title: Kank regulates RhoA-dependent formation of actin stress fibers and cell migration via 14-3-3 in PI3K-Akt signaling.
abstract: Phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling is activated by growth factors such as insulin and epidermal growth factor (EGF) and regulates several functions such as cell cycling, apoptosis, cell growth, and cell migration. Here, we find that Kank is an Akt substrate located downstream of PI3K and a 14-3-3-binding protein. The interaction between Kank and 14-3-3 is regulated by insulin and EGF and is mediated through phosphorylation of Kank by Akt. In NIH3T3 cells expressing Kank, the amount of actin stress fibers is reduced, and the coexpression of 14-3-3 disrupted this effect. Kank also inhibits insulin-induced cell migration via 14-3-3 binding. Furthermore, Kank inhibits insulin and active Akt-dependent activation of RhoA through binding to 14-3-3. Based on these findings, we hypothesize that Kank negatively regulates the formation of actin stress fibers and cell migration through the inhibition of RhoA activity, which is controlled by binding of Kank to 14-3-3 in PI3K-Akt signaling.
authors.affiliation: Signaling Molecules Research Laboratory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kakinuma
authors.forename: Badal Chandra
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ryoiti
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kiyama
mesh_terms: D048948:14-3-3 Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017089:Ankyrin Repeat; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D041681:NIH 3T3 Cells; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D022502:Stress Fibers / Q000378:metabolism*; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020742:rhoA GTP-Binding Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D048948:14-3-3 Proteins; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D007328:Insulin; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D020742:rhoA GTP-Binding Protein; C467739:KANK1 protein, human