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Calpain small-1 modulates Akt/FoxO3A signaling and apoptosis through PP2A.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19029949     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Here, we show that FoxO3A transcription factor is upregulated upon calpain small-1 (CAPNS1) depletion both in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) and in the human mammary carcinoma cell line MCF-7. On starvation, CAPNS1 depletion is associated with a higher rate of FoxO3A dephosphorylation and translocation to the nucleus and to a sharper increase in the levels of p27Kip1 and Bim, the products of two FoxO target genes. Notably, FoxO3A depletion in CAPNS1-/- MEFs reduces both the induction of Bim and apoptosis. Both okadaic acid treatment and silencing of the protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) catalytic subunit can partially reduce starvation-induced FoxO3A activation and apoptosis in CAPNS1-/- fibroblasts. PP2A associates more tightly with Akt in CAPNS1 knockout cells, indicating that PP2A is involved in calpain-mediated FoxO regulation. Finally, we show that PP2A regulatory subunits B56 alpha and gamma are in vitro substrates of calpain, and calpain regulates B56 alpha stability in vivo, suggesting a direct role of calpain in the regulation of PP2A function. In conclusion, for the first time we report that CAPNS1 interferes with PP2A-Akt interaction consequently affecting FoxO3A-dependent cell death. Calpain inhibition might therefore be exploited as a tool to induce apoptosis in tumors sensitive to FoxO activation.
Authors:
C Bertoli; T Copetti; E W-F Lam; F Demarchi; C Schneider
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-11-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  Oncogene     Volume:  28     ISSN:  1476-5594     ISO Abbreviation:  Oncogene     Publication Date:  2009 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-02-05     Completed Date:  2009-02-19     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8711562     Medline TA:  Oncogene     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  721-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratorio Nazionale Consorzio Interuniversitario Biotecnologie (LNCIB), Trieste, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Apoptosis* / genetics
Calpain / antagonists & inhibitors,  genetics,  physiology*
Cell Nucleus / metabolism
Cells, Cultured
Forkhead Transcription Factors / metabolism*
Gene Knockdown Techniques
Humans
Mice
Oncogene Protein v-akt / metabolism*
Phosphorylation
Protein Phosphatase 2 / metabolism,  physiology*
Protein Transport
Signal Transduction / genetics,  physiology
Starvation / genetics,  physiopathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Forkhead Transcription Factors; 0/FoxO3 protein, mouse; EC 2.7.11.1/Oncogene Protein v-akt; EC 3.1.3.16/Protein Phosphatase 2; EC 3.4.22.-/Calpain; EC 3.4.22.-/Capns1 protein, mouse

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