Aho Teija L T, Sandholm Jouko, Peltola Katriina J, Mankonen Harri P, Lilly Michael, Koskinen Päivi J
Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku/Abo Akademi University, Tykistökatu 6 B, 20520 Turku, Finland.
FEBS Lett. 2004 Jul 30;571(1-3):43-9. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.06.050.
Constitutive expression of the Pim-1 kinase prolongs survival of cytokine-deprived FDCP1 cells, partly via maintenance of Bcl-2 expression. Here, we show that Pim-1 colocalizes and physically interacts with the pro-apoptotic Bad protein and phosphorylates it in vitro on serine 112, which is a gatekeeper site for its inactivation. Furthermore, wild-type Pim-1, but not a kinase-deficient mutant, enhances phosphorylation of this site in FDCP1 cells and protects cells from the pro-apoptotic effects of Bad. Our results suggest that phosphorylation of Bad by Pim-1 is one of several mechanisms via which the Pim-1 kinase can enhance Bcl-2 activity and promote cell survival.
Pim-1激酶的组成型表达可延长细胞因子剥夺的FDCP1细胞的存活时间,部分原因是通过维持Bcl-2的表达。在此,我们表明Pim-1与促凋亡蛋白Bad共定位并发生物理相互作用,并在体外将其丝氨酸112位点磷酸化,该位点是其失活的关键位点。此外,野生型Pim-1而非激酶缺陷型突变体可增强FDCP1细胞中该位点的磷酸化,并保护细胞免受Bad的促凋亡作用。我们的结果表明,Pim-1对Bad的磷酸化是Pim-1激酶增强Bcl-2活性并促进细胞存活的几种机制之一。