ATR signalling mediates the prosurvival function of phospho-NPM against PIDDosome mediated cell death
Disha Hiregange1, Hemanth Naick2, Basuthkar J Rao3
1B-202, Department of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400005, India.
Abstract:
We uncover a novel non-canonical function of ATR kinase in the control of PIDDosome activation, and show that under normal cellular conditions involving no replication stress, ATR kinase controls the phosphorylation of cellular NPM via pChk1 as well as the two phosphatases, PPM1D and PP1β. We show that pNPM triggers the dissociation of NPM from PIDD, preventing the cell from undergoing caspase 2 mediated cell death via PIDDosome, thereby acting as an endogenous negative regulator of PIDDosome activation. pChk1 interaction with NPM is abrogated following ATR kinase inhibition, leading to the drop in nucleoplasmic/chromatin pNPM level, inducing PIDD. Consistent with this mechanism, the phosphomimic mutants of Chk1 and NPM become refractory to ATR/pChk1 kinase inhibition by avoiding PIDDosome signalling.
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