title: An alliance between Ras GTPase-activating protein, filamin C, and Ras GTPase-activating protein SH3 domain-binding protein regulates myocyte growth.
abstract: We have previously reported that Ras GTPase-activating protein (RasGAP) is involved in a pathway that regulates total cellular mRNA and protein synthesis in cardiac myocytes. A yeast two-hybrid screen resulted in identification of filamin C (FLN-C) as one of its targets. Knockdown of RasGAP or FLN-C, or severing their interaction, resulted in down-regulation of the RNA polymerase II kinase, cyclin-dependent kinase 7 (Cdk7). This appeared to be provoked by the release of cdk7 mRNA from RasGAP SH3 domain-binding protein, G3BP, and its subsequent degradation. In parallel, myocyte growth was also inhibited. On the other hand, overexpression of RasGAP induced a Cdk7- and FLN-C-dependent growth. Thus, we propose that the physical interaction between RasGAP and FLN-C facilitates an interaction between G3BP and cdk7 mRNA. This results in stabilization of cdk7 mRNA, an increase in its protein, which is required for cell growth.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lypowy
authors.forename: Ieng-Yi
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Maha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdellatif
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000502:physiology; D003285:Contractile Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D004265:DNA Helicases; D064448:Filamins; D051379:Mice; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000166:cytology* / Q000201:enzymology*; D000075223:Poly-ADP-Ribose Binding Proteins; D020365:RNA Helicases; D000067776:RNA Recognition Motif Proteins; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques; D020703:ras GTPase-Activating Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018909:src Homology Domains / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D003285:Contractile Proteins; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases; D004265:DNA Helicases; D064448:Filamins; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D000075223:Poly-ADP-Ribose Binding Proteins; D020365:RNA Helicases; D000067776:RNA Recognition Motif Proteins; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases; D020703:ras GTPase-Activating Proteins; C090586:Cdk7 protein, mouse; C492055:G3bp1 protein, mouse