The proline-rich homeodomain protein, PRH, is a tissue-specific inhibitor of eIF4E-dependent cyclin D1 mRNA transport and growth

EMBO J. 2003 Feb 3;22(3):689-703. doi: 10.1093/emboj/cdg069.

Abstract

The translation initiation factor eIF4E is involved in the modulation of cellular growth. In the nucleus, where eIF4E is associated with PML nuclear bodies, eIF4E mediates nucleocytoplasmic transport of specific transcripts, and this contributes to its transformation activity. Surprisingly, we found that a trans cription factor, the proline-rich homeodomain protein PRH, is a negative regulator of eIF4E in myeloid cells, interacting with eIF4E through a conserved binding site typically found in translational regulators. Through this interaction, PRH inhibits eIF4E-dependent mRNA transport and subsequent transformation. These activities of PRH are independent of its transcriptional functions. Further, we found that 199 homeodomain proteins contain potential eIF4E-binding sites. Thus, there could be many tissue-specific regulators of eIF4E. These findings provide a model for regulation of a general factor, eIF4E, in tissue- specific contexts, and suggest that its regulation is important in differentiation and development.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Active Transport, Cell Nucleus / physiology
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Binding Sites
  • Cell Fractionation
  • Cell Nucleus / metabolism
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
  • Cyclin D1 / genetics
  • Cyclin D1 / metabolism*
  • Dinucleoside Phosphates / chemistry
  • Dinucleoside Phosphates / metabolism
  • Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E / metabolism*
  • Genes, Homeobox
  • Homeodomain Proteins / genetics
  • Homeodomain Proteins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Microscopy, Confocal
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Proline / metabolism*
  • Protein Binding
  • RNA Caps / chemistry
  • RNA Caps / metabolism
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism*
  • Repressor Proteins / metabolism*
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Transcription Factors
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Dinucleoside Phosphates
  • Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E
  • HHEX protein, human
  • Hhex protein, mouse
  • Homeodomain Proteins
  • RNA Caps
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Repressor Proteins
  • Transcription Factors
  • Cyclin D1
  • 7-methyl-diguanosine triphosphate
  • Proline