title: PML, YAP, and p73 are components of a proapoptotic autoregulatory feedback loop.
abstract: p73 has been identified as a structural and functional homolog of the tumor suppressor p53. The transcriptional coactivator Yes-associated protein (YAP) has been demonstrated to interact with and to enhance p73-dependent apoptosis in response to DNA damage. Here, we show the existence of a proapoptotic autoregulatory feedback loop between p73, YAP, and the promyelocytic leukemia (PML) tumor suppressor gene. We demonstrate that PML is a direct transcriptional target of p73/YAP, and we show that PML transcriptional activation by p73/YAP is under the negative control of the proto-oncogenic Akt/PKB kinase. Importantly, we find that PML and YAP physically interact through their PVPVY and WW domains, respectively, causing PML-mediated sumoylation and stabilization of YAP. Hence, we determine a mechanistic pathway in response to DNA damage that could have relevant implications for the treatment of human cancer.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Oxford Branch, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lapi
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Agostino
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Donzelli
authors.forename: Hilah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gal
authors.forename: Eytan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Domany
authors.forename: Gideon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rechavi
authors.forename: Pier Paolo
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Pandolfi
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Givol
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Strano
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Blandino
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D002460:Cell Line; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D025461:Feedback, Physiological / Q000187:drug effects; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008954:Models, Biological; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000071156:Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000187:drug effects; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational / Q000187:drug effects; D055550:Protein Stability / Q000187:drug effects; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid / Q000235:genetics; D025841:Small Ubiquitin-Related Modifier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000378:metabolism; D000091102:YAP-Signaling Proteins
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; C513293:Pml protein, mouse; D000071156:Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein; D025841:Small Ubiquitin-Related Modifier Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D025801:Ubiquitin; D000091102:YAP-Signaling Proteins; C088374:YAP1 protein, human; C486223:Yap1 protein, mouse; C070576:PML protein, human; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex; D002945:Cisplatin