1. Academic Validation
  2. 14-3-3epsilon inhibits MK5-mediated cell migration by disrupting F-actin polymerization

14-3-3epsilon inhibits MK5-mediated cell migration by disrupting F-actin polymerization

  • Cell Signal. 2007 Nov;19(11):2379-87. doi: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2007.07.016.
Heejae Tak 1 Eunsun Jang Seung Beom Kim Jinhwi Park Jinkyu Suk Yoo Sik Yoon Jeong Keun Ahn Jeung-Hoon Lee Cheol O Joe
Affiliations

Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea.
Abstract

The signal pathway by which 14-3-3epsilon inhibits cell migration induced by MAPK-activated protein kinase 5 (MK5) was investigated in cultured HeLa cells. Both in vivo and in vitro analyses have revealed that 14-3-3epsilon interacts with MK5. 14-3-3epsilon bound to MK5 inhibits the phosphorylation of HSP27, a known substrate of MK5. Disturbance of actin Cytoskeleton organization by 14-3-3epsilon was shown in transfected cells transiently expressing 14-3-3epsilon as well as established cells stably expressing 14-3-3epsilon. Moreover, overexpression of 14-3-3epsilon resulted in the inhibition of cell migration induced by MK5 overexpression or TNFalpha treatment. Our results suggest that 14-3-3epsilon bound to MK5 inhibits cell migration by inhibiting the phosphorylation of HSP27 whose phosphorylation regulates F-actin polymerization, actin Cytoskeleton organization and subsequent actinfilament dynamics.

Figures