title: SUMO conjugation to the matrix attachment region-binding protein, special AT-rich sequence-binding protein-1 (SATB1), targets SATB1 to promyelocytic nuclear bodies where it undergoes caspase cleavage.
abstract: SATB1 (special AT-rich sequence-binding protein-1) provides a key link between DNA loop organization, chromatin modification/remodeling, and association of transcription factors at matrix attachment regions (MARs). To investigate the role of SATB1 in cellular events, we performed a yeast two-hybrid screen that identified SUMO-1, Ubc9, and protein inhibitor of activated STAT (PIAS) family members as SATB1 interaction partners. These proteins, working in concert, enhanced SUMO conjugation to lysine-744 of SATB1. Overexpression of SUMO or PIAS in Jurkat cells, which express high levels of endogenous SATB1, exhibited enhanced caspase cleavage of this MAR-associating protein. Sumoylation-deficient SATB1 (SATB1(K744R)) failed to display the characteristic caspase cleavage pattern; however, fusion of SUMO in-frame to SATB1(K744R) restored cleavage. A SUMO-independent interaction of inactive caspase-6 and SATB1 was noted. A subset of total cellular SATB1 localized into promyelocytic leukemia nuclear bodies where enhanced SATB1 cleavage was detected subsequent to caspase activation. These results reveal a novel sumoylation-directed caspase cleavage of this key regulatory molecule. The role of regulated proteolysis of SATB1 may be to control transcription in immune cells during normal cell functions or to assist in efficient and rapid clearance of nonfunctional or potentially damaging immune cells.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, and Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph-Anthony T
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Yujie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Theodore G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Krontiris
authors.forename: Linda K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Durrin
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D001665:Binding Sites; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D019169:Jurkat Cells; D020014:K562 Cells; D036961:Matrix Attachment Region Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D008954:Models, Biological; D025842:SUMO-1 Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: D036961:Matrix Attachment Region Binding Proteins; C076189:SATB1 protein, human; D025842:SUMO-1 Protein