Institute for Biochemistry Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstr. 66, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2019 Jan 10;47(1):103-121. doi: 10.1093/nar/gky935.
The oncogenic transcription factor B-Myb is an essential regulator of late cell cycle genes whose activation by phosphorylation is still poorly understood. We describe a stepwise phosphorylation mechanism of B-Myb, which involves sequential phosphorylations mediated by cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) and Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) and Pin1-facilitated peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerization. Our data suggest a model in which initial Cdk-dependent phosphorylation of B-Myb enables subsequent Pin1 binding and Pin1-induced conformational changes of B-Myb. This, in turn, initiates further phosphorylation of Cdk-phosphosites, enabling Plk1 docking and subsequent Plk1-mediated phosphorylation of B-Myb to finally allow B-Myb to stimulate transcription of late cell cycle genes. Our observations reveal novel mechanistic hierarchies of B-Myb phosphorylation and activation and uncover regulatory principles that might also apply to other Myb family members. Strikingly, overexpression of B-Myb and of factors mediating its activation strongly correlates with adverse prognoses for tumor patients, emphasizing B-Myb's role in tumorigenesis.
致癌转录因子 B-Myb 是晚期细胞周期基因的重要调节因子,其磷酸化激活仍知之甚少。我们描述了 B-Myb 的逐步磷酸化机制,该机制涉及由细胞周期蛋白依赖性激酶 (Cdk) 和 Polo 样激酶 1 (Plk1) 介导的顺序磷酸化以及 Pin1 促进的肽脯氨酰顺/反式异构化。我们的数据表明了一个模型,其中 B-Myb 的初始 Cdk 依赖性磷酸化使随后的 Pin1 结合和 Pin1 诱导的 B-Myb 构象变化成为可能。反过来,这又引发了 Cdk 磷酸化位点的进一步磷酸化,使 Plk1 对接并随后进行 Plk1 介导的 B-Myb 磷酸化,最终使 B-Myb 能够刺激晚期细胞周期基因的转录。我们的观察结果揭示了 B-Myb 磷酸化和激活的新机制层次,并揭示了可能也适用于其他 Myb 家族成员的调节原则。引人注目的是,B-Myb 的过表达和介导其激活的因子与肿瘤患者的不良预后强烈相关,强调了 B-Myb 在肿瘤发生中的作用。