PMID- 10364159 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19990727 LR - 20201209 IS - 0890-9369 (Print) IS - 0890-9369 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 11 DP - 1999 Jun 1 TI - Regulation of 4E-BP1 phosphorylation: a novel two-step mechanism. PG - 1422-37 AB - The multisubunit eukaryotic translation initiation factor (eIF) 4F recruits 40S ribosomal subunits to the 5' end of mRNA. The eIF4F subunit eIF4E interacts directly with the mRNA 5' cap structure. Assembly of the eIF4F complex is inhibited by a family of repressor polypeptides, the eIF4E-binding proteins (4E-BPs). Binding of the 4E-BPs to eIF4E is regulated by phosphorylation: Hypophosphorylated 4E-BP isoforms interact strongly with eIF4E, whereas hyperphosphorylated isoforms do not. 4E-BP1 is hypophosphorylated in quiescent cells, but is hyperphosphorylated on multiple sites following exposure to a variety of extracellular stimuli. The PI3-kinase/Akt pathway and the kinase FRAP/mTOR signal to 4E-BP1. FRAP/mTOR has been reported to phosphorylate 4E-BP1 directly in vitro. However, it is not known if FRAP/mTOR is responsible for the phosphorylation of all 4E-BP1 sites, nor which sites must be phosphorylated to release 4E-BP1 from eIF4E. To address these questions, a recombinant FRAP/mTOR protein and a FRAP/mTOR immunoprecipitate were utilized in in vitro kinase assays to phosphorylate 4E-BP1. Phosphopeptide mapping of the in vitro-labeled protein yielded two 4E-BP1 phosphopeptides that comigrated with phosphopeptides produced in vivo. Mass spectrometry analysis indicated that these peptides contain phosphorylated Thr-37 and Thr-46. Thr-37 and Thr-46 are efficiently phosphorylated in vitro by FRAP/mTOR when 4E-BP1 is bound to eIF4E. However, phosphorylation at these sites was not associated with a loss of eIF4E binding. Phosphorylated Thr-37 and Thr-46 are detected in all phosphorylated in vivo 4E-BP1 isoforms, including those that interact with eIF4E. Finally, mutational analysis demonstrated that phosphorylation of Thr-37/Thr-46 is required for subsequent phosphorylation of several carboxy-terminal serum-sensitive sites. Taken together, our results suggest that 4E-BP1 phosphorylation by FRAP/mTOR on Thr-37 and Thr-46 is a priming event for subsequent phosphorylation of the carboxy-terminal serum-sensitive sites. FAU - Gingras, A C AU - Gingras AC AD - Department of Biochemistry and McGill Cancer Center, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1Y6, Canada. FAU - Gygi, S P AU - Gygi SP FAU - Raught, B AU - Raught B FAU - Polakiewicz, R D AU - Polakiewicz RD FAU - Abraham, R T AU - Abraham RT FAU - Hoekstra, M F AU - Hoekstra MF FAU - Aebersold, R AU - Aebersold R FAU - Sonenberg, N AU - Sonenberg N LA - eng GR - T32 HG000035/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/United States GR - T32HG00035-3/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Genes Dev JT - Genes & development JID - 8711660 RN - 0 (Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing) RN - 0 (Antigen-Antibody Complex) RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Cell Cycle Proteins) RN - 0 (Chromones) RN - 0 (Culture Media, Serum-Free) RN - 0 (EIF4EBP1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E) RN - 0 (Morpholines) RN - 0 (Peptide Initiation Factors) RN - 0 (Phosphoproteins) RN - 0 (Protein Isoforms) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 2ZD004190S (Threonine) RN - 31M2U1DVID (2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one) RN - EC 2.7.- (Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 5.2.1.8 (Immunophilins) RN - W36ZG6FT64 (Sirolimus) SB - IM MH - Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Antigen-Antibody Complex MH - Binding Sites MH - *Carrier Proteins MH - Cell Cycle Proteins MH - Cell Line MH - Chromones/pharmacology MH - Culture Media, Serum-Free MH - Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E MH - Humans MH - Immunophilins/metabolism MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Morpholines/pharmacology MH - Peptide Initiation Factors/*metabolism MH - Phosphoproteins/*metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)/metabolism MH - Protein Isoforms MH - *Protein Kinases MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism MH - Sirolimus/pharmacology MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases MH - Threonine/metabolism PMC - PMC316780 EDAT- 1999/06/11 00:00 MHDA- 1999/06/11 00:01 CRDT- 1999/06/11 00:00 PHST- 1999/06/11 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/06/11 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/06/11 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1101/gad.13.11.1422 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Genes Dev. 1999 Jun 1;13(11):1422-37. doi: 10.1101/gad.13.11.1422.