PMID- 15265700 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20041004 LR - 20231213 IS - 0014-4827 (Print) IS - 0014-4827 (Linking) VI - 298 IP - 2 DP - 2004 Aug 15 TI - Nuclear shuttling and TRAF2-mediated retention in the cytoplasm regulate the subcellular localization of cIAP1 and cIAP2. PG - 535-48 AB - Dynamic subcellular localization is an important regulatory mechanism for many proteins. cIAP1 and cIAP2 are two closely related members of inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) family that play a role both as caspase inhibitors and as mediators of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor signaling. Here, we report that cIAP1 and cIAP2 are nuclear shuttling proteins, whose subcellular localization is mediated by the CRM1-dependent nuclear export pathway. Blocking export with leptomycin B induces accumulation of both endogenous cIAP1 and epitope-tagged cIAP1 and cIAP2 in the nucleus of human cancer cells. We have identified a new CRM1-dependent leucine-rich nuclear export signal (NES) in the linker region between cIAP1 BIR2 and BIR3 repeats. Mutational inactivation of the NES, which is not conserved in cIAP2, reduces cIAP1 nuclear export. Forced relocation of cIAP1 to the nucleus did not significantly alter its ability to prevent apoptosis. Interestingly, co-expression experiments showed that the cIAP1 and cIAP2-interacting protein TNF receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF2) plays an important role as regulator of IAP nucleocytoplasmic localization, by preventing nuclear translocation of cIAP1 and cIAP2. TRAF2-mediated cytoplasmic retention of cIAP1 was reduced upon TNFalpha treatment. Our results identify molecular mechanisms that contribute to regulate the subcellular localization of cIAP1 and cIAP2. Translocation between different cell compartments may add a further level of control for cIAP1 and cIAP2 activity. FAU - Vischioni, Barbara AU - Vischioni B AD - Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, HV1081 Amsterdam, The Netherlands. FAU - Giaccone, Giuseppe AU - Giaccone G FAU - Span, Simone W AU - Span SW FAU - Kruyt, Frank A E AU - Kruyt FA FAU - Rodriguez, Jose A AU - Rodriguez JA LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Exp Cell Res JT - Experimental cell research JID - 0373226 RN - 0 (Fatty Acids, Unsaturated) RN - 0 (Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins) RN - 0 (Karyopherins) RN - 0 (Proteins) RN - 0 (Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear) RN - 0 (TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (BIRC2 protein, human) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases) RN - Y031I2N1EO (leptomycin B) SB - IM MH - Active Transport, Cell Nucleus/genetics MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Apoptosis/drug effects/genetics MH - Cell Compartmentation/genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Nucleus/genetics/*metabolism MH - Cytoplasm/genetics/*metabolism MH - Fatty Acids, Unsaturated MH - Humans MH - Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins MH - Karyopherins/genetics/metabolism MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Protein Structure, Tertiary/genetics MH - Protein Transport/genetics MH - Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - *Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear MH - Sequence Homology, Amino Acid MH - TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2 MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/pharmacology MH - Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases MH - Exportin 1 Protein EDAT- 2004/07/22 05:00 MHDA- 2004/10/05 09:00 CRDT- 2004/07/22 05:00 PHST- 2003/10/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2004/03/10 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2004/07/22 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/10/05 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/07/22 05:00 [entrez] AID - S0014482704002757 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.yexcr.2004.04.040 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Exp Cell Res. 2004 Aug 15;298(2):535-48. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2004.04.040.