The Oncogene PDRG1 Is an Interaction Target of Methionine Adenosyltransferases.
Methionine adenosyltransferases MAT I and MAT III (encoded by Mat1a) catalyze S-adenosylmethionine synthesis in normal liver. Major hepatic diseases concur with reduced levels of this essential methyl donor, which are primarily due to an expression switch from Mat1a towards Mat2a. Additional changes...
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| author | Claudia Pérez Francisco J Pérez-Zúñiga Francisco Garrido Edel Reytor Francisco Portillo María A Pajares |
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| description | Methionine adenosyltransferases MAT I and MAT III (encoded by Mat1a) catalyze S-adenosylmethionine synthesis in normal liver. Major hepatic diseases concur with reduced levels of this essential methyl donor, which are primarily due to an expression switch from Mat1a towards Mat2a. Additional changes in the association state and even in subcellular localization of these isoenzymes are also detected. All these alterations result in a reduced content of the moderate (MAT I) and high Vmax (MAT III) isoenzymes, whereas the low Vmax (MAT II) isoenzyme increases and nuclear accumulation of MAT I is observed. These changes derive in a reduced availability of cytoplasmic S-adenosylmethionine, together with an effort to meet its needs in the nucleus of damaged cells, rendering enhanced levels of certain epigenetic modifications. In this context, the putative role of protein-protein interactions in the control of S-adenosylmethionine synthesis has been scarcely studied. Using yeast two hybrid and a rat liver library we identified PDRG1 as an interaction target for MATα1 (catalytic subunit of MAT I and MAT III), further confirmation being obtained by immunoprecipitation and pull-down assays. Nuclear MATα interacts physically and functionally with the PDRG1 oncogene, resulting in reduced DNA methylation levels. Increased Pdrg1 expression is detected in acute liver injury and hepatoma cells, together with decreased Mat1a expression and nuclear accumulation of MATα1. Silencing of Pdrg1 expression in hepatoma cells alters their steady-state expression profile on microarrays, downregulating genes associated with tumor progression according to GO pathway analysis. Altogether, the results unveil the role of PDRG1 in the control of the nuclear methylation status through methionine adenosyltransferase binding and its putative collaboration in the progression of hepatic diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c390182ba054282862c25cf5b8157432022-12-21T20:20:44ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-01118e016167210.1371/journal.pone.0161672The Oncogene PDRG1 Is an Interaction Target of Methionine Adenosyltransferases.Claudia PérezFrancisco J Pérez-ZúñigaFrancisco GarridoEdel ReytorFrancisco PortilloMaría A PajaresMethionine adenosyltransferases MAT I and MAT III (encoded by Mat1a) catalyze S-adenosylmethionine synthesis in normal liver. Major hepatic diseases concur with reduced levels of this essential methyl donor, which are primarily due to an expression switch from Mat1a towards Mat2a. Additional changes in the association state and even in subcellular localization of these isoenzymes are also detected. All these alterations result in a reduced content of the moderate (MAT I) and high Vmax (MAT III) isoenzymes, whereas the low Vmax (MAT II) isoenzyme increases and nuclear accumulation of MAT I is observed. These changes derive in a reduced availability of cytoplasmic S-adenosylmethionine, together with an effort to meet its needs in the nucleus of damaged cells, rendering enhanced levels of certain epigenetic modifications. In this context, the putative role of protein-protein interactions in the control of S-adenosylmethionine synthesis has been scarcely studied. Using yeast two hybrid and a rat liver library we identified PDRG1 as an interaction target for MATα1 (catalytic subunit of MAT I and MAT III), further confirmation being obtained by immunoprecipitation and pull-down assays. Nuclear MATα interacts physically and functionally with the PDRG1 oncogene, resulting in reduced DNA methylation levels. Increased Pdrg1 expression is detected in acute liver injury and hepatoma cells, together with decreased Mat1a expression and nuclear accumulation of MATα1. Silencing of Pdrg1 expression in hepatoma cells alters their steady-state expression profile on microarrays, downregulating genes associated with tumor progression according to GO pathway analysis. Altogether, the results unveil the role of PDRG1 in the control of the nuclear methylation status through methionine adenosyltransferase binding and its putative collaboration in the progression of hepatic diseases.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4993455?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Claudia Pérez Francisco J Pérez-Zúñiga Francisco Garrido Edel Reytor Francisco Portillo María A Pajares The Oncogene PDRG1 Is an Interaction Target of Methionine Adenosyltransferases. PLoS ONE |
| title | The Oncogene PDRG1 Is an Interaction Target of Methionine Adenosyltransferases. |
| title_full | The Oncogene PDRG1 Is an Interaction Target of Methionine Adenosyltransferases. |
| title_fullStr | The Oncogene PDRG1 Is an Interaction Target of Methionine Adenosyltransferases. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Oncogene PDRG1 Is an Interaction Target of Methionine Adenosyltransferases. |
| title_short | The Oncogene PDRG1 Is an Interaction Target of Methionine Adenosyltransferases. |
| title_sort | oncogene pdrg1 is an interaction target of methionine adenosyltransferases |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4993455?pdf=render |
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