目的:探讨索拉非尼联合顺铂(DDP)对胃癌SGC7901细胞的抑制作用以及可能的分子机制.方法:选取人胃癌细胞株SGC7901,用索拉非尼和DDP单药或联合作用于细胞,观察最佳抑制效果.MTT法检测索拉非尼、DDP及两药联用对胃癌SGC7901细胞的增殖抑制作用并计算半数抑制浓度(IC50);用流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡;用Western blot观察ERK及pERK蛋白的表达.结果:MTT检测结果显示胃癌SGC7901细胞经索拉非尼、DDP单独处理以及两者联合处理后,在不同浓度均能出现细胞生长抑制作用,并且其抑制作用呈时间-剂量依赖效应.与单药组相比,联合作用组对细胞的抑制率明显增高,表现为协同作用(P＜0.05).流式细胞仪检测凋亡的结果显示,经药物处理后细胞凋亡率均较空白对照组升高,两药联合作用的凋亡率要明显高于单药组.单药组及联合用药组对SGC7901细胞ERK的表达无明显影响,但是pERK在单用索拉非尼及联合用药组的表达则降低,以联合用药组尤甚.结论:索拉非尼联合顺铂对胃癌SGC7901细胞有增殖抑制及促凋亡的作用,两药联合表现为协同作用,其机制可能与细胞增殖通路Raf/MEK/ERK的机制有关.     

吴茱萸碱不同加药时序对胃癌SGC7901细胞放射敏感性的影响北大核心CSCD

在前期实验证实吴茱萸碱(Evodiamine,EVO)对舌鳞状细胞癌Tca8113细胞有放射增敏的作用,为进一步研究EVO作为放射增敏剂应用的可能性,并探讨不同加药时序对放射增敏作用的影响是否有差异,采用EVO联合射线作用于胃癌SGC7901细胞探讨EVO对其放射敏感性的影响。采用MTT法检测不同时间点、浓度EVO对SGC7901细胞增殖的抑制率,并检测低浓度EVO不同加药顺序联合射线后对SGC7901细胞增殖的抑制率;克隆形成实验分析联合作用对SGC7901细胞克隆形成能力的影响,拟合存活曲线并计算各组细胞放射增敏比;流式细胞术分析EVO联合放射线作用后细胞周期分布变化;Western blot检测凋亡相关蛋白caspase3的表达水平。通过上述实验方法得到EVO对SGC7901细胞的生长抑制作用呈时间、剂量依赖,并且不同加药顺序对细胞增殖的抑制效果不同(P<0.05)。克隆形成实验中求得联合作用组各放射剂量下的存活分数、放射生物学敏感参数均低于单独放射组,且联合作用组中先加药组的增敏效果优于后加药组(P<0.05)。流式细胞术检测EVO联合不同放射剂量使细胞周期阻滞在G2/M期的比率明显高于单独放射组及单独加药组(P<0.05)。Western blot结果提示联合作用组中凋亡蛋白caspase3的表达高于单独放射组及单独加药组(P<0.05)。综上所述,EVO对SGC7901细胞有放射增敏作用,并且不同加药顺序对放射增敏作用的影响不同,联合作用中先加药后放射的效果优于先放射后加药组,其增敏效果的作用机制可能与联合作用导致细胞G2/M期阻滞、凋亡蛋白caspase3表达增加有关。     

迁移侵袭抑制蛋白抑制胃癌细胞增殖迁移及侵袭

目的检测迁移侵袭抑制蛋白(migration and invasion inhibi tory protein,MIIP)基因在胃癌中的表达情况及其在胃癌发生发展过程中起到的作用,为探究胃癌发生的分子机制和靶向治疗提供实验依据。方法 Western blot和免疫组织化学法检测MIIP在胃癌组织的表达。胃癌SGC7901细胞中转染MIIP过表达质粒及其空质粒,应用细胞功能学实验检测MIIP过表达对胃癌细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭能力的影响。结果 MIIP在胃癌组织标本中的表达低于癌旁正常胃粘膜;细胞功能实验结果显示,MIIP过表达可抑制胃癌细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭能力。结论过表达MIIP可以抑制胃癌SGC7901细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭的能力。     

RKIP低表达与鼻咽癌侵袭转移和NF-κB信号通路活化相关

为筛选鼻咽癌(nasopharyngeal carcinoma,NPC)发病相关的蛋白质,采用双向凝胶电泳(two-dimensional electrophoresis,2-DE)和质谱(mass spectrometry,MS)技术比较NPC组织与癌旁正常鼻咽上皮组织(adjacent normal nasopharyngeal epithelial tissue,ANNET)蛋白质表达的差异,鉴定了21个差异蛋白,其中Raf 激酶抑制蛋白(Raf kinase inhibitor protein,RKIP)等9个蛋白质在NPC组织中的表达水平低于ANNET．为探讨RKIP在NPC转移中的作用和机制,采用Western blot检测RKIP在不同转移潜能的5-8F和6-10B NPC细胞中的表达水平,采用免疫组化方法检查RKIP在石蜡包埋NPC组织、正常鼻咽上皮组织(normal nasopharyngeal epithelial tissue,NNET))及颈淋巴结转移NPC组织(lymphnode metastatic NPC,LMNPC)中的表达水平,采用脂质体转染方法将正义、反义RKIP表达质粒及其相应空白载体分别转染5-8F和6-10B细胞,建立相应的稳定转染细胞系,分析RKIP表达水平改变对NPC细胞体外侵袭能力和NF-κB信号通路活性的影响．结果显示：RKIP在高转移5-8F细胞中的表达水平低于非转移6-10B细胞、在NPC组织中的表达水平低于NNET、在转移癌中表达缺失．上调RKIP表达能抑制5-8F细胞的侵袭能力,而下调RKIP表达能增强6-10B细胞的侵袭能力;上调RKIP表达能降低5-8F细胞的p-IκB-α水平和NF-κB的转录活性,而下调RKIP表达能增加6-10B细胞的p-IκB-α水平和NF-κB的转录活性．研究结果提示,RKIP 可能是NPC的一个转移抑制蛋白,RKIP表达下调可能通过活化NF-κB信号通路促进NPC细胞侵袭和转移．     

人多肽N-乙酰氨基半乳糖转移酶2基因反义RNA表达质粒的构建及其功能的初步研究

反义封闭人多肽N-乙酰氨基半乳糖转移酶2 (pp-GalNAc-T2)的基因表达, 对胃癌细胞SGC7901中转化生长因子-β1(TGF-β1)与基质金属蛋白酶2 (MMP2)基因表达及细胞增殖有影响.在对几株肿瘤细胞的pp-GalNAc-T2基因表达水平进行分析后, 以高表达pp-GalNAc-T2的人胃癌细胞株SGC7901的总RNA为模板, 利用RT-PCR方法扩增两段不同长度pp-GalNAc-T2基因片段, 构建反义表达载体转染胃癌细胞SGC7901, 通过Ｇ418筛选, 建立一系列旨在封闭胃癌细胞SGC7901 ppGalNAc-T2基因表达的亚细胞克隆.通过流式细胞术、荧光显微镜、RT-PCR及Western印迹检测反义封闭pp-GalNAc-T2基因RNA表达后胃癌细胞SGC7901增殖以及TGF-β1、MMP2表达水平的变化. 反义封闭pp-GalNAc-T2基因表达后, 胃癌细胞SGC7901 pp-GalNAc-T2的表达水平明显降低, 细胞分裂增殖减慢, 表明反义封闭pp-GalNAc-T2基因表达对胃癌细胞SGC7901的生长增殖有影响.结果还显示, 反义封闭pp-GalNAc-T2基因表达可使TGF-β1、MMP2基因在mRNA与蛋白质表达水平均增加, 提示pp-GalNAc-T2基因表达可能对胃癌细胞SGC7901浸润转移产生影响.以上结果表明, pp-GalNAc-T2基因在肿瘤细胞中广泛表达, 并可能与肿瘤的增殖及浸润转移相关.     

胃腺癌组织中高表达TNFAIP3抑制胃癌细胞凋亡

目的 研究肿瘤坏死因子α诱导蛋白3(tumor necrosis factorα-induced protein 3,TNFAIP3)在胃腺癌组织中的表达及TNFAIP3与胃癌细胞凋亡的关系。方法 免疫组织化学检测60例胃腺癌组织和30例正常胃黏膜组织中TNFAIP3表达;Western blot检测两种胃癌细胞株MKN28和SGC7901中TNFAIP3的表达差异,流式细胞术检测两株细胞的凋亡;利用siRNA技术沉默TNFAIP3蛋白的表达后,检测转染后细胞的凋亡。结果 TNFAIP3蛋白在正常胃黏膜组织中多呈低表达,而在胃腺癌组织中多呈高表达。其在低分化腺癌中表达高于高中分化腺癌,而与胃腺癌患者的年龄、性别、浸润深度和淋巴结转移无关。SGC7901细胞中TNFAIP3蛋白表达显著高于MKN28,而SGC7901细胞凋亡率显著低于MKN28细胞。siRNA-TNFAIP3转染SGC7901细胞后,流式细胞术检测显示降低TNFAIP3蛋白表达可显著提高SGC7901的凋亡率。结论 胃腺癌组织中高表达TNFAIP3可能通过抑制胃癌的细胞凋亡而参与胃癌的发生和发展。     

Molecular dynamics and in vitro analysis of Connexin43: A new 14-3-3 mode-1 interacting protein

The interaction of cellular proteins with the gap junction protein Connexin43 (Cx43) is thought to form a dynamic scaffolding complex that functions as a platform for the assembly of signaling, structural, and cytoskeletal proteins. A high stringency Scansite search of rat Cx43 identified the motif containing Ser373 (S373) as a 14-3-3 binding site. The S373 motif and the second best mode-1 motif, containing Ser244 (S244), are conserved in rat, mouse, human, chicken, and bovine, but not in Xenopus or zebrafish Cx43. Docking studies of a mouse/rat 14-3-3 homology model with the modeled phosphorylated S373 or S244 peptide ligands or their serine-to-alanine mutants, S373A or S244A, revealed that the pS373 motif facilitated a greater number of intermolecular contacts than the pS244 motif, thus supporting a stronger 14-3-3 binding interaction with the pS373 motif. The alanine substitution also reduced more than half the number of intermolecular contacts between 14-3-3 and the S373 motif, emphasizing the phosphorylation dependence of this interaction. Furthermore, the ability of the wild-type or the S244A GST-Cx43 C-terminal fusion protein, but not the S373A fusion protein, to interact with either 14-3-3 or 14-3-3zeta in GST pull-down experiments clearly demonstrated that the S373 motif mediates the direct interaction between Cx43 and 14-3-3 proteins. Blocking growth factor-induced Akt activation and presumably any Akt-mediated phosphorylation of the S373 motif in ROSE 199 cells did not prevent the down-regulation of Cx43-mediated cell-cell communication, suggesting that an Akt-mediated interaction with 14-3-3 was not involved in the disruption of Cx43 function.     

A Cdc2-related protein kinase hPFTAIRE1 from human brain interacting with 14-3-3 proteins

hPFTAIRE1 （PFTK1）, a Cdc2-related protein kinase, is highly expressed in human brain. It exhibits cytoplasmic distribution in Hela cells, although it contains two nuclear localization signals （NLSs） in its N-terminus. To search for its substrates and regulatory components, we screened a two-hybrid library by using the full-length hPFTAIRE1 as a bait. Four 14-3-3 isoforms （β,ε,η,τ） were identified interacting with the hPFTAIRE1. We found a putative 14-3-3 binding consensus motif（RHSSPSS） in the hPFTAIRE 1, which overlapped with its second NLS. Deletion of the RHSSPSS motif or substitution of Ser^119 gwithAla in the conserved binding motif abolished the specific interaction between the hPFTAIRE 1 and the 14-3 -3 proteins. The mutant S 120A hPFTAIRE1 also showed a weak interaction to the 14-3-3 proteins. The results suggested that the Ser^119 is crucial for the interaction between hPFTAIREI and the 14-3-3 proteins. All the hPFTAIRE1 mutants distributed in cytoplasm of Hela cells and human neuroblastoma cells （SH-SY5Y） when fused to the C-terminus of a green fluorescent protein （GFP）, indicating that binding with the 14-3-3 proteins does not contribute to the subcellular localization of the hPFTAIRE1, although the binding may be involved in its signaling regulation.     

Norepinephrine Metabolism in Man Using Deuterium Labelling: Origin of 4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxymandelic Acid

A double isotope labelling technique was used to simultaneously determine the in vivo turnover rates of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylglycol (HMPG) and 4-hydroxy-3-methoxymandelic acid (HMMA, VMA) and the rate of HMPG oxidation to HMMA. Six healthy men were given intravenous injections of [2H3]HMPG and [2H6]HMMA and their plasma and urine samples analysed by gas chromatography--mass spectrometry (GC/MS) for the protium and deuterium species. HMPG and HMMA production rates were calculated by isotope dilution. The rate of HMPG oxidation to HMMA was obtained from the fraction of [2H3]HMPG recovered as [2H3]HMMA. The results showed that the entire production of HMMA, 1.11 +/- 0.21 mumol/h (mean +/- SE), could be accounted for by oxidation of HMPG, 1.49 +/- 0.31 mumol/h. In another experiment designed to avoid expansion of the HMPG body pool, a tracer dose of [14C]HMPG was given to the same subjects. The levels of [14C]HMPG and [14C]HMMA were measured in urine after extraction and separation by thin layer chromatography. Urinary excretion of endogenous HMPG and HMMA was determined by GC/MS. The results showed that the endogenous HMMA fraction of the total HMPG and HMMA urinary excretion rate, 0.57 +/- 0.04, was the same as the fraction of [14C]HMPG oxidized to [14C]HMMA, 0.62 +/- 0.01. Thus, HMPG is the main intermediate in the metabolic conversion of norepinephrine and epinephrine to HMMA in man.     

Anoxic preconditioning up-regulates 14-3-3 protein expression in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes through extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2

Anoxic preconditioning (APC) attenuates myocardial injury caused by ischemia/reperfusion. The protective mechanisms of APC involve up-regulation of the protective proteins and inhibition of apoptosis. 14-3-3 protein, as a molecular chaperone, plays an important role in regulating cell survival and apoptosis. However, the role of 14-3-3 protein in cardioprotection of APC and the pathways determining 14-3-3 protein expression during APC are not clear. In this work, Western blotting analysis was used to detect the 14-3-3 protein expression and activity of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) in cardiomyocytes subjected to anoxia-reoxygenation injury with and without APC and control. The cardiomyocytes from APC group were more resistant to injury induced by anoxia-reoxygenation and had much stronger phosphorylation of ERK1/2 than the control. The 14-3-3 protein expression was positively correlated with the phosphorylation of ERK1/2. Furthermore, inhibition of the ERK1/2 with PD98059 abolished the 14-3-3 protein up-regulation in cardiomyocytes induced by APC. The results indicate that APC up-regulates 14-3-3 protein expression through the ERK1/2 signaling pathways.     

Neural precursor cell-expressed developmentally down-regulated protein 4-2 (Nedd4-2) regulation by 14-3-3 protein binding at canonical serum and glucocorticoid kinase 1 (SGK1) phosphorylation sites

Regulation of epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC)-mediated transport in the distal nephron is a critical determinant of blood pressure in humans. Aldosterone via serum and glucocorticoid kinase 1 (SGK1) stimulates ENaC by phosphorylation of the E3 ubiquitin ligase Nedd4-2, which induces interaction with 14-3-3 proteins. However, the mechanisms of SGK1- and 14-3-3-mediated regulation of Nedd4-2 are unclear. There are three canonical SGK1 target sites on Nedd4-2 that overlap phosphorylation-dependent 14-3-3 interaction motifs. Two of these are termed "minor," and one is termed "major," based on weak or strong binding to 14-3-3 proteins, respectively. By mass spectrometry, we found that aldosterone significantly stimulates phosphorylation of a minor, relative to the major, 14-3-3 binding site on Nedd4-2. Phosphorylation-deficient minor site Nedd4-2 mutants bound less 14-3-3 than did wild-type (WT) Nedd4-2, and minor site Nedd4-2 mutations were sufficient to inhibit SGK1 stimulation of ENaC cell surface expression. As measured by pulse-chase and cycloheximide chase assays, a major binding site Nedd4-2 mutant had a shorter cellular half-life than WT Nedd4-2, but this property was not dependent on binding to 14-3-3. Additionally, a dimerization-deficient 14-3-3ε mutant failed to bind Nedd4-2. We conclude that whereas phosphorylation at the Nedd4-2 major site is important for interaction with 14-3-3 dimers, minor site phosphorylation by SGK1 may be the relevant molecular switch that stabilizes Nedd4-2 interaction with 14-3-3 and thus promotes ENaC cell surface expression. We also propose that major site phosphorylation promotes cellular Nedd4-2 protein stability, which potentially represents a novel form of regulation for turnover of E3 ubiquitin ligases.     

SWTY--a general peptide probe for homogeneous solution binding assay of 14-3-3 proteins

Dimeric 14-3-3 proteins exert diverse functions in eukaryotes by binding to specific phosphorylated sites on diverse target proteins. Critical to the physiological function of 14-3-3 proteins is the wide range of binding affinity to different ligands. The existing information of binding affinity is mainly derived from nonhomogeneous-based methods such as surface plasmon resonance and quantitative affinity precipitation. We have developed a fluorescence anisotropy peptide probe using a genetically isolated 14-3-3-binding SWTY motif. The synthetic 5-(and-6)-carboxyfluorescein(FAM)-RGRSWpTY-COOH peptide, when bound to 14-3-3 proteins, exhibits a seven-fold increase in fluorescence anisotropy. Different from the existing assays for 14-3-3 binding, this homogeneous assay tests the interaction directly in solution. Hence it permits more accurate determination of the dissociation constants of 14-3-3 binding molecules. Protocols for a simple mix-and-read format have been developed to evaluate 14-3-3 protein interactions using either purified recombinant 14-3-3 fusion proteins or native 14-3-3s in crude cell lysate. Optimal assay conditions for high-throughput screening for modulators of 14-3-3 binding have been determined.     

The cyclin-dependent kinase 11 interacts with 14-3-3 proteins

Cyclin-dependent kinase 11 isoforms (CDK11) are members of the p34(cdc2) superfamily. They have been shown to play a role in RNA processing and apoptosis. In the present study, we investigate whether CDK11 interacts with 14-3-3 proteins. Our study shows that the putative 14-3-3 binding site (113-RHRSHS-118) within the N-terminal domain of CDK11(p110) is functional. Endogenous CDK11(p110) binds directly to 14-3-3 proteins and phosphorylation of the serine 118 within the RHRSHS motif seems to be required for the binding. Besides, CDK11(p110) is capable of interacting with several different isoforms of 14-3-3 proteins both in vitro and in vivo. The interaction of 14-3-3 gamma with CDK11(p110) occurs throughout the entire cell cycle and reaches maximum at the G2/M phase. Interestingly, 14-3-3 gamma shows strong interaction with N-terminal portion of caspase-cleaved CDK11(p110) (CDK11(p60)) product at 48 h after Fas treatment, which correlates with the maximal cleavage level of CDK11(p110) and the maximum activation level of CDK11 kinase activity during apoptosis. Collectively, these results suggest that CDK11 kinases could be regulated by interaction with 14-3-3 proteins during cell cycle and apoptosis.     

14-3-3ζ/τ heterodimers regulate Slingshot activity in migrating keratinocytes

Defining the pathways required for keratinocyte cell migration is important for understanding mechanisms of wound healing and tumor cell metastasis. We have recently identified an α6β4 integrin-Rac1 signaling pathway via which the phosphatase Slingshot (SSH) activates/dephosphorylates cofilin, thereby determining keratinocyte migration behavior. Here, we assayed the role of 14-3-3 isoforms in regulating the activity of SSH1. Using amino or carboxy terminal domains of 14-3-3ζ, we demonstrate that in keratinocytes 14-3-3ζ/τ heterodimers bind SSH1, in the absence of Rac1 signaling. This interaction leads to an inhibition of SSH1 activity, as measured by an increase in phosphorylated cofilin levels. Overexpression of the carboxy terminal domain of 14-3-3ζ acts as a dominant negative and inhibits the interaction between 14-3-3τ and SSH1. These results implicate 14-3-3ζ/τ heterodimers as key regulators of SSH1 activity in keratinocytes and suggest they play a role in cytoskeleton remodeling during cell migration.