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Identification of Cyclin-dependent Kinase 1 Specific Phosphorylation Sites by an In Vitro Kinase Assay
Published on: May 3, 2018
CSN5 specifically interacts with CDK2 and controls senescence in a cytoplasmic cyclin E-mediated manner
Akihiro Yoshida1, Noriko Yoneda-Kato, Jun-ya Kato
1Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara 630-0101, Japan.
Abstract:
The fifth component (CSN5) of the mammalian COP9 signalosome complex plays an essential role in cell proliferation and senescence, but its molecular mediator remains to be determined. Here, we searched for interactors among various cell cycle regulators, and found that CSN5, but not the CSN holo-complex, bound to CDK2 in vivo and in vitro. Depletion of CSN5 enhanced phosphorylation of CDK2 by Akt, resulting in cytoplasmic accumulation of CDK2 together with cyclin E in a leptomycin B-resistant manner, and impaired phosphorylation of the retinoblastoma protein. Additional knockdown of CDK2, which reduced the expression of cyclin E to the normal level, did not restore cell proliferation, but significantly suppressed senescence in CSN5-depleted cells. Enforced expression of cytoplasmic cyclin E induced premature senescence in immortalized cell lines. These results show that CSN5 functions through CDK2 to control premature senescence in a novel way, depending on cyclin E in the cytoplasm.
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