CKIalpha is associated with and phosphorylates star-PAP and is also required for expression of select star-PAP target messenger RNAs

J Biol Chem. 2008 May 2;283(18):12665-73. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M800656200. Epub 2008 Feb 27.

Abstract

We have recently identified Star-PAP, a nuclear poly(A) polymerase that associates with phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase Ialpha (PIPKIalpha) and is required for the expression of a specific subset of mRNAs. Star-PAP activity is directly modulated by the PIPKIalpha product phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PI-4,5-P(2)), linking nuclear phosphoinositide signaling to gene expression. Here, we show that PI-4,5-P(2)-dependent protein kinase activity is also a part of the Star-PAP protein complex. We identify the PI-4,5-P(2)-sensitive casein kinase Ialpha (CKIalpha) as a protein kinase responsible for this activity and further show that CKIalpha is capable of directly phosphorylating Star-PAP. Both CKIalpha and PIPKIalpha are required for the synthesis of some but not all Star-PAP target mRNA, and like Star-PAP, CKIalpha is associated with these messages in vivo. Taken together, these data indicate that CKIalpha, PIPKIalpha, and Star-PAP function together to modulate the production of specific Star-PAP messages. The Star-PAP complex therefore represents a location where multiple signaling pathways converge to regulate the expression of specific mRNAs.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Casein Kinase Ialpha / metabolism*
  • Cell Line
  • Gene Expression Regulation*
  • Humans
  • Models, Biological
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nucleotidyltransferases
  • Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate / metabolism
  • Phosphorylation
  • Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / metabolism
  • Polynucleotide Adenylyltransferase / chemistry
  • Polynucleotide Adenylyltransferase / metabolism*
  • Proline
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Kinases / metabolism
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Rats
  • Sequence Deletion

Substances

  • Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Proline
  • Protein Kinases
  • Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
  • 1-phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase
  • Casein Kinase Ialpha
  • Nucleotidyltransferases
  • TUT1 protein, human
  • Polynucleotide Adenylyltransferase