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The ARE‐dependent mRNA‐destabilizing activity of BRF1 is regulated by protein kinase B
Author(s) -
Schmidlin Martin,
Lu Min,
Leuenberger Sabrina A,
Stoecklin Georg,
Mallaun Michel,
Gross Brigitte,
Gherzi Roberto,
Hess Daniel,
Hemmings Brian A,
Moroni Christoph
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the embo journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.484
H-Index - 392
eISSN - 1460-2075
pISSN - 0261-4189
DOI - 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600477
Subject(s) - biology , messenger rna , protein kinase a , kinase , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene
Butyrate response factor (BRF1) belongs to the Tis11 family of CCCH zinc‐finger proteins, which bind to mRNAs containing an AU‐rich element (ARE) in their 3′ untranslated region and promote their deadenylation and rapid degradation. Independent signal transduction pathways have been reported to stabilize ARE‐containing transcripts by a process thought to involve phosphorylation of ARE‐binding proteins. Here we report that protein kinase B (PKB/Akt) stabilizes ARE transcripts by phosphorylating BRF1 at serine 92 (S92). Recombinant BRF1 promoted in vitro decay of ARE‐containing mRNA (ARE‐mRNA), yet phosphorylation by PKB impaired this activity. S92 phosphorylation of BRF1 did not impair ARE binding, but induced complex formation with the scaffold protein 14‐3‐3. In vivo and in vitro data support a model where PKB causes ARE‐mRNA stabilization by inactivating BRF1 through binding to 14‐3‐3.

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