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. 2000 Feb 4;275(5):3543-51.
doi: 10.1074/jbc.275.5.3543.

Identification of amino acid residues and protein kinases involved in the regulation of NFATc subcellular localization

C M Porter  1 , M A Havens, N A Clipstone
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Identification of amino acid residues and protein kinases involved in the regulation of NFATc subcellular localization

C M Porter et al. J Biol Chem. .
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Abstract

The subcellular localization of the transcription factor NFATc is tightly regulated by the calcium-regulated phosphatase calcineurin, which acts to directly dephosphorylate NFATc, causing its rapid translocation from the cytoplasm to the nucleus. The calcineurin-mediated nuclear localization of NFATc is opposed by poorly defined protein kinases that act either to directly antagonize nuclear import or, alternatively, to promote nuclear export. Here, we provide evidence that the cellular protein kinases JNK, ERK, p38, and CK2 (formerly casein kinase II) are involved in the regulation of NFATc subcellular localization. We show that JNK, ERK, and p38 physically associate with the NFATc N-terminal regulatory domain and can directly phosphorylate functionally important residues involved in regulating NFATc subcellular localization, namely Ser(172) and the conserved NFATc Ser-Pro repeats. Moreover, we found that overexpression of JNK, ERK, or p38 is able to block ionomycin-induced NFATc nuclear translocation, whereas treatment of cells with both PD98059 and SB202190, which inhibit MAPK/SAPK signaling pathways, is sufficient to trigger NFATc nuclear localization. Finally, we show that CK2 also binds the N terminus of NFATc and phosphorylates functionally important amino acid residues, including a conserved amino acid motif located downstream of each of the NFATc Ser-Pro repeats that appears to be important for regulating NFATc nuclear export. Collectively, these studies identify functionally important amino acid residues and protein kinases involved in the regulation of NFATc subcellular localization.

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