PMID- 29726992 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191203 LR - 20210109 IS - 1460-2083 (Electronic) IS - 0964-6906 (Print) IS - 0964-6906 (Linking) VI - 27 IP - 15 DP - 2018 Aug 1 TI - Interaction of AIP with protein kinase A (cAMP-dependent protein kinase). PG - 2604-2613 LID - 10.1093/hmg/ddy166 [doi] AB - Germline mutations in the aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein (AIP) gene cause mostly somatotropinomas and/or prolactinomas in a subset of familial isolated pituitary adenomas (FIPA). AIP has been shown to interact with phosphodiesterases (PDEs) and G proteins, suggesting a link to the cyclic AMP (cAMP)-dependent protein kinase (PKA) pathway. Upregulation of PKA is seen in sporadic somatotropinomas that carry GNAS mutations, and those in Carney complex that are due to PRKAR1A mutations. To elucidate the mechanism of AIP-dependent pituitary tumorigenesis, we studied potential functional and physical interactions of AIP with PKA's main subunits PRKAR1A (R1alpha) and PRKACA (Calpha). We found that AIP physically interacts with both R1alpha and Calpha; this interaction is enhanced when all three components are present, but maintained during Calpha-R1alpha dissociation by PKA activation, indicating that AIP binds Calpha/R1alpha both in complex and separately. The interaction between AIP and R1alpha/Calpha is reduced when the frequent AIP pathogenic mutation p.R304* is present. AIP protein levels are regulated both by translation and the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway and Calpha stabilizes both AIP and R1alpha protein levels. AIP reduction by siRNA leads to an increase of PKA activity, which is disproportionately enhanced during PDE4-inhibition. We show that AIP interacts with the PKA pathway on multiple levels, including a physical interaction with both the main regulatory (R1alpha) and catalytic (Calpha) PKA subunits and a functional interaction with PDE4-dependent PKA activation. These findings provide novel insights on the mechanisms of AIP-dependent pituitary tumorigenesis. CI - Published by Oxford University Press 2018. This work is written by US Government employees and is in the public domain in the US. FAU - Schernthaner-Reiter, Marie Helene AU - Schernthaner-Reiter MH AD - Section on Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. FAU - Trivellin, Giampaolo AU - Trivellin G AD - Section on Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. FAU - Stratakis, Constantine A AU - Stratakis CA AD - Section on Endocrinology and Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. LA - eng GR - J 3482/FWF_/Austrian Science Fund FWF/Austria GR - ZIA HD008920/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Hum Mol Genet JT - Human molecular genetics JID - 9208958 RN - 0 (Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase RIalpha Subunit) RN - 0 (Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (PRKAR1A protein, human) RN - 0 (Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitors) RN - 0 (aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein) RN - EC 2.7.11.11 (Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Catalytic Subunits) RN - EC 2.7.11.11 (Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.11 (PRKACA protein, human) RN - K676NL63N7 (Rolipram) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Catalytic Subunits/genetics/*metabolism MH - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase RIalpha Subunit/genetics/*metabolism MH - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma/genetics MH - Humans MH - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Protein Stability MH - Rats MH - Rolipram/pharmacology PMC - PMC6048987 EDAT- 2018/05/05 06:00 MHDA- 2019/12/04 06:00 PMCR- 2018/05/02 CRDT- 2018/05/05 06:00 PHST- 2018/03/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/04/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/05/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/05/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/12/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/05/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/05/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 4991971 [pii] AID - ddy166 [pii] AID - 10.1093/hmg/ddy166 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hum Mol Genet. 2018 Aug 1;27(15):2604-2613. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddy166.