Critical role for protein phosphatase 2A heterotrimers in mammalian cell survival.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Stefan StrackLisa Gomez

Abstract

The predominant forms of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), one of the major Ser/Thr phosphatases, are dimers of catalytic (C) and scaffolding (A) subunits and trimers with an additional variable regulatory subunit. In mammals, catalytic and scaffolding subunits are encoded by two genes each (alpha/beta), whereas three gene families (B, B', and B'') with a total of 12 genes contribute PP2A regulatory subunits. We generated stable PC12 cell lines in which the major scaffolding Aalpha subunit can be knocked down by inducible RNA interference (RNAi) to study its role in cell viability. Aalpha RNAi decreased total PP2A activity as well as protein levels of C, B, and B' but not B'' subunits. Inhibitor experiments indicate that monomeric C and B subunits are degraded by the proteosome. Knock-down of Aalpha triggered cell death by redundant apoptotic and non-apoptotic mechanisms because the inhibition of RNAi-associated caspase activation failed to stall cell death. PP2A holoenzymes positively regulate survival kinase signaling, because RNAi reduced basal and epidermal growth factor-stimulated Akt phosphorylation. RNAi-resistant Aalpha cDNAs rescued RNAi-induced loss of the C subunit, and Aalpha point mutants prevented regulatory subunit ...Continue Reading

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