The study of the determinants controlling Arpp19 phosphatase-inhibitory activity reveals an Arpp19/PP2A-B55 feedback loop

Nat Commun. 2021 Jun 11;12(1):3565. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23657-0.

Abstract

Arpp19 is a potent PP2A-B55 inhibitor that regulates this phosphatase to ensure the stable phosphorylation of mitotic/meiotic substrates. At G2-M, Arpp19 is phosphorylated by the Greatwall kinase on S67. This phosphorylated Arpp19 form displays a high affinity to PP2A-B55 and a slow dephosphorylation rate, acting as a competitor of PP2A-B55 substrates. The molecular determinants conferring slow dephosphorylation kinetics to S67 are unknown. PKA also phosphorylates Arpp19. This phosphorylation performed on S109 is essential to maintain prophase I-arrest in Xenopus oocytes although the underlying signalling mechanism is elusive. Here, we characterize the molecular determinants conferring high affinity and slow dephosphorylation to S67 and controlling PP2A-B55 inhibitory activity of Arpp19. Moreover, we show that phospho-S109 restricts S67 phosphorylation by increasing its catalysis by PP2A-B55. Finally, we discover a double feed-back loop between these two phospho-sites essential to coordinate the temporal pattern of Arpp19-dependent PP2A-B55 inhibition and Cyclin B/Cdk1 activation during cell division.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • CDC2 Protein Kinase / metabolism
  • Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / genetics
  • Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / metabolism*
  • Cell Division / physiology
  • Cyclin B / metabolism
  • Feedback
  • Female
  • Meiosis
  • Mitosis
  • Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / genetics
  • Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / metabolism*
  • Phosphoproteins / genetics
  • Phosphoproteins / metabolism*
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Phosphatase 2 / genetics
  • Protein Phosphatase 2 / metabolism*
  • Xenopus
  • Xenopus Proteins
  • Xenopus laevis / metabolism

Substances

  • Cyclin B
  • Phosphoproteins
  • Xenopus Proteins
  • cyclic AMP-regulated phosphoprotein 19
  • CDC2 Protein Kinase
  • Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases
  • protein phosphatase methylesterase-1
  • Phosphoprotein Phosphatases
  • Protein Phosphatase 2
  • ppp2r2a protein, Xenopus laevis