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Protein arginine methylation of SERBP1 by protein arginine methyltransferase 1 affects cytoplasmic/nuclear distribution
Author(s) -
Lee YuJen,
Hsieh WanYu,
Chen LingYun,
Li Chuan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cellular biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 165
eISSN - 1097-4644
pISSN - 0730-2312
DOI - 10.1002/jcb.24151
Subject(s) - protein arginine methyltransferase 5 , methylation , methyltransferase , protein methylation , arginine , nuclear protein , rna binding protein , nuclear localization sequence , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunoprecipitation , gene knockdown , biochemistry , cytoplasm , chemistry , rna , amino acid , gene , transcription factor
Protein arginine methylation regulates a broad array of cellular processes. SERBP1 implicated in tumor progression through its putative involvement in the plaminogen activator protease cascade, is an RNA‐binding protein containing an RG‐rich domain and an RGG box domain that might be methylated by protein arginine N ‐methyltransferases (PRMTs). Asymmetric dimethylarginine (aDMA) was detected in SERBP1 and an indirect methyltransferase inhibitor adenosine dialdehyde (AdOx) significantly reduced the methylation signals. Arginines in the middle RG and C‐terminal RGG region of SERBP1 are methylated based on the analyses of different deletion constructs. The predominant type I protein arginine methyltransferase PRMT1 co‐immunoprecipitated with SERBP1 and the level of bound PRMT1 decreased upon the addition of AdOx. Recombinant PRMT1 methylated SERBP1 and knockdown of PRMT1 significantly reduced the aDMA level of SERBP1, indicating that SERBP1 is specifically methylated by PRMT1. Immunofluorescent analyses of endogenous SERBP1 showed predominant cytoplasmic localization of SERBP1. Treatment of AdOx or PRMT1 siRNA increased the nuclear localization of SERBP1. Analyses of different deletions indicated that the middle RG region is important for the nuclear localization while both N‐ and C‐ terminus are required for nuclear export. Low methylation of the C‐terminal RGG region also favors nuclear localization. In conclusion, the RG‐rich and RGG box of SERBP1 is asymmetrically dimethylated by PRMT1 and the modification affects protein interaction and intracellular localization of the protein. These findings provide the basis for dissecting the roles of SERBP1. J. Cell. Biochem. 113: 2721–2728, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.