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  2. 14-3-3 Proteins regulate Akt Thr308 phosphorylation in intestinal epithelial cells

14-3-3 Proteins regulate Akt Thr308 phosphorylation in intestinal epithelial cells

  • Cell Death Differ. 2016 Jun;23(6):1060-72. doi: 10.1038/cdd.2015.163.
M Gómez-Suárez 1 I Z Gutiérrez-Martínez 1 J A Hernández-Trejo 1 M Hernández-Ruiz 2 D Suárez-Pérez 3 4 A Candelario 1 R Kamekura 5 O Medina-Contreras 6 M Schnoor 2 V Ortiz-Navarrete 2 N Villegas-Sepúlveda 2 C Parkos 5 A Nusrat 5 P Nava 1
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias del CINVESTAV, IPN. Av. IPN 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, México, DF CP07360, México.
  • 2 Departamento de Biomedicina Molecular del CINVESTAV, IPN. Av. IPN 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, México, DF CP07360, México.
  • 3 Departamento de Morfología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, IPN. Plan de Ayala s/n, Col. Santo Tomás, México, DF, México.
  • 4 PROINMED, FES Iztacala, UNAM, Avenida de los Barrios #1, Col. Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, Estado de México, México.
  • 5 Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109 MI, USA.
  • 6 Laboratorio de Inmunología y Proteómica, Hospital Infantil de México 'Federico Gómez', México, DF 06720, México.
Abstract

Akt activation has been associated with proliferation, differentiation, survival and death of epithelial cells. Phosphorylation of Thr308 of Akt by phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 (PDK1) is critical for optimal stimulation of its kinase activity. However, the mechanism(s) regulating this process remain elusive. Here, we report that 14-3-3 proteins control Akt Thr308 phosphorylation during intestinal inflammation. Mechanistically, we found that IFNγ and TNFα treatment induce degradation of the PDK1 inhibitor, 14-3-3η, in intestinal epithelial cells. This mechanism requires association of 14-3-3ζ with raptor in a process that triggers Autophagy and leads to 14-3-3η degradation. Notably, inhibition of 14-3-3 function by the chemical inhibitor BV02 induces uncontrolled Akt activation, nuclear Akt accumulation and ultimately intestinal epithelial cell death. Our results suggest that 14-3-3 proteins control Akt activation and regulate its biological functions, thereby providing a new mechanistic link between cell survival and Apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells during inflammation.

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