Gβγ interacts with mTOR and promotes its activation
pmid: 24462769
Gβγ interacts with mTOR and promotes its activation
Diverse G protein-coupled receptors depend on Gβγ heterodimers to promote cell polarization and survival via direct activation of PI3Kγ and potentially other effectors. These events involve full activation of AKT via its phosphorylation at Ser473, suggesting that mTORC2, the kinase that phosphorylates AKT at Ser473, is activated downstream of Gβγ. Thus, we tested the hypothesis that Gβγ directly contributes to mTOR signaling. Here, we demonstrate that endogenous mTOR interacts with Gβγ. Cell stimulation with serum modulates Gβγ interaction with mTOR. The carboxyl terminal region of mTOR, expressed as a GST-fusion protein, including the serine/threonine kinase domain, binds Gβγ heterodimers containing different Gβ subunits, except Gβ4. Both, mTORC1 and mTORC2 complexes interact with Gβ₁γ₂ which promotes phosphorylation of their respective substrates, p70S6K and AKT. In addition, chronic treatment with rapamycin, a condition known to interfere with assembly of mTORC2, reduces the interaction between Gβγ and mTOR and the phosphorylation of AKT; whereas overexpression of Gαi interfered with the effect of Gβγ as promoter of p70S6K and AKT phosphorylation. Altogether, our results suggest that Gβγ positively regulates mTOR signaling via direct interactions and provide further support to emerging strategies based on the therapeutical potential of inhibiting different Gβγ signaling interfaces.
Sirolimus, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases, Blotting, Western, GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits, Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa, Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2, Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1, Enzyme Activation, HEK293 Cells, GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits, Multiprotein Complexes, Two-Hybrid System Techniques, Humans, Immunoprecipitation, Phosphorylation, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, Protein Binding, Signal Transduction
Sirolimus, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases, Blotting, Western, GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits, Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa, Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2, Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1, Enzyme Activation, HEK293 Cells, GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits, Multiprotein Complexes, Two-Hybrid System Techniques, Humans, Immunoprecipitation, Phosphorylation, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, Protein Binding, Signal Transduction
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