Nuclear localized Raf1 isoform alters DNA‐dependent protein kinase activity and the DNA damage response

Autor: Michael S Glennon, Michael L. Freeman, Emily S. Kounlavong, Jason R Becker, Eric J. Hall, Sara C. Sebag, Benjamin R. Nixon
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: The FASEB Journal. 33:1138-1150
ISSN: 1530-6860
0892-6638
Popis: Raf1/c-Raf is a well-characterized serine/threonine-protein kinase that links Ras family members with the MAPK/ERK signaling cascade. We have identified a novel splice isoform of human Raf1 that causes protein truncation and loss of the C-terminal kinase domain (Raf1-tr). We found that Raf1-tr has increased nuclear localization compared with full-length Raf1, and this finding was secondary to reduced binding of Raf1-tr to the cytoplasmic chaperone FK506 binding protein 5. We show that Raf1-tr has increased binding to DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), which inhibits DNA-PK function and causes amplification of irradiation- and bleomycin-induced DNA damage. We found that the human colorectal cancer cell line, HCT-116, displayed reduced expression of Raf1-tr, and reintroduction of Raf1-tr sensitized the cells to bleomycin-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, we identified differential Raf1-tr expression in breast cancer cell lines and showed that breast cancer cells with increased Raf1-tr expression become sensitized to bleomycin-induced apoptosis. Collectively, these results demonstrate a novel Raf1 isoform in humans that has a unique noncanonical role in regulating the double-stranded DNA damage response pathway through modulation of DNA-PK function.-Nixon, B. R., Sebag, S. C., Glennon, M. S., Hall, E. J., Kounlavong, E. S., Freeman, M. L., Becker, J. R. Nuclear localized Raf1 isoform alters DNA-dependent protein kinase activity and the DNA damage response.
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