title: Inactivation of CREB mediated gene transcription by HDAC8 bound protein phosphatase.
abstract: CREB activation via phosphorylation at serine 133 and resulting CREB mediated gene expression is a critical event which can have a significant effect on many cellular processes, including cell survival and plasticity. CREB can be activated by many kinases, for example, it can be phosphorylated by PKA, MAPK, and CaMKIV. The various signaling pathways leading to CREB activation have been extensively studied. On the other hand, CREB is inactivated by PP1 through dephosphorylation at S133 and not much attention has been paid to this aspect of the signaling pathway. It was shown recently that PP1 can be targeted to CREB, for efficient dephosphorylation, through PP1 binding protein HDAC1. In this study, we found that another class-I HDAC family protein, HDAC8, localized in the nucleus of HEK293 cells and also bound to both CREB and PP1. Expression of recombinant HDAC8 results in decreased CREB activation and CREB mediated gene transcription in response to forskolin application. Our study thus elucidated that more than one class-I HDAC family members can regulate the duration of CREB mediated gene transcription.
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Center, LSU Health Science Center, 2020 Gravier Street, Suite D, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
authors.forename: Jingxia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Siddoway
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Houhui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xia
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000201:enzymology; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D006655:Histone Deacetylases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008156:Luciferases / Q000235:genetics; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: C115163:CREB1 protein, human; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D008156:Luciferases; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; C409470:HDAC8 protein, human; D006655:Histone Deacetylases