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T cell receptor (TCR) signaling promotes the assembly of RanBP2/RanGAP1-SUMO1/Ubc9 nuclear pore subcomplex via PKC-θ-mediated phosphorylation of RanGAP1

  1. Yujiao He
  2. Zhiguo Yang
  3. Chen-si Zhao
  4. Zhihui Xiao
  5. Yu Gong
  6. Yun-Yi Li
  7. Yiqi Chen
  8. Yunting Du
  9. Dianying Feng
  10. Amnon Altman
  11. Yingqiu Li  Is a corresponding author
  1. Sun Yat-Sen University, China
  2. La Jolla Institute for Immunology, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.67123
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  1. Yujiao He
  2. Zhiguo Yang
  3. Chen-si Zhao
  4. Zhihui Xiao
  5. Yu Gong
  6. Yun-Yi Li
  7. Yiqi Chen
  8. Yunting Du
  9. Dianying Feng
  10. Amnon Altman
  11. Yingqiu Li
(2021)
T cell receptor (TCR) signaling promotes the assembly of RanBP2/RanGAP1-SUMO1/Ubc9 nuclear pore subcomplex via PKC-θ-mediated phosphorylation of RanGAP1
eLife 10:e67123.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.67123
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Abstract

The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is the sole and selective gateway for nuclear transport and its dysfunction has been associated with many diseases. The metazoan NPC subcomplex RanBP2, which consists of RanBP2 (Nup358), RanGAP1-SUMO1 and Ubc9, regulates the assembly and function of the NPC. The roles of immune signaling in regulation of NPC remain poorly understood. Here, we show that in human and murine T cells, following TCR stimulation, protein kinase C-θ (PKC-θ) directly phosphorylates RanGAP1 to facilitate RanBP2 subcomplex assembly and nuclear import and, thus, the nuclear translocation of AP-1 transcription factor. Mechanistically, TCR stimulation induces the translocation of activated PKC-θ to the NPC, where it interacts with and phosphorylates RanGAP1 on Ser504 and Ser506. RanGAP1 phosphorylation increases its binding affinity for Ubc9, thereby promoting sumoylation of RanGAP1 and, finally, assembly of the RanBP2 subcomplex. Our findings reveal an unexpected role of PKC-θ as a direct regulator of nuclear import and uncover a phosphorylation-dependent sumoylation of RanGAP1, delineating a novel link between TCR signaling and assembly of the RanBP2 NPC subcomplex.

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  1. Yujiao He

    Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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  2. Zhiguo Yang

    Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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  3. Chen-si Zhao

    Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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  4. Zhihui Xiao

    Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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  5. Yu Gong

    Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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  6. Yun-Yi Li

    Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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  7. Yiqi Chen

    Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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  8. Yunting Du

    Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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  9. Dianying Feng

    Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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  10. Amnon Altman

    Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States
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  11. Yingqiu Li

    Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (31670893)

  • Yingqiu Li

National Natural Science Foundation of China (31370886)

  • Yingqiu Li

National Natural Science Foundation of China (31170846)

  • Yingqiu Li

Guangzhou Science and Technology Project (201904010445)

  • Yingqiu Li

Guangdong provincial natural science foundation (2021A1515010543)

  • Yingqiu Li

Guangdong Science and Technology Department (2020B1212060031)

  • Yingqiu Li

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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  1. Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Canada

Ethics

Animal experimentation: This study was performed in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the Sun Yat-Sen University. All of the animals were handled according to guidelines approved by the Animal Care and Ethics committee of Sun Yat-Sen University. The protocol was approved by the Committee on the Ethics of Animal Experiments of Sun Yat-Sen University (Permit Number: SYSU-IACUC-2019-B616) . The mice were euthanatized by CO2 from compressed gas cylinders, and we complied with all the ethical regulation.

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  1. Received: February 1, 2021
  2. Accepted: June 3, 2021
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: June 10, 2021 (version 1)
  4. Version of Record published: June 24, 2021 (version 2)
  5. Version of Record updated: June 28, 2021 (version 3)

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  1. Yujiao He
  2. Zhiguo Yang
  3. Chen-si Zhao
  4. Zhihui Xiao
  5. Yu Gong
  6. Yun-Yi Li
  7. Yiqi Chen
  8. Yunting Du
  9. Dianying Feng
  10. Amnon Altman
  11. Yingqiu Li
(2021)
T cell receptor (TCR) signaling promotes the assembly of RanBP2/RanGAP1-SUMO1/Ubc9 nuclear pore subcomplex via PKC-θ-mediated phosphorylation of RanGAP1
eLife 10:e67123.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.67123

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