title: Nuclear protein NP60 regulates p38 MAPK activity.
abstract: The activation of p38alpha is mediated by its upstream kinase and associated proteins. Here we identify a new nuclear protein, NP60, which regulates the activation of p38alpha in response to sorbitol treatment. NP60 specifically binds to p38alpha, but not to JNK and ERK, in vitro and in vivo. Co-transfection of NP60 leads to the phosphorylation and activation of p38alpha, and subsequently results in the phosphorylation and activation of activating transcription factor 2. The phosphorylation of p38alpha induced by NP60 requires upstream activity of p38alpha MAP kinase, MAP kinase kinase 6 (MKK6) or MKK4. Our results indicate that NP60 mediates stress activation of p38alpha and regulates p38alpha signaling in a specific way.
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory of Protein Engineering and Plant Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Ziqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jinxue
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Jiahuai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D006801:Humans; D007202:Indicators and Reagents / Q000378:metabolism; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000502:physiology*; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D013012:Sorbitol / Q000378:metabolism; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007527:Isoenzymes; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D013012:Sorbitol; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases