Arrestin and the multi-PDZ domain-containing protein MPZ-1 interact with phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) and regulate Caenorhabditis elegans longevity.
Arrestins are multifunctional adaptor proteins best known for their role in regulating G protein-coupled receptor signaling. Arrestins also regulate other types of receptors, including the insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-1R), although the mechanism by which this occurs is not well understood. In Caenorhabditis elegans, the IGF-1R ortholog DAF-2 regulates dauer formation, stress resistance, metabolism, and lifespan through a conserved signaling cascade. To further elucidate the role of arrestin in IGF-1R signaling, we employed an in vivo approach to investigate the role of ARR-1, the sole arrestin ortholog in C. elegans, on longevity. Here, we report that ARR-1 functions to positively regulate DAF-2 signaling in C. elegans. arr-1 mutant animals exhibit increased longevity and enhanced nuclear localization of DAF-16, an indication of decreased DAF-2 signaling, whereas animals overexpressing ARR-1 have decreased longevity. Genetic and biochemical analysis reveal that ARR-1 functions to regulate DAF-2 signaling via direct interaction with MPZ-1, a multi-PDZ domain-containing protein, via a C-terminal PDZ binding domain in ARR-1. Interestingly, ARR-1 and MPZ-1 are found in a complex with the phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) ortholog DAF-18, which normally serves as a suppressor of DAF-2 signaling, suggesting that these three proteins work together to regulate DAF-2 signaling. Our results suggest that the ARR-1-MPZ-1-DAF-18 complex functions to regulate DAF-2 signaling in vivo and provide insight into a novel mechanism by which arrestin is able to regulate IGF-1R signaling and longevity.
Palmitessa
Aimee
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
Benovic
Jeffrey L
JL
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107. Electronic address: benovic@mail.jci.tju.edu.
D000818:Animals; D019393:Arrestin / Q000502:physiology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000502:physiology*; D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D008136:Longevity; D051059:PTEN Phosphohydrolase / Q000502:physiology*; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
D019393:Arrestin; D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1; D051059:PTEN Phosphohydrolase