PMID- 21454539 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110701 LR - 20211203 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 286 IP - 18 DP - 2011 May 6 TI - Phosphomimetic substitution of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 at serine 199 abolishes AKT-dependent internal ribosome entry site-transacting factor (ITAF) function via effects on strand annealing and results in mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) inhibitor sensitivity. PG - 16402-13 LID - 10.1074/jbc.M110.205096 [doi] AB - The relative activity of the AKT kinase has been demonstrated to be a major determinant of sensitivity of tumor cells to mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) complex 1 inhibitors. Our previous studies have shown that the multifunctional RNA-binding protein heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) A1 regulates a salvage pathway facilitating internal ribosome entry site (IRES)-dependent mRNA translation of critical cellular determinants in an AKT-dependent manner following mTOR inhibitor exposure. This pathway functions by stimulating IRES-dependent translation in cells with relatively quiescent AKT, resulting in resistance to rapamycin. However, the pathway is repressed in cells with elevated AKT activity, rendering them sensitive to rapamycin-induced G(1) arrest as a result of the inhibition of global eIF-4E-mediated translation. AKT phosphorylation of hnRNP A1 at serine 199 has been demonstrated to inhibit IRES-mediated translation initiation. Here we describe a phosphomimetic mutant of hnRNP A1 (S199E) that is capable of binding both the cyclin D1 and c-MYC IRES RNAs in vitro but lacks nucleic acid annealing activity, resulting in inhibition of IRES function in dicistronic mRNA reporter assays. Utilizing cells in which AKT is conditionally active, we demonstrate that overexpression of this mutant renders quiescent AKT-containing cells sensitive to rapamycin in vitro and in xenografts. We also demonstrate that activated AKT is strongly correlated with elevated Ser(P)(199)-hnRNP A1 levels in a panel of 22 glioblastomas. These data demonstrate that the phosphorylation status of hnRNP A1 serine 199 regulates the AKT-dependent sensitivity of cells to rapamycin and functionally links IRES-transacting factor annealing activity to cellular responses to mTOR complex 1 inhibition. FAU - Martin, Jheralyn AU - Martin J AD - Department of Research & Development, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California 91343, USA. FAU - Masri, Janine AU - Masri J FAU - Cloninger, Cheri AU - Cloninger C FAU - Holmes, Brent AU - Holmes B FAU - Artinian, Nicholas AU - Artinian N FAU - Funk, Alexander AU - Funk A FAU - Ruegg, Teresa AU - Ruegg T FAU - Anderson, Lauren AU - Anderson L FAU - Bashir, Tariq AU - Bashir T FAU - Bernath, Andrew AU - Bernath A FAU - Lichtenstein, Alan AU - Lichtenstein A FAU - Gera, Joseph AU - Gera J LA - eng GR - R01CA111448/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA109312/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01CA109312/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA111448/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA132778/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20110316 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Antibiotics, Antineoplastic) RN - 0 (Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein A1) RN - 0 (Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-B) RN - 0 (Hnrnpa1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Multiprotein Complexes) RN - 0 (Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (hnRNPA1 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - W36ZG6FT64 (Sirolimus) SB - IM MH - *Amino Acid Substitution MH - Animals MH - Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/*pharmacology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/*drug effects/genetics MH - Glioblastoma/genetics/*metabolism MH - Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein A1 MH - Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-B/genetics/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 MH - Mice MH - Multiprotein Complexes MH - Mutation, Missense MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects/genetics MH - Protein Biosynthesis/drug effects/genetics MH - Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/genetics/*metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism MH - Sirolimus/*pharmacology MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases PMC - PMC3091246 EDAT- 2011/04/02 06:00 MHDA- 2011/07/02 06:00 PMCR- 2012/05/06 CRDT- 2011/04/02 06:00 PHST- 2011/04/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/04/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/07/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/05/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(20)51456-7 [pii] AID - M110.205096 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M110.205096 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2011 May 6;286(18):16402-13. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.205096. Epub 2011 Mar 16.