Abstract:
:Tubulin cofactor B (TCoB) plays an important role in microtubule dynamics by facilitating the dimerization of alpha- and beta-tubulin. Recent evidence suggests that p21-activated kinase 1 (Pak1), a major signaling nodule in eukaryotic cells, phosphorylates TCoB on Ser-65 and Ser-128 and plays an essential role in microtubule regrowth. However, to date, no upstream signaling molecules have been identified to antagonize the functions of TCoB, which might help in maintaining the equilibrium of microtubules. Here, we discovered that TCoB is efficiently nitrated, mainly on Tyr-64 and Tyr-98, and nitrated-TCoB attenuates the synthesis of new microtubules. In addition, we found that nitration of TCoB antagonizes signaling-dependent phosphorylation of TCoB, whereas optimal nitration of TCoB requires the presence of functional Pak1 phosphorylation sites, thus providing a feedback mechanism to regulate phosphorylation-dependent MT regrowth. Together these findings identified TCoB as the third cytoskeleton protein to be nitrated and suggest a previously undescribed mechanism, whereby growth factor signaling may coordinately integrate nitric oxide signaling in the regulation of microtubule dynamics.
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S Aauthors
Rayala SK,Martin E,Sharina IG,Molli PR,Wang X,Jacobson R,Murad F,Kumar Rdoi
10.1073/pnas.0705149104subject
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2007-12-04 00:00:00pages
19470-5issue
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0027-8424issn
1091-6490pii
0705149104journal_volume
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