Publications [#322993] of Sally A. Kornbluth

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  1. Nutt, LK; Buchakjian, MR; Gan, E; Darbandi, R; Yoon, S-Y; Wu, JQ; Miyamoto, YJ; Gibbons, JA; Andersen, JL; Freel, CD; Tang, W; He, C; Kurokawa, M; Wang, Y; Margolis, SS; Fissore, RA; Kornbluth, S, Metabolic control of oocyte apoptosis mediated by 14-3-3zeta-regulated dephosphorylation of caspase-2., Developmental cell, vol. 16 no. 6 (June, 2009), pp. 856-866 [doi] .
    (last updated on 2024/08/25)

    Abstract:
    Xenopus oocyte death is partly controlled by the apoptotic initiator caspase-2 (C2). We reported previously that oocyte nutrient depletion activates C2 upstream of mitochondrial cytochrome c release. Conversely, nutrient-replete oocytes inhibit C2 via S135 phosphorylation catalyzed by calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. We now show that C2 phosphorylated at S135 binds 14-3-3zeta, thus preventing C2 dephosphorylation. Moreover, we determined that S135 dephosphorylation is catalyzed by protein phosphatase-1 (PP1), which directly binds C2. Although C2 dephosphorylation is responsive to metabolism, neither PP1 activity nor binding is metabolically regulated. Rather, release of 14-3-3zeta from C2 is controlled by metabolism and allows for C2 dephosphorylation. Accordingly, a C2 mutant unable to bind 14-3-3zeta is highly susceptible to dephosphorylation. Although this mechanism was initially established in Xenopus, we now demonstrate similar control of murine C2 by phosphorylation and 14-3-3 binding in mouse eggs. These findings provide an unexpected evolutionary link between 14-3-3 and metabolism in oocyte death.