Dissecting the signaling events that impact classical nuclear import and target nuclear transport factors.
Signaling through MEK-->ERK1/2 and PI3 kinases is implicated in many aspects of cell physiology, including the survival of oxidant exposure. Oxidants play a role in numerous physiological and pathophysiological processes, many of which rely on transport in and out of the nucleus. However, how oxi...
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| author | Mohamed Kodiha Dan Tran Andreea Morogan Cynthia Qian Ursula Stochaj |
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| description | Signaling through MEK-->ERK1/2 and PI3 kinases is implicated in many aspects of cell physiology, including the survival of oxidant exposure. Oxidants play a role in numerous physiological and pathophysiological processes, many of which rely on transport in and out of the nucleus. However, how oxidative stress impacts nuclear trafficking is not well defined.To better understand the effect of stress on nucleocytoplasmic trafficking, we exposed cells to the oxidant diethyl maleate. This treatment activated MEK-->ERK1/2 as well as PI3 kinase-->Akt cascades and triggered the inhibition of classical nuclear import. To define the molecular mechanisms that regulate nuclear transport, we examined whether MEK and PI3 kinase signaling affected the localization of key transport factors. Using recently developed tools for image acquisition and analysis, the subcellular distributions of importin-alpha, CAS, and nucleoporins Nup153 and Nup88 were quantified in different cellular compartments. These studies identified specific profiles for the localization of transport factors in the nucleus and cytoplasm, and at the nuclear envelope. Our results demonstrate that MEK and PI3 kinase signaling as well as oxidative stress control nuclear trafficking and the localization of transport components. Furthermore, stress not only induced changes in transport factor distribution, but also upregulated post-translational modification of transport factors. Our results are consistent with the idea that the phosphorylation of importin-alpha, CAS, Nup153, and Nup88, and the O-GlcNAc modification of Nup153 increase when cells are exposed to oxidant.Our studies defined the complex regulation of classical nuclear import and identified key transport factors that are targeted by stress, MEK, and PI3 kinase signaling. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b90d42dd9803454abf06c9d0215ecbf62022-12-21T21:14:58ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032009-12-01412e842010.1371/journal.pone.0008420Dissecting the signaling events that impact classical nuclear import and target nuclear transport factors.Mohamed KodihaDan TranAndreea MoroganCynthia QianUrsula StochajSignaling through MEK-->ERK1/2 and PI3 kinases is implicated in many aspects of cell physiology, including the survival of oxidant exposure. Oxidants play a role in numerous physiological and pathophysiological processes, many of which rely on transport in and out of the nucleus. However, how oxidative stress impacts nuclear trafficking is not well defined.To better understand the effect of stress on nucleocytoplasmic trafficking, we exposed cells to the oxidant diethyl maleate. This treatment activated MEK-->ERK1/2 as well as PI3 kinase-->Akt cascades and triggered the inhibition of classical nuclear import. To define the molecular mechanisms that regulate nuclear transport, we examined whether MEK and PI3 kinase signaling affected the localization of key transport factors. Using recently developed tools for image acquisition and analysis, the subcellular distributions of importin-alpha, CAS, and nucleoporins Nup153 and Nup88 were quantified in different cellular compartments. These studies identified specific profiles for the localization of transport factors in the nucleus and cytoplasm, and at the nuclear envelope. Our results demonstrate that MEK and PI3 kinase signaling as well as oxidative stress control nuclear trafficking and the localization of transport components. Furthermore, stress not only induced changes in transport factor distribution, but also upregulated post-translational modification of transport factors. Our results are consistent with the idea that the phosphorylation of importin-alpha, CAS, Nup153, and Nup88, and the O-GlcNAc modification of Nup153 increase when cells are exposed to oxidant.Our studies defined the complex regulation of classical nuclear import and identified key transport factors that are targeted by stress, MEK, and PI3 kinase signaling.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2793512?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed Kodiha Dan Tran Andreea Morogan Cynthia Qian Ursula Stochaj Dissecting the signaling events that impact classical nuclear import and target nuclear transport factors. PLoS ONE |
| title | Dissecting the signaling events that impact classical nuclear import and target nuclear transport factors. |
| title_full | Dissecting the signaling events that impact classical nuclear import and target nuclear transport factors. |
| title_fullStr | Dissecting the signaling events that impact classical nuclear import and target nuclear transport factors. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dissecting the signaling events that impact classical nuclear import and target nuclear transport factors. |
| title_short | Dissecting the signaling events that impact classical nuclear import and target nuclear transport factors. |
| title_sort | dissecting the signaling events that impact classical nuclear import and target nuclear transport factors |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2793512?pdf=render |
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