Article: N-linked glycosylation is required for optimal proteolytic activation of membrane-bound transcription factor CREB-H

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TitleN-linked glycosylation is required for optimal proteolytic activation of membrane-bound transcription factor CREB-H
AuthorsChan, CP2
Mak, TY2
Chin, KT1 2
Ng, IOL2
Jin, DY2
KeywordsbZIP transcription factors
CREB-H
Endoplasmic reticulum
Liver-enriched transcription factors
Membrane-bound transcription factors
N-linked glycosylation
Regulated intramembrane proteolysis
Unfolded protein response
Issue Date2010
PublisherThe Company of Biologists Ltd.
CitationJournal Of Cell Science, 2010, v. 123 n. 9, p. 1438-1448 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.067819
AbstractCREB-H is a liver-enriched bZIP transcription factor of the CREB3 subfamily. CREB-H is activated by intramembrane proteolysis that removes a C-terminal transmembrane domain. Aberrant expression of CREB-H is implicated in liver cancer. In this study we characterized N-linked glycosylation of CREB-H in the luminal domain at the C-terminus. We found that CREB-H is modified at three N-linked glycosylation sites in this region. Disruption of all three sites by site-directed mutagenesis completely abrogated N-linked glycosylation of CREB-H. The unglycosylated mutant of CREB-H was not unstable, unfolded or aggregated. Upon stimulation with an activator of intramembrane proteolysis such as brefeldin A and KDEL-tailed site 1 protease, unglycosylated or deglycosylated CREB-H was largely uncleaved, retained in an inactive form in the endoplasmic reticulum, and less capable of activating transcription driven by unfolded protein response element or C-reactive protein promoter. Taken together, our findings suggest that N-linked glycosylation is required for full activation of CREB-H through intramembrane proteolysis. Our work also reveals a novel mechanism for the regulation of CREB-H-dependent transcription.
ISSN0021-9533
2011 Impact Factor: 6.111
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.176
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.067819
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000276912300008
Funding AgencyGrant Number
Hong Kong Research Grants CouncilHKU 7486/06M
HKU 1/06C
Funding Information:

We thank Ron Prywes for the pcDNA3-ATF6 plasmid, and Wilson Ching, Abel Chun, Raven Kok, James Ng, Kam-Leung Siu, Ken Siu, Vincent Tang and Chi-Ming Wong for critical reading of the manuscript. The study was supported by grants HKU 7486/06M and HKU 1/06C from the Hong Kong Research Grants Council.

ReferencesReferences in Scopus
GrantsCharacterization of fusion oncoprotein FUS-CREB3L2 found in soft tissue sarcoma
Molecular pathology of liver cancer - a multidisciplinary study
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dc.contributor.authorChan, CP
dc.contributor.authorMak, TY
dc.contributor.authorChin, KT
dc.contributor.authorNg, IOL
dc.contributor.authorJin, DY
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-23T08:32:25Z
dc.date.available2010-12-23T08:32:25Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractCREB-H is a liver-enriched bZIP transcription factor of the CREB3 subfamily. CREB-H is activated by intramembrane proteolysis that removes a C-terminal transmembrane domain. Aberrant expression of CREB-H is implicated in liver cancer. In this study we characterized N-linked glycosylation of CREB-H in the luminal domain at the C-terminus. We found that CREB-H is modified at three N-linked glycosylation sites in this region. Disruption of all three sites by site-directed mutagenesis completely abrogated N-linked glycosylation of CREB-H. The unglycosylated mutant of CREB-H was not unstable, unfolded or aggregated. Upon stimulation with an activator of intramembrane proteolysis such as brefeldin A and KDEL-tailed site 1 protease, unglycosylated or deglycosylated CREB-H was largely uncleaved, retained in an inactive form in the endoplasmic reticulum, and less capable of activating transcription driven by unfolded protein response element or C-reactive protein promoter. Taken together, our findings suggest that N-linked glycosylation is required for full activation of CREB-H through intramembrane proteolysis. Our work also reveals a novel mechanism for the regulation of CREB-H-dependent transcription.
dc.description.grantCharacterization of fusion oncoprotein FUS-CREB3L2 found in soft tissue sarcoma
dc.description.grantMolecular pathology of liver cancer - a multidisciplinary study
dc.description.grantcode82365
dc.description.grantcode89323
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dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Cell Science, 2010, v. 123 n. 9, p. 1438-1448 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.067819
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.067819
dc.identifier.epage1448
dc.identifier.hkuros176656
dc.identifier.hkuros193221
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000276912300008
Funding AgencyGrant Number
Hong Kong Research Grants CouncilHKU 7486/06M
HKU 1/06C
Funding Information:

We thank Ron Prywes for the pcDNA3-ATF6 plasmid, and Wilson Ching, Abel Chun, Raven Kok, James Ng, Kam-Leung Siu, Ken Siu, Vincent Tang and Chi-Ming Wong for critical reading of the manuscript. The study was supported by grants HKU 7486/06M and HKU 1/06C from the Hong Kong Research Grants Council.

dc.identifier.issn0021-9533
2011 Impact Factor: 6.111
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.176
dc.identifier.issue9
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.pmid20356926
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-77951722696
dc.identifier.spage1438
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/129093
dc.identifier.volume123
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherThe Company of Biologists Ltd.
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Cell Science
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subject.meshCell Membrane - drug effects - metabolism
dc.subject.meshCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein - chemistry - genetics - metabolism
dc.subject.meshProtein Processing, Post-Translational - drug effects
dc.subject.meshTranscription, Genetic - drug effects
dc.subject.meshTranscriptional Activation - drug effects
dc.subjectbZIP transcription factors
dc.subjectCREB-H
dc.subjectEndoplasmic reticulum
dc.subjectLiver-enriched transcription factors
dc.subjectMembrane-bound transcription factors
dc.subjectN-linked glycosylation
dc.subjectRegulated intramembrane proteolysis
dc.subjectUnfolded protein response
dc.titleN-linked glycosylation is required for optimal proteolytic activation of membrane-bound transcription factor CREB-H
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. New York University School of Medicine
  2. The University of Hong Kong