Role of 14-3-3gamma in FE65-dependent gene transactivation mediated by the amyloid beta-protein precursor cytoplasmic fragment

J Biol Chem. 2005 Dec 23;280(51):42364-74. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M504278200. Epub 2005 Oct 13.

Abstract

The amyloid beta-protein precursor intracellular domain fragment (AICD) is generated from amyloid beta-protein precursor by consecutive cleavages. AICD is thought to activate FE65-dependent gene expression, but the molecular mechanism remains under consideration. We found that dimeric 14-3-3gamma bound both AICD and FE65 simultaneously, and this binding facilitated FE65-dependent gene transactivation by enhancing the association of AICD with FE65. 14-3-3gamma bound to the 667VTPEER672 motif of AICD and, most interestingly, the phosphorylation of AICD at Thr-668 in this motif inhibited the interaction with 14-3-3gamma and blocked gene transactivation. 14-3-3gamma required a sequence between the WW domain and the first phosphotyrosine interaction domain of FE65 for association with FE65. Deletion of this region blocked 14-3-3gamma binding to FE65 and suppressed AICD-mediated FE65-dependent gene transactivation, although the deletion mutant FE65 was still able to bind Tip60, a histone acetyltransferase that forms a complex with FE65 in the nucleus. Taken together, these data demonstrate that 14-3-3gamma facilitates FE65-dependent gene transactivation by forming a complex containing AICD and FE65, and phosphorylation of AICD down-regulates FE65-dependent gene transactivation through the dissociation of 14-3-3gamma and/or FE65 from AICD. Our findings suggest that multiple interactions of AICD with FE65 and 14-3-3gamma modulate FE65-dependent gene transactivation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 14-3-3 Proteins / genetics
  • 14-3-3 Proteins / physiology*
  • Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor / physiology*
  • Animals
  • Blotting, Western
  • Cytoplasm / physiology*
  • Histone Acetyltransferases / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Immunoprecipitation
  • Lysine Acetyltransferase 5
  • Mice
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / genetics*
  • Nuclear Proteins / genetics*
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Binding
  • RNA Interference
  • Transcriptional Activation / physiology*

Substances

  • 14-3-3 Proteins
  • APBB1 protein, human
  • Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Histone Acetyltransferases
  • KAT5 protein, human
  • Lysine Acetyltransferase 5