PACSIN 2 represses cellular migration through direct association with cyclin D1 but not its alternate splice form cyclin D1b

Hui Meng, Lifeng Tian, Jie Zhou, Zhiping Li, Xuanmao Jiao, Wayne W. Li, Markus Plomann, Zhishun Xu, Michael P. Lisanti, Chenguang Wang, Richard G. Pestell

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Abstract

Cyclin D1 overexpression is a common feature of many human malignancies. Genomic deletion analysis has demonstrated a key role for cyclin D1 in cellular proliferation, angiogenesis and cellular migration. To investigate the mechanisms contributing to cyclin D1 functions, we purified cyclin D1a-associated complexes by affinity chromatography and identified the PACSIN 2 (protein kinase C and casein kinase substrate in neurons 2) protein by mass spectrometry. The PACSIN 2, but not the related PACSIN 1 and 3, directly bound wild-type cyclin D1 (cyclin D1a) at the carboxyl terminus and failed to bind cyclin D1b, the alternative splicing variant of cyclin D1. PACSIN 2 knockdown induced cellular migration and reduced cell spreading in LNCaP cells expressing cyclin D1a. In cyclin D1-/- mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MeFs), cyclin D1a, but not cyclin D1b, reduced the cell spreading to a polarized morphology. sipACSIN 2 had no effect on cellular migration of cyclin D1 -/- MeFs. Cyclin D1a restored the migratory ability of cyclin D1 -/- MeFs, which was further enhanced by knocking down PACSIN 2 with siRNA. the cyclin D1-associated protein, PACSIN 2, regulates cell spreading and migration, which are dependent on cyclin D1 expression.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)73-81
Number of pages9
JournalCell Cycle
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2011
Externally publishedYes

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