Pam and its ortholog highwire interact with and may negatively regulate the TSC1•TSC2 complex

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Murthy, V [1 ]
Han, SY [1 ]
Beauchamp, RL [1 ]
Smith, N [1 ]
Haddad, LA [1 ]
Ito, N [1 ]
Ramesh, V [1 ]
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[1] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Mol Neurogenet Unit, Charlestown, MA 02129 USA
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10.1074/jbc.M310208200
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disorder associated with mutations in TSC1, which codes for hamartin, or TSC2, which codes for tuberin. The brain is one of the most severely affected organs, and CNS lesions include cortical tubers and subependymal giant cell astrocytomas, resulting in mental retardation and seizures. Tuberin and hamartin function together as a complex in mammals and Drosophila. We report here the association of Pam, a protein identified as an interactor of Myc, with the tuberin-hamartin complex in the brain. The C terminus of Pam containing the RING zinc finger motif binds to tuberin. Pam is expressed in embryonic and adult brain as well as in cultured neurons. Pam has two forms in the rat CNS, an similar to 450-kDa form expressed in early embryonic stages and an similar to 350-kDa form observed in the postnatal period. In cortical neurons, Pam co-localizes with tuberin and hamartin in neurites and growth cones. Although Pam function(s) are yet to be defined, the highly conserved Pam homologs, HIW ( Drosophila) and RPM-1 ( Caenorhabditis elegans), are neuron-specific proteins that regulate synaptic growth. Here we show that HIW can genetically interact with the Tsc1.Tsc2 complex in Drosophila and could negatively regulate Tsc1.Tsc2 activity. Based on genetic studies, HIW has been implicated in ubiquitination, possibly functioning as an E3 ubiquitin ligase through the RING zinc finger domain. Therefore, we hypothesize that Pam, through its interaction with tuberin, could regulate the ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of the tuberin-hamartin complex particularly in the CNS.
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