PMID- 38003426 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231127 LR - 20231127 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 22 DP - 2023 Nov 12 TI - Membrane Localization and Phosphorylation of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase 2 (IDO2) in A549 Human Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells: First Steps in Exploring Its Signaling Function. LID - 10.3390/ijms242216236 [doi] LID - 16236 AB - Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 2 (IDO2) is a paralog of Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), a tryptophan-degrading enzyme producing immunomodulatory molecules. However, the two proteins are unlikely to carry out the same functions. IDO2 shows little or no tryptophan catabolic activity and exerts contrasting immunomodulatory roles in a context-dependent manner in cancer and autoimmune diseases. The recently described potential non-enzymatic activity of IDO2 has suggested its possible involvement in alternative pathways, resulting in either pro- or anti-inflammatory effects in different models. In a previous study on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues, we found that IDO2 expression revealed at the plasma membrane level of tumor cells was significantly associated with poor prognosis. In this study, the A549 human cell line, basally expressing IDO2, was used as an in vitro model of human lung adenocarcinoma to gain more insights into a possible alternative function of IDO2 different from the catalytic one. In these cells, immunocytochemistry and isopycnic sucrose gradient analyses confirmed the IDO2 protein localization in the cell membrane compartment, and the immunoprecipitation of tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins revealed that kinase activities can target IDO2. The different localization from the cytosolic one and the phosphorylation state are the first indications for the signaling function of IDO2, suggesting that the IDO2 non-enzymatic role in cancer cells is worthy of deeper understanding. FAU - Suvieri, Chiara AU - Suvieri C AD - Section of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06129 Perugia, Italy. FAU - De Marchis, Francesca AU - De Marchis F AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1561-369X AD - Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Research Division of Perugia, National Research Council (CNR), 06128 Perugia, Italy. FAU - Mandarano, Martina AU - Mandarano M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5019-4825 AD - Section of Anatomic Pathology and Histology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06129 Perugia, Italy. FAU - Ambrosino, Sara AU - Ambrosino S AD - Section of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06129 Perugia, Italy. FAU - Rossini, Sofia AU - Rossini S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6429-9425 AD - Section of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06129 Perugia, Italy. FAU - Mondanelli, Giada AU - Mondanelli G AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0798-0465 AD - Section of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06129 Perugia, Italy. FAU - Gargaro, Marco AU - Gargaro M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0645-9800 AD - Section of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06129 Perugia, Italy. FAU - Panfili, Eleonora AU - Panfili E AD - Section of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06129 Perugia, Italy. FAU - Orabona, Ciriana AU - Orabona C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3113-0572 AD - Section of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06129 Perugia, Italy. FAU - Pallotta, Maria Teresa AU - Pallotta MT AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0417-1638 AD - Section of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06129 Perugia, Italy. FAU - Belladonna, Maria Laura AU - Belladonna ML AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6522-0870 AD - Section of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06129 Perugia, Italy. FAU - Volpi, Claudia AU - Volpi C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3967-7954 AD - Section of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, 06129 Perugia, Italy. LA - eng GR - 23084/Italian Association for Cancer Research/ GR - PRIN2017-20173EAZ2Z and PRIN2020-2020L45ZW4/Italian Ministry of Education, University, and Research/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231112 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase) RN - 8DUH1N11BX (Tryptophan) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase/metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - *Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung MH - *Lung Neoplasms MH - Tryptophan/metabolism MH - *Adenocarcinoma of Lung PMC - PMC10671178 OTO - NOTNLM OT - A549 OT - IDO2 OT - lung adenocarcinoma OT - membrane localization OT - tyrosine phosphorylation COIS- The authors declare that this research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as potential conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2023/11/25 12:45 MHDA- 2023/11/27 12:42 PMCR- 2023/11/12 CRDT- 2023/11/25 01:16 PHST- 2023/09/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/11/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/11/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/11/27 12:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/11/25 12:45 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/11/25 01:16 [entrez] PHST- 2023/11/12 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms242216236 [pii] AID - ijms-24-16236 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms242216236 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Nov 12;24(22):16236. doi: 10.3390/ijms242216236.