PMID- 20843328 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110120 LR - 20211020 IS - 1476-4598 (Electronic) IS - 1476-4598 (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2010 Sep 15 TI - Nuclear export regulation of COP1 by 14-3-3sigma in response to DNA damage. PG - 243 LID - 10.1186/1476-4598-9-243 [doi] AB - Mammalian constitutive photomorphogenic 1 (COP1) is a p53 E3 ubiquitin ligase involved in regulating p53 protein level. In plants, the dynamic cytoplasm/nucleus distribution of COP1 is important for its function in terms of catalyzing the degradation of target proteins. In mammalian cells, the biological consequence of cytoplasmic distribution of COP1 is not well characterized. Here, we show that DNA damage leads to the redistribution of COP1 to the cytoplasm and that 14-3-3sigma, a p53 target gene product, controls COP1 subcellular localization. Investigation of the underlying mechanism suggests that COP1 S387 phosphorylation is required for COP1 to bind 14-3-3sigma. Significantly, upon DNA damage, 14-3-3sigma binds to phosphorylated COP1 at S387, resulting in COP1's accumulation in the cytoplasm. Cytoplasmic COP1 localization leads to its enhanced ubiquitination. We also show that N-terminal 14-3-3sigma interacts with COP1 and promotes COP1 nuclear export through its NES sequence. Further, we show that COP1 is important in causing p53 nuclear exclusion. Finally, we demonstrate that 14-3-3sigma targets COP1 for nuclear export, thereby preventing COP1-mediated p53 nuclear export. Together, these results define a novel, detailed mechanism for the subcellular localization and regulation of COP1 after DNA damage and provide a mechanistic explanation for the notion that 14-3-3sigma's impact on the inhibition of p53 E3 ligases is an important step for p53 stabilization after DNA damage. FAU - Su, Chun-Hui AU - Su CH AD - Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, University of Texas M, D, Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. FAU - Zhao, Ruiying AU - Zhao R FAU - Velazquez-Torres, Guermarie AU - Velazquez-Torres G FAU - Chen, Jian AU - Chen J FAU - Gully, Christopher AU - Gully C FAU - Yeung, Sai-Ching J AU - Yeung SC FAU - Lee, Mong-Hong AU - Lee MH LA - eng GR - R25TCA57730/PHS HHS/United States GR - CA16672/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R56 CA089266/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01CA089266/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA089266/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20100915 PL - England TA - Mol Cancer JT - Molecular cancer JID - 101147698 RN - 0 (14-3-3 Proteins) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (COP1 protein, human) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases) SB - IM MH - 14-3-3 Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Active Transport, Cell Nucleus/genetics/physiology MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Nucleus/metabolism MH - Cytoplasm/metabolism MH - DNA Damage/genetics/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Immunoblotting MH - Immunoprecipitation MH - Protein Binding MH - Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/genetics/*metabolism MH - Ubiquitination PMC - PMC2949799 EDAT- 2010/09/17 06:00 MHDA- 2011/01/21 06:00 PMCR- 2010/09/15 CRDT- 2010/09/17 06:00 PHST- 2010/06/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2010/09/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2010/09/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/09/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/01/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2010/09/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1476-4598-9-243 [pii] AID - 10.1186/1476-4598-9-243 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Mol Cancer. 2010 Sep 15;9:243. doi: 10.1186/1476-4598-9-243.