Abstract

Activated dsRNA-dependent serine/threonine kinase PKR phosphorylates the alpha subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2α), resulting in a shut-off of general translation, induction of apoptosis, and inhibition of virus replication. PKR can be activated by binding to dsRNA or cellular proteins such as PACT/RAX, or by its conjugation to ISG15 or SUMO. Here, we demonstrate that PKR also interacts with SUMO in a non-covalent manner. We identify the phosphorylable tyrosine residue 162 in PKR (Y162) as a modulator of the PKR-SUMO non-covalent interaction as well as of the PKR SUMOylation. Finally, we show that the efficient SUMO-mediated eIF2α phosphorylation and inhibition of protein synthesis induced by PKR in response to dsRNA depend on this residue. In summary, our data identify a new mechanism of regulation of PKR activity and reinforce the relevance of both, tyrosine phosphorylation and SUMO interaction in controlling the activity of PKR.

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Title
Phosphorylable tyrosine residue 162 in the double-stranded RNA-dependent kinase PKR modulates its interaction with SUMO
Author
Carlos F de la Cruz-Herrera 1 ; Baz-Martínez, Maite 2 ; Ahmed El Motiam 2 ; Vidal, Santiago 2 ; Collado, Manuel 3 ; Vidal, Anxo 4 ; Rodríguez, Manuel S 5 ; Mariano, Esteban 6 ; Rivas, Carmen 7 

 Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-CSIC, Darwin 3, Madrid, Spain; Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, 1 Kings College Circle, Toronto, Canada 
 Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular (CIMUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Instituto de Investigaciones Sanitarias (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain 
 Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela (CHUS), SERGAS, Santiago de Compostela, Spain 
 Departamento de Fisioloxía and Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular (CIMUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Instituto de Investigaciones Sanitarias (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain 
 Advanced Technology Institute in Life Sciences (ITAV) CNRS-USR3505, 31106, Université de Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France; Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale (IPBS) CNRS-UMR5089, 31077, Université de Toulouse, UPS, Toulouse, France 
 Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-CSIC, Darwin 3, Madrid, Spain 
 Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-CSIC, Darwin 3, Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular (CIMUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Instituto de Investigaciones Sanitarias (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain 
Pages
1-7
Publication year
2017
Publication date
Oct 2017
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1955477327
Copyright
© 2017. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.