Mitotic phosphorylation of Aki1 at Ser208 by cyclin B1-Cdk1 complex. 2010

Akito Nakamura, and Mikihiko Naito, and Hiroyuki Arai, and Naoya Fujita
Cancer Chemotherapy Center, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo 135-8550, Japan.

Akt kinase-interacting protein 1 (Aki1)/Freud-1/CC2D1A is localized in the cytosol, nucleus, and centrosome. Aki1 plays distinct roles depending on its localization. In the cytosol, it acts as a scaffold protein in the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 (PDK1)/Akt pathway. In the nucleus, it is a transcriptional repressor of the serotonin-1A (5-HT1A) receptor. In the centrosome, it regulates spindle pole localization of the cohesin subunit Scc1, thereby mediating centriole cohesion during mitosis. Although the function of Aki1 has been well clarified, the regulatory machinery of Aki1 is poorly understood. We previously found that Aki1 in mitotic cells displayed reduced mobility on immunoblot analysis, but the reason for this was unclear. Here we show that the electrophoretic mobility shift of Aki1 is derived from mitotic phosphorylation. The cyclin B1-cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (Cdk1) complex was found to be one of the kinases responsible for Aki1 phosphorylation during mitosis. We identified the Ser(208) residue of Aki1 as a cyclin B1-Cdk1 phosphorylation site. Furthermore, cyclin B1-Cdk1 inhibitor treatment was shown to attenuate the level of Aki1 in complex with Scc1, suggesting that Aki1 phosphorylation by cyclin B1-Cdk1 contributes to Aki1-Scc1 complex formation. Our results indicate that cyclin B1-Cdk1 is a kinase of Aki1 during mitosis and that its phosphorylation of Aki1 may regulate mitotic function.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008938 Mitosis A type of CELL NUCLEUS division by means of which the two daughter nuclei normally receive identical complements of the number of CHROMOSOMES of the somatic cells of the species. M Phase, Mitotic,Mitotic M Phase,M Phases, Mitotic,Mitoses,Mitotic M Phases,Phase, Mitotic M,Phases, Mitotic M
D009687 Nuclear Proteins Proteins found in the nucleus of a cell. Do not confuse with NUCLEOPROTEINS which are proteins conjugated with nucleic acids, that are not necessarily present in the nucleus. Nucleolar Protein,Nucleolar Proteins,Nuclear Protein,Protein, Nuclear,Protein, Nucleolar,Proteins, Nuclear,Proteins, Nucleolar
D010750 Phosphoproteins Phosphoprotein
D010766 Phosphorylation The introduction of a phosphoryl group into a compound through the formation of an ester bond between the compound and a phosphorus moiety. Phosphorylations
D002460 Cell Line Established cell cultures that have the potential to propagate indefinitely. Cell Lines,Line, Cell,Lines, Cell
D004268 DNA-Binding Proteins Proteins which bind to DNA. The family includes proteins which bind to both double- and single-stranded DNA and also includes specific DNA binding proteins in serum which can be used as markers for malignant diseases. DNA Helix Destabilizing Proteins,DNA-Binding Protein,Single-Stranded DNA Binding Proteins,DNA Binding Protein,DNA Single-Stranded Binding Protein,SS DNA BP,Single-Stranded DNA-Binding Protein,Binding Protein, DNA,DNA Binding Proteins,DNA Single Stranded Binding Protein,DNA-Binding Protein, Single-Stranded,Protein, DNA-Binding,Single Stranded DNA Binding Protein,Single Stranded DNA Binding Proteins
D006367 HeLa Cells The first continuously cultured human malignant CELL LINE, derived from the cervical carcinoma of Henrietta Lacks. These cells are used for, among other things, VIRUS CULTIVATION and PRECLINICAL DRUG EVALUATION assays. Cell, HeLa,Cells, HeLa,HeLa Cell
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012694 Serine A non-essential amino acid occurring in natural form as the L-isomer. It is synthesized from GLYCINE or THREONINE. It is involved in the biosynthesis of PURINES; PYRIMIDINES; and other amino acids. L-Serine,L Serine
D016203 CDC2 Protein Kinase Phosphoprotein with protein kinase activity that functions in the G2/M phase transition of the CELL CYCLE. It is the catalytic subunit of the MATURATION-PROMOTING FACTOR and complexes with both CYCLIN A and CYCLIN B in mammalian cells. The maximal activity of cyclin-dependent kinase 1 is achieved when it is fully dephosphorylated. Cdk1 Protein Kinase,Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 1,Histone Kinase p34(cdc2),Protein p34cdc2,p34cdc2 Protein,cdc2+ Protein,cdk1 Kinase,Cyclin Dependent Kinase 1,Protein Kinase, CDC2,Protein Kinase, Cdk1,p34cdc2, Protein

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