title: MS-KIF18A, a kinesin, is associated with estrogen receptor.
abstract: The study of MS-KIF18A kinesin protein is focused on its cellular distribution and association with a cargo protein. Indirect immunofluorescence (IF) analyzed the intracellular distribution of endogenous MS-KIF18A and the transfected enhanced green fluorescence protein (eGFP)-MS-KIF18A in osteogenic cells. In both cases, the proteins were localized at the plasma membrane, cytosol, and nucleus. Bioinformatics analysis suggested interactions between MS-KIF18A and estrogen receptor (ERalpha) which were further elucidated by immunoprecipitation (IP). We identified interaction between endogenous MS-KIF18A with 66 and 46 kDa isoforms of ERalpha in MBA-15 cells. Moreover, MS-KIF18A and 66 kDa ERalpha complex has been demonstrated between ectopically expressed proteins in COS-7 cells. We have shown that anti-MS-KIF18A antibody immunoprecipitated the ERalpha and pERK in cells challenged with 17beta-estrogen (17beta-E2). The hormone activation induced mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) pathway and increased p-ERK. The activation was interfered when cells were pre-treated with either ICI-182,780 or MAPK inhibitor PD98059 prior the challenge with 17beta-E2 that resulted in a decrease in association between MS-KIF18A and p-ERK1/2. The obtained results suggest a role for the proteins in a non-genomic response of MBA-15 cells challenged with 17beta-E2. This study presents a novel interaction between MS-KIF18A and ER that may have important physiological and pharmacological implications for estrogen action in various cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Luboshits
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benayahu
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D017931:DNA Primers; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D016547:Kinesins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004967:Estrogens; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; C502735:KIF18A protein, human; D016547:Kinesins