PMID- 15916534 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20060118 LR - 20220225 IS - 1470-8728 (Electronic) IS - 0264-6021 (Print) IS - 0264-6021 (Linking) VI - 390 IP - Pt 3 DP - 2005 Sep 15 TI - Phosphorylation of PEA-15 switches its binding specificity from ERK/MAPK to FADD. PG - 729-35 AB - Cell signalling pathways that regulate proliferation and those that regulate programmed cell death (apoptosis) are co-ordinated. The proteins and mechanisms that mediate the integration of these pathways are not yet fully described. The phosphoprotein PEA-15 (phosphoprotein enriched in astrocytes) can regulate both the ERK (extracellular-signal-regulated kinase)/MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) pathway and the death receptor-initiated apoptosis pathway. This is the result of PEA-15 binding to the ERK/MAPK or the proapoptotic protein FADD (Fas-activated death domain protein) respectively. The mechanism by which binding of PEA-15 to these proteins is controlled has not been elucidated. PEA-15 is a phosphoprotein containing a Ser-104 phosphorylated by protein kinase C and a Ser-116 phosphorylated by CamKII (calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II) or AKT. Phosphorylation of Ser-104 is implicated in the regulation of glucose metabolism, while phosphorylation at Ser-116 is required for PEA-15 recruitment to the DISC (death-initiation signalling complex). Moreover, PEA-15 must be phosphorylated at Ser-116 to inhibit apoptosis. In the present study, we report that phosphorylation at Ser-104 blocks ERK binding to PEA-15 in vitro and in vivo, whereas phosphorylation at Ser-116 promotes its binding to FADD. We further characterize phospho-epitope-binding antibodies to these sites. We report that phosphorylation does not influence the distribution of PEA-15 between the cytoplasm and nucleus of the cell since all phosphorylated states are found predominantly in the cytoplasm. We propose that phosphorylation of PEA-15 acts as the switch that controls whether PEA-15 influences proliferation or apoptosis. FAU - Renganathan, Hemamalini AU - Renganathan H AD - Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 604 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA. FAU - Vaidyanathan, Hema AU - Vaidyanathan H FAU - Knapinska, Anna AU - Knapinska A FAU - Ramos, Joe W AU - Ramos JW LA - eng GR - R01 CA093849/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA093849-05/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R56 CA093849/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - CA93849/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - England TA - Biochem J JT - The Biochemical journal JID - 2984726R RN - 0 (Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing) RN - 0 (Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins) RN - 0 (FADD protein, human) RN - 0 (Fas-Associated Death Domain Protein) RN - 0 (Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (PEA15 protein, human) RN - 0 (Phosphoproteins) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) RN - NI40JAQ945 (Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate) SB - IM MH - Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/genetics/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis MH - Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins MH - COS Cells MH - Cell Nucleus/metabolism MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Chlorocebus aethiops MH - Cytoplasm/metabolism MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/genetics/*metabolism MH - Fas-Associated Death Domain Protein MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - HeLa Cells MH - Humans MH - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins MH - Phosphoproteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein Binding MH - Protein Transport MH - Substrate Specificity MH - Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate PMC - PMC1199667 EDAT- 2005/05/27 09:00 MHDA- 2006/01/19 09:00 PMCR- 2006/03/15 CRDT- 2005/05/27 09:00 PHST- 2005/05/27 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/01/19 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/05/27 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2006/03/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - BJ20050378 [pii] AID - bj3900729 [pii] AID - 10.1042/BJ20050378 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem J. 2005 Sep 15;390(Pt 3):729-35. doi: 10.1042/BJ20050378.