title: The 14-3-3 protein forms a molecular complex with heat shock protein Hsp60 and cellular prion protein.
abstract: The 14-3-3 protein family consists of acidic 30-kDa proteins composed of 7 isoforms expressed abundantly in neurons and glial cells of the central nervous system (CNS). The 14-3-3 protein identified in the cerebrospinal fluid provides a surrogate marker for premortem diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, although an active involvement of 14-3-3 in the pathogenesis of prion diseases remains unknown. By protein overlay and mass spectrometric analysis of protein extract of NTera2-derived differentiated neurons, we identified heat shock protein Hsp60 as a 14-3-3-interacting protein. The 14-3-3zeta and gamma isoforms interacted with Hsp60, suggesting that the interaction is not isoform-specific. Furthermore, the interaction was identified in SK-N-SH neuroblastoma, U-373MG astrocytoma, and HeLa cervical carcinoma cells. The cellular prion protein (PrPC) along with Hsp60 was coimmunoprecipitated with 14-3-3 in the human brain protein extract. By protein overlay, 14-3-3 interacted with both recombinant human Hsp60 and PrPC produced by Escherichia coli, indicating that the molecular interaction is phosphorylation-independent. The 14-3-3-binding domain was located in the N-terminal half (NTF) of Hsp60 spanning amino acid residues 27-287 and the NTF of PrPC spanning amino acid residues 23-137. By immunostaining, the 14-3-3 protein Hsp60 and PrPC were colocalized chiefly in the mitochondria of human neuronal progenitor cells in culture, and were coexpressed most prominently in neurons and reactive astrocytes in the human brain. These observations indicate that the 14-3-3 protein forms a molecular complex with Hsp60 and PrPC in the human CNS under physiological conditions and suggest that this complex might become disintegrated in the pathologic process of prion diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan. satoj@ncnp.go.jp
authors.forename: Jun-ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Onoue
authors.forename: Kunimasa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arima
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamura
mesh_terms: D048948:14-3-3 Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D018834:Chaperonin 60 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D018621:PrPC Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D048948:14-3-3 Proteins; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D018621:PrPC Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins