PMID- 22798074 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20121119 LR - 20211203 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 287 IP - 36 DP - 2012 Aug 31 TI - The E3 ubiquitin ligase protein associated with Myc (Pam) regulates mammalian/mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) signaling in vivo through N- and C-terminal domains. PG - 30063-72 LID - 10.1074/jbc.M112.353987 [doi] AB - Pam and its homologs (the PHR protein family) are large E3 ubiquitin ligases that function to regulate synapse formation and growth in mammals, zebrafish, Drosophila, and Caenorhabditis elegans. Phr1-deficient mouse models (Phr1(Delta8,9) and Phr1(Magellan), with deletions in the N-terminal putative guanine exchange factor region and the C-terminal ubiquitin ligase region, respectively) exhibit axon guidance/outgrowth defects and striking defects of major axon tracts in the CNS. Our earlier studies identified Pam to be associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) proteins, ubiquitinating TSC2 and regulating mammalian/mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling. Here, we examine the potential involvement of the TSC/mTOR complex 1(mTORC1) signaling pathway in Phr1-deficient mouse models. We observed attenuation of mTORC1 signaling in the brains of both Phr1(Delta8,9) and Phr1(Magellan) mouse models. Our results establish that Pam regulates TSC/mTOR signaling in vitro and in vivo through two distinct domains. To further address whether Pam regulates mTORC1 through two functionally independent domains, we undertook heterozygous mutant crossing between Phr1(Delta8,9) and Phr1(Magellan) mice to generate a compound heterozygous model to determine whether these two domains can complement each other. mTORC1 signaling was not attenuated in the brains of double mutants (Phr1(Delta8,9/Mag)), confirming that Pam displays dual regulation of the mTORC1 pathway through two functional domains. Our results also suggest that although dysregulation of mTORC1 signaling may be responsible for the corpus callosum defects, other neurodevelopmental defects observed with Phr1 deficiency are independent of mTORC1 signaling. The ubiquitin ligase complex containing Pam-Fbxo45 likely targets additional synaptic and axonal proteins, which may explain the overlapping neurodevelopmental defects observed in Phr1 and Fbxo45 deficiency. FAU - Han, Sangyeul AU - Han S AD - Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. FAU - Kim, Sun AU - Kim S FAU - Bahl, Samira AU - Bahl S FAU - Li, Lin AU - Li L FAU - Burande, Clara F AU - Burande CF FAU - Smith, Nicole AU - Smith N FAU - James, Marianne AU - James M FAU - Beauchamp, Roberta L AU - Beauchamp RL FAU - Bhide, Pradeep AU - Bhide P FAU - DiAntonio, Aaron AU - DiAntonio A FAU - Ramesh, Vijaya AU - Ramesh V LA - eng GR - P01 NS024279/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DA020812/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - DA020812/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - NS024279/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120713 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (F-Box Proteins) RN - 0 (Fbxo45 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Multiprotein Complexes) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (Proteins) RN - 0 (TSC2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Tsc2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Proteins) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (Mycbp2 protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Axons/*metabolism MH - Caenorhabditis elegans MH - Carrier Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Corpus Callosum/metabolism MH - Drosophila MH - F-Box Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - HEK293 Cells MH - Humans MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 MH - Mice MH - Mice, Mutant Strains MH - Multiprotein Complexes MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Protein Structure, Tertiary MH - Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Synapses/genetics/*metabolism MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases MH - Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein MH - Tumor Suppressor Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/genetics/*metabolism MH - Ubiquitination/physiology PMC - PMC3436263 EDAT- 2012/07/17 06:00 MHDA- 2012/12/10 06:00 PMCR- 2013/08/31 CRDT- 2012/07/17 06:00 PHST- 2012/07/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/07/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/12/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/08/31 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(20)63111-8 [pii] AID - M112.353987 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M112.353987 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2012 Aug 31;287(36):30063-72. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.353987. Epub 2012 Jul 13.