Increased Stability of Nucleolar PinX1 in the Presence of TERT
- Title
- Increased Stability of Nucleolar PinX1 in the Presence of TERT
- Author
- 최중섭
- Keywords
- nucleolus; PinX1; protein stability; TERT
- Issue Date
- 2015-07
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC MOLECULAR & CELLULAR BIOLOGY
- Citation
- MOLECULES AND CELLS, v. 38, NO 9, Page. 814-820
- Abstract
- PinX1, a nucleolar protein of 328 amino acids, inhibits telomerase activity, which leads to the shortening of telomeres. The C-terminal region of PinX1 is responsible for its nucleolar localization and binding with TERT, a catalytic component of telomerase. A fraction of TERT localizes to the nucleolus, but the role of TERT in the nucleolus is largely unknown. Here, we report a functional connection between PinX1 and TERT regarding PinX1 stability. The C-terminal of PinX1(20-328), a nucleolar fragment, was much more stable than the N-terminal of PinX1(1-204), a nuclear fragment. Interestingly, PinX1 was less stable in TERT-depleted cells and more stable in TERT-myc expressing cells. Stability assays for PinX1 truncation forms showed that both PinX1(1-328) and PinX1(205-328), nucleolar forms, were more rapidly degraded in TERT-depleted cells, while they were more stably maintained in TERT-overexpressing cells, compared to each of the controls. However, PinX(1-204) was degraded regardless of the TERT status. These results reveal that the stability of PinX1 is maintained in nucleolus in the presence of TERT and suggest a role of TERT in the regulation of PinX1 steady-state levels.
- URI
- http://www.molcells.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.14348/molcells.2015.0144http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11754/26095
- ISSN
- 1016-8478; 0219-1032
- DOI
- 10.14348/molcells.2015.0144
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- COLLEGE OF MEDICINE[S](의과대학) > MEDICINE(의학과) > Articles
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