PMID- 18458058 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20080715 LR - 20211020 IS - 1098-5549 (Electronic) IS - 0270-7306 (Print) IS - 0270-7306 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 14 DP - 2008 Jul TI - Nuclear factor 45 (NF45) is a regulatory subunit of complexes with NF90/110 involved in mitotic control. PG - 4629-41 LID - 10.1128/MCB.00120-08 [doi] AB - Nuclear factor 90 (NF90) and its C-terminally extended isoform, NF110, have been isolated as DNA- and RNA-binding proteins together with the less-studied protein NF45. These complexes have been implicated in gene regulation, but little is known about their cellular roles and whether they are redundant or functionally distinct. We show that heterodimeric core complexes, NF90-NF45 and NF110-NF45, exist within larger complexes that are more labile and contain multiple NF90/110 isoforms and additional proteins. Depletion of the NF45 subunit by RNA interference is accompanied by a dramatic decrease in the levels of NF90 and NF110. Reciprocally, depletion of NF90 but not of NF110 greatly reduces the level of NF45. Coregulation of NF90 and NF45 is a posttranscriptional phenomenon, resulting from protein destabilization in the absence of partners. Depletion of NF90-NF45 complexes retards cell growth by inhibition of DNA synthesis. Giant multinucleated cells containing nuclei attached by constrictions accumulate when either NF45 or NF90, but not NF110, is depleted. This study identified NF45 as an unstable regulatory subunit of NF90-NF45 complexes and uncovered their critical role in normal cell division. Furthermore, the study revealed that NF90 is functionally distinct from NF110 and is more important for cell growth. FAU - Guan, Deyu AU - Guan D AD - Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey 07103-1709, USA. FAU - Altan-Bonnet, Nihal AU - Altan-Bonnet N FAU - Parrott, Andrew M AU - Parrott AM FAU - Arrigo, Cindy J AU - Arrigo CJ FAU - Li, Quan AU - Li Q FAU - Khaleduzzaman, Mohammed AU - Khaleduzzaman M FAU - Li, Hong AU - Li H FAU - Lee, Chee-Gun AU - Lee CG FAU - Pe'ery, Tsafi AU - Pe'ery T FAU - Mathews, Michael B AU - Mathews MB LA - eng GR - F32 GM069139/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI034552/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - GM069139/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - AI34552/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20080505 PL - United States TA - Mol Cell Biol JT - Molecular and cellular biology JID - 8109087 RN - 0 (ILF2 protein, human) RN - 0 (ILF3 protein, human) RN - 0 (Nuclear Factor 45 Protein) RN - 0 (Nuclear Factor 90 Proteins) SB - IM MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Nucleus/metabolism MH - Giant Cells/metabolism MH - HeLa Cells MH - Humans MH - *Mitosis MH - Nuclear Factor 45 Protein/genetics/*metabolism MH - Nuclear Factor 90 Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Protein Processing, Post-Translational MH - RNA Interference PMC - PMC2447130 EDAT- 2008/05/07 09:00 MHDA- 2008/07/17 09:00 PMCR- 2008/11/01 CRDT- 2008/05/07 09:00 PHST- 2008/05/07 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/07/17 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/05/07 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2008/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - MCB.00120-08 [pii] AID - 0120-08 [pii] AID - 10.1128/MCB.00120-08 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Cell Biol. 2008 Jul;28(14):4629-41. doi: 10.1128/MCB.00120-08. Epub 2008 May 5.