title: Mortalin-MPD (mevalonate pyrophosphate decarboxylase) interactions and their role in control of cellular proliferation.
abstract: Mortalin (mot-2/GRP75/PBP74/mthsp70) is a member of the hsp70 family of proteins and is differentially distributed in normal and immortal cells. It was shown to be involved in pathways to cell senescence and immortalization. To elucidate its functional aspects, a yeast interactive screen for mortalin (mot-2) binding proteins was performed. Mevalonate pyrophosphate decarboxylase (MPD) was identified as one of the mortalin binding partners. The interactions were confirmed in mammalian cells by two-hybrid assay and in vivo coimmunoprecipitation. MPD is known to furnish prenyl groups required for prenylation, protein modification that is essential for the activity of many proteins including p21(Ras) (Ras). We have examined the effect of MPD-mot-2 interactions on the level and activity of p21(Ras) and its downstream effectors, p44 and p42 MAP kinases (ERK1/ERK2), in Ras-Raf pathway. An overexpression of mot-2 resulted in reduced level of Ras and phosphorylated ERK2. These were rescued by co-expression of MPD from an exogenous promoter demonstrating a functional link between mot-2, MPD, and Ras. Ras and its oncogenic forms act as key players in controlling proliferation of normal and cancerous cells. Assigning mot-2 upstream of p21(Ras) offers an important mechanism for influence over cell proliferation.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: Renu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wadhwa
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yaguchi
authors.forename: Md Kamrul
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: Kazunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taira
authors.forename: Sunil C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kaul
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002262:Carboxy-Lyases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology*; D002460:Cell Line; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras) / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; C492001:HSPA9 protein, human; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; C501009:HRAS protein, human; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); D002262:Carboxy-Lyases; C022503:pyrophosphomevalonate decarboxylase