Phosphorylation is a regulatory mechanism in apolipoprotein B mRNA editing
Phosphorylation is a regulatory mechanism in apolipoprotein B mRNA editing
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DOI：
10.1042/0264-6021:3570661
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发表时间：
2001-08-01
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
Patterson, AP
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作者：
Chen, ZG;Eggerman, TL;Patterson, AP
The editing of apolipoprotein B (apoB) mRNA is under tissue-specific, developmental and metabolic regulation. We found that multiple protein kinase inhibitors or activators increased apoB mRNA editing up to 2.5-fold in Caco-2 cells and 3-8-fold in McA7777 and FAO rat cells respectively. The phosphorylation-agent-induced modulation is independent of the apolipoprotein B editing catalytic subunit 1 (APOBEC-1) and of apoB mRNA expression levels, indicating the involvement of a protein modification, such as phosphorylation, regulating the cellular editing of apoB mRNA. Transient expression of protein kinase C-theta more than doubled apoB mRNA editing in FAO cells. Chronic exposure to ethanol, a treatment known to increase the expression of protein kinases and to change protein phosphorylation status, increased apoB mRNA editing in FAO cells up to 2.5-fold without increasing the mRNA abundance of APOBEC-1. The elimination of potential phosphorylation sites 47 and 72 of human APOBEC-1 decreased its activity to approx. one-eighth of control levels by a Ser(47) --> Ala mutation, but more than doubled the activity by a Ser(72) --> Ala mutation. The activity modulation was reversed by a Ser Asp mutation at sites 47 and 72, which introduced a phosphorylation-like carbonic acid group. Both human APOBEC-1 dephosphorylated by alkaline phosphase and the Ser(47),(72)-to-alanine double mutant protein demonstrated a shifted isoelectric focusing pattern compared with the wild type, indicating phosphorylation at these sites. Taken together, these results suggest that phosphorylation might be an important mechanism in the regulation of apoB mRNA editing.
