PMID- 27297360 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171128 LR - 20221029 IS - 1873-3913 (Electronic) IS - 0898-6568 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 9 DP - 2016 Sep TI - Nek2A phosphorylates and stabilizes SuFu: A new strategy of Gli2/Hedgehog signaling regulatory mechanism. PG - 1304-1313 LID - S0898-6568(16)30144-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.cellsig.2016.06.010 [doi] AB - Suppressor of Fused (SuFu) plays a conservative role in the regulation of the Gli transcription factors within the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway. Despite the central importance of SuFu in the Hh pathway, little is known about its regulation. Here, we performed a GAL4-based yeast two-hybrid screen using human SuFu as bait, and identified NIMA-related expressed kinase 2A (Nek2A) as a new SuFu-interacting protein, which was also confirmed by glutathione-S-transferase pull-down and co-immunoprecipitation assays. Intriguingly, Nek2A is found to stabilize SuFu at least partly depending on its kinase activity, thereby triggering phosphorylation of the SuFu protein. Moreover, the phosphorylated SuFu inhibits the nuclear localization and transcriptional activity of Gli2/Hh signaling. These findings reveal a new mechanism of mammalian SuFu regulation, and offers novel insights into Hh signaling regulation in development and human disease. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Wang, Yao AU - Wang Y AD - Center for Experimental Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China; Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Medicine, China. FAU - Li, Yong AU - Li Y AD - Center for Experimental Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China. FAU - Hu, Guanghui AU - Hu G AD - Center for Experimental Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China; Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Medicine, China. FAU - Huang, Xuan AU - Huang X AD - Center for Experimental Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China. FAU - Rao, Hai AU - Rao H AD - Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. FAU - Xiong, Xiangyang AU - Xiong X AD - School of Medicine, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China. FAU - Luo, Zhijun AU - Luo Z AD - School of Medicine, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China. FAU - Lu, Quqin AU - Lu Q AD - Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China. FAU - Luo, Shiwen AU - Luo S AD - Center for Experimental Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China; Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnostics and Precision Medicine, China. Electronic address: shiwenluo@ncu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160611 PL - England TA - Cell Signal JT - Cellular signalling JID - 8904683 RN - 0 (GLI2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Hedgehog Proteins) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (Repressor Proteins) RN - 0 (SUFU protein, human) RN - 0 (Zinc Finger Protein Gli2) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (NEK2 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (NIMA-Related Kinases) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Hedgehog Proteins/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - NIMA-Related Kinases/*metabolism MH - Nuclear Proteins/*metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein Binding MH - Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs MH - Protein Interaction Mapping MH - Protein Stability MH - Repressor Proteins/chemistry/*metabolism MH - *Signal Transduction MH - Zinc Finger Protein Gli2/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Hedgehog signaling pathway OT - NIMA-related expressed kinase 2A OT - Phosphorylation OT - Suppressor of fused OT - Transcription factor Gli2 EDAT- 2016/06/15 06:00 MHDA- 2017/11/29 06:00 CRDT- 2016/06/15 06:00 PHST- 2016/01/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/05/31 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/06/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/06/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/06/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/11/29 06:00 [medline] AID - S0898-6568(16)30144-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.cellsig.2016.06.010 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Signal. 2016 Sep;28(9):1304-1313. doi: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2016.06.010. Epub 2016 Jun 11.