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Mammalian eIF4E2-GSK3β maintains basal phosphorylation of p53 to resist senescence under hypoxia

Authors
Sun, L., Yang, H., He, D., Chen, J., Dong, Z., Luo, S., Liang, H., Cao, Y., Cai, B., Zhang, M.
ID
ZDB-PUB-220516-2
Date
2022
Source
Cell Death & Disease   13: 459 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Dong, Zhiqiang
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none
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E*/genetics
  • Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E*/metabolism
  • Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta/genetics
  • Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta/metabolism
  • Hypoxia
  • Mammals
  • Phosphorylation
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53*/genetics
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53*/metabolism
  • Zebrafish/metabolism
PubMed
35568694 Full text @ Cell Death Dis.
Abstract
Hypoxia modulates senescence, but their physiological link remains unclear. Here, we found that eIF4E2, a hypoxia-activated translation initiation factor, interacted with GSK3β to maintain phosphorylation of p53, thus resisting senescence under hypoxia. RNA-binding protein RBM38 interacted with eIF4E to inhibit the translation of p53, but GSK3β-mediated Ser195 phosphorylation disrupted the RBM38-eIF4E interaction. Through investigation of RBM38 phosphorylation, we found that the eIF4E2-GSK3β pathway specifically regulated proline-directed serine/threonine phosphorylation (S/T-P). Importantly, peptides e2-I or G3-I that blocking eIF4E2-GSK3β interaction can inhibit the basal S/T-P phosphorylation of p53 at multiple sites, therby inducing senescence through transcriptional inhibition. Additionally, a nanobody was screened via the domain where eIF4E2 bound to GSK3β, and this nanobody inhibited S/T-P phosphorylation to promote senescence. Furthermore, hypoxia inhibited eIF4E2-GSK3β pathway by mediating S-Nitrosylation of GSK3β. Blocking eIF4E2-GSK3β interaction promoted liver senescence under hypoxia, thus leading to liver fibrosis, eventually accelerating N, N-diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced tumorigenesis. Interestingly, eIF4E2 isoforms with GSK3β-binding motif exclusively exist in mammals, which protect zebrafish heart against hypoxia. Together, this study reveals a mammalian eIF4E2-GSK3β pathway that prevents senescence by maintaining basal S/T-P phosphorylation of p53, which underlies hypoxia adaptation of tissues.
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