Lysine 263 residue of NPM/B23 is essential for regulating ATP binding and B23 stability.
Here, we show that Nucleophsomin/B23 provides lysine 263 as a critical binding site for ATP. Mutagenesis of lysine 263 to asparagine (K263N) disrupts B23 from ATP binding. While B23 WT exclusively localizes to the nucleolus, the B23-K263N is redistributed from the nucleolus to the nucleoplam. Notably, the K263N mutant is unstable, and displayed rapid degradation. Alteration of K263 induced B23 instability through increased ubiquitination and proteaosomal degradation. Moreover, mutation of K263 impedes the mitogenic effect of B23 in PC12 cells. Thus, K263 is a critical site for ATP binding and required for B23 stability, confining B23 in the nucleolus.
Choi
Joung Woo
JW
Departments of Molecular Cell Biology, Center for Molecular Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea.
Lee
Sang Bae
SB
Kim
Chung Kwon
CK
Lee
Kyung-Hoon
KH
Cho
Sung-Woo
SW
Ahn
Jee-Yin
JY
D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002466:Cell Nucleolus / Q000737:chemistry; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D008239:Lysine / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000090243:Nucleophosmin; D016716:PC12 Cells; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000378:metabolism
D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D025801:Ubiquitin; D000090243:Nucleophosmin; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex; D008239:Lysine